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.

St Stephan's Square Vienna Sunday 27th December 2015

First Evening in Vienna

We arrived at the hotel in time for a stroll down Mariatheresa Strasse to the MT Square, Parliament building,  Hofberg Palace and St Stephan's Cathedral. This was mainly to get our bearings for the next day's visit to the City but a few images from the walk. These are all jpeg conversions done in camera from the Raw - the XT-10 has software built in that allows highlight, shadow, white balance etc control for building the jpeg.

Prague Hauptbahnhof

We left Prague on Boxing Day morning from the wonderfully restored Hauptbahnhof heading for Vienna. The main concourse with all the electronic timetables and multitude of shops is downstairs while the main entrance has been restored to its former glory