Note: This is the rest of the story about my train trip to Slovakia in 2001, but I inserted it into the Hungary section because of the central role of the border town mentioned in the title. 16 years after…
Salzburg, Austria — Part 4 (Schloss Mirabell and Environs)
Salzburg, Austria — Hohensalzburg | Altstadt (Old City) | Kapuzinerberg | Schloss Mirabell This final chapter of the Salzburg travelogue is writen about a part of the city I completely overlooked in my winter 2002 trip because little was going on. The north-central part of the city,…
Salzburg, Austria — Part 3 (Kapuzinerberg)
Salzburg, Austria — Hohensalzburg | Altstadt (Old City) | Kapuzinerberg | Schloss Mirabell While the Old City and Hohensalzburg Castle were year-round destinations, there were a number of places off the north bank of the Salzburg River that beckoned to be visited. In 2002, as I made my way through the…
Salzburg, Austria — Part 2 (Altstadt or Old City)
Salzburg, Austria — Hohensalzburg | Altstadt (Old City) | Kapuzinerberg | Schloss Mirabell My wife and I purchased a copy of “Sound of Music” when the 40th Anniversary edition was released. The only previous time seeing the movie was as a boy, so the history told within the…
Salzburg, Austria — Part 1 (Hohensalzburg Castle)
Salzburg, Austria — Hohensalzburg | Altstadt (Old City) | Kapuzinerberg | Schloss Mirabell The towering Hohensalzburg Castle is among the most magnificent of Austro-Hungarian castles. Brilliantly white and standing very high over the city, it provides a spectacular view of Salzburg’s Altstadt and the Salzach River valley. More…
Vienna, Austria — Part 4 (More Photos of Viennese Buildings)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos As you can tell from this website, I’ve been to a lot of places in Europe. So I can speak from a position of knowledge that the city containing the Most Eye…
Vienna, Austria — Part 3 (Schönbrunn Palace)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos Schönbrunn Palace is both a museum and a park, and what a large park it is! Brilliant decorated with flowers spread out in intricate designs, the Palace gardens are a joy to look…
Vienna, Austria — Part 2 (Museum Quarter)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos The second chapter of this travelogue takes you to the places that any packaged tour to Vienna is likely to take you — to the grand, imposing Imperial buildings of Vienna. Separately,…
Vienna, Austria — Part 1 (Altstadt)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos Vienna’s Museum Quarter is fabulous, but it constitutes only a very small part of the city center. This travelogue will attempt to do justice to the rest of it. A tall order, believe me. If…
Vienna, Austria
This travelogue is built in five posts — an introduction page, three posts covering different regions of the city, and a photo gallery of impressive Viennese architecture. Use the links below to navigate to the different posts. Vienna, Austria — Altstadt…