Vienna Day Part 3

This last post from Vienna shows images from around the Hofberg Palace and St Stephans Square as night comes and with it fog. My favourite was the first image taken of a lady who had lost her dog (we eventually found it) taken with a 12mm Samyang Fisheye which is sharp centrally but falls off a bit at the edges giving a great effect for night photography. I loved the way in images 6 and 7 the colour palette matches so well - everyone in red or yellow - no green or blue to spoil the harmony. Next stop Nurembourg for one night then a short break midjourney in Cologne and home.

Vienna Day Part 2

We got to the Parliament Building in time for a few shots of the very ornate statues before the sun started to set. Next was the Rathaus and the Hofberg Theatre - you can see from the clock on the tower that the shots cover 30 mins - in that time it went from daylight to dusk and gave some great opportunities as the lights came on always a shame it doesn't last longer. More dusk shots to follow in part 3. (We are now back in the UK so will attempt to complete the tour photos in the next day or two!)

 

Vienna Day Part 1

The day started foggy abut the sun soon broke through to give a clear sunny and relatively mild day. We went straight by U-bahn to Prata - their main entertainment area with the big wheel. We then walked back into the City to St Stephan's Cathedral. We very much enjoyed a trip to Stadt Park with all the statues including Johann Strauss and Beethoven. We travelled by train to Schonbrunn Palace - this was too crowded for us but a few snaps before walking back into the City past the Technisches Museum and a welcome lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant!

Transport in Vienna

For our one full day in Vienna, we purchased a 24 hour travel card and made full use of it on the U-bahn. It also covered the tram and bus system but, unfortunately not the horse-drawn carriages. There are still some original stations in their architecture as well as very modern ones and, similarly, still some old style trams - apparently very uncomfortable with wooden seats.