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| March 29, 2004 13:56:56 |
Hier gibt's die Vignette! Vignettes are stickers which are required for driving on Austrian highways.
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| March 29, 2004 13:57:18 |
Austria lies ahead!
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| March 29, 2004 14:38:49 |
Austrian autobahn.
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| March 29, 2004 15:53:09 |
Melk Abbey (Stift Melk), in the village of Melk, Austria.
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| March 29, 2004 15:53:45 |
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| March 29, 2004 15:54:19 |
A path from the abbey leads down to the town.
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| March 29, 2004 15:55:54 |
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| March 29, 2004 15:56:14 |
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| March 29, 2004 15:57:53 |
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| March 29, 2004 15:58:04 |
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| March 29, 2004 16:00:13 |
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| March 29, 2004 16:00:59 |
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| March 29, 2004 16:02:08 |
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| March 29, 2004 16:06:57 |
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| March 29, 2004 16:11:02 |
A view of the Abbey from the town.
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| March 29, 2004 16:12:41 |
Downtown Melk, with the Abbey standing on the hill behind the buildings.
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| March 29, 2004 16:12:53 |
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| March 29, 2004 16:14:19 |
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| March 29, 2004 16:53:31 |
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| March 29, 2004 19:26:59 |
After checking into our hotel rooms in Vienna, we take the subway into the city and arrive at Stephansplatz, which is dominated by the towering Stephansdom (Cathedral of Saint Stephan.)
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| March 29, 2004 19:29:15 |
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| March 29, 2004 19:30:59 |
Owen sets up his tripod for a nighttime shot of Stephansdom.
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| March 29, 2004 19:36:12 |
I borrowed Owen's tripod to make this picture.
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| March 29, 2004 19:39:15 |
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| March 29, 2004 19:51:08 |
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| March 30, 2004 08:26:32 |
I think this was near our hotel.
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| March 30, 2004 09:20:04 |
The inside of Stephansdom.
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| March 30, 2004 09:25:34 |
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| March 30, 2004 09:25:45 |
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| March 30, 2004 09:34:53 |
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| March 30, 2004 09:37:16 |
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| March 30, 2004 09:38:14 |
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| March 30, 2004 09:38:45 |
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| March 30, 2004 09:39:02 |
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| March 30, 2004 09:39:17 |
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| March 30, 2004 10:26:24 |
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| March 30, 2004 10:37:51 |
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| March 30, 2004 10:43:05 |
Views from the tower of Stephansdom, which we had to climb a LOT of steps to get to.
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| March 30, 2004 10:43:21 |
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| March 30, 2004 10:43:31 |
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| March 30, 2004 10:43:41 |
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| March 30, 2004 10:54:31 |
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| March 30, 2004 10:55:05 |
Bryan descends the steps...
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| March 30, 2004 10:58:46 |
...and finally reaches the bottom!
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| March 30, 2004 11:01:49 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:05:08 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:08:50 |
This view of the Stephansdom roof shows the Austrian coat of arms, the two-headed eagle.
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| March 30, 2004 11:17:26 |
According to Danny, this is "the monument."
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| March 30, 2004 11:19:11 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:19:23 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:21:05 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:24:10 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:28:22 |
Mmmmmmmmm.
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| March 30, 2004 11:30:22 |
On Michaelerplatz, this large government building (the Hofburg) has a giant door to the other side, called "Michaelertor".
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| March 30, 2004 11:34:06 |
Really old stuff is on display in front of the Hofburg.
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| March 30, 2004 11:34:15 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:35:32 |
This dirt was part of the Roman Road in the 1st - 5th centuries.
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| March 30, 2004 11:39:11 |
A closer look at the Hofburg's Michaelertor.
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| March 30, 2004 11:42:30 |
Inside the Michaelertor, looking up.
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| March 30, 2004 11:42:38 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:42:49 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:46:22 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:46:28 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:58:08 |
Mozart was here!
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| March 30, 2004 11:58:25 |
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| March 30, 2004 11:58:44 |
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| March 30, 2004 12:00:34 |
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| March 30, 2004 12:04:11 |
Goethe.
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| March 30, 2004 12:13:26 |
This building was in the movie "Third Man."
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| March 30, 2004 12:16:43 |
This is a picture of the Looshaus, the house
built by architect
Adolf Loos, who was trying to make a statement
by building this plain-looking yet functional house right across
from the Hofburg in plain view of the Emperor. This house
is called the "house without eyebrows."
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| March 30, 2004 12:38:13 |
There's always room for desert!
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| March 30, 2004 14:26:08 |
The Karlsplatz metro station. Art, Secessionist Movement, etc.
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| March 30, 2004 14:30:53 |
Karlskirche, a Baroque church.
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| March 30, 2004 14:32:53 |
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| March 30, 2004 14:36:41 |
Inside Karlskirche.
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| March 30, 2004 14:41:14 |
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| March 30, 2004 14:41:27 |
The church was under renovation, and visitors were allowed to go to the top of the scaffolding to get a better look at the ceiling.
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| March 30, 2004 14:45:03 |
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| March 30, 2004 14:45:10 |
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| March 30, 2004 14:45:56 |
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| March 30, 2004 14:48:40 |
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| March 30, 2004 14:54:31 |
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| March 30, 2004 15:01:51 |
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| March 30, 2004 15:01:58 |
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| March 30, 2004 15:07:57 |
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| March 30, 2004 15:18:18 |
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| March 30, 2004 15:47:10 |
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| March 30, 2004 16:42:10 |
The ferris wheel at the Prater amusement park can be seen behind this gas station.
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| March 30, 2004 20:29:52 |
Going up!
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| March 30, 2004 20:30:16 |
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| March 30, 2004 20:31:50 |
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| March 30, 2004 20:32:17 |
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| March 30, 2004 20:33:45 |
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| March 30, 2004 20:37:53 |
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| March 30, 2004 20:56:12 |
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| March 31, 2004 09:23:26 |
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| March 31, 2004 09:24:19 |
The next morning, we arrive at Schönbrunn Palace (Schloß Schönbrunn). This land was originally set aside by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II in 1569, and the palace was built here in 1696.
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| March 31, 2004 09:28:32 |
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| March 31, 2004 09:28:39 |
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| March 31, 2004 10:53:38 |
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| March 31, 2004 10:54:27 |
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| March 31, 2004 10:55:43 |
Duck!
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| March 31, 2004 10:56:02 |
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| March 31, 2004 10:59:55 |
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| March 31, 2004 11:05:29 |
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| March 31, 2004 11:06:26 |
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| March 31, 2004 11:17:04 |
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| March 31, 2004 11:22:33 |
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| April 01, 2004 10:43:28 |
An autobahn rest stop in Austria.
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| April 01, 2004 10:53:05 |
A view of the autobahn from the rest stop.
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| April 01, 2004 12:00:59 |