Christy's dad and I went to the Museum of Military History yesterday as sort of a guys' activity. Me in a museum is like a kid in a candy shop--even if most of the exhibits are noted in another language! We really had a good time and I took LOOOOOTS of pictures...here are a few:
Here's the car Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in that basically started WWI:
The upper turret and one of the rudders from a B-24 Liberator shot down during WWII:
The first production Albatros BI reconnaissance aircraft:
The funeral arrangements for Prince Eugene of Savoy:
The museum is housed in the center of what once was the arsenal of the Austrian army as seen in the two photos below:
The halls of the building contain beautiful frescoes commemorating Austria's imperial history under the Hapsburgs, some of which I tried to take photos of. These do not do justice to just how amazing they look in person!
It also contains many statues, many of which are of various figures in the empire and can be found in the entrance hall:
The museum contained many artifacts that are multiple centuries old, which simply blows my mind. How many times to you get to see 400 year old flags?
Okay, enough gushing about the museum. Time to move on and cover the rest of the day!
We met up with Christy and Alisha and took the U-bahn over to Reumannplatz to go to Tichy (Tee-kee) Eis Salon, one of the better ice cream joints in town (there are lots, by the way!). While we were eating our ice cream in the park nearby, I got up to take a couple pictures:
I last snapped a shot of the memorial to the victims of Fascism 1933-1945
Once we got back to Alisha and Brian's place, we decided later to head out to the mission office. While we were walking along, I decided to play with the low-light settings on the camera. Most of the shots turned out bad and were trashed, but some I kept:
After a short walk, we arrived at the newly painted office and had a look around.
We got to ride on the S-bahn (Strassenbahn) back to the U-bahn station. On the walk back to the apartment, we found that a group of snails had decided to have a race. Man, this city has everything!
One parting shot for tonight...the valiant Sharkdog (the coolest Beagle I've ever met):
Here's the car Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in that basically started WWI:
The upper turret and one of the rudders from a B-24 Liberator shot down during WWII:
The first production Albatros BI reconnaissance aircraft:
The funeral arrangements for Prince Eugene of Savoy:
The museum is housed in the center of what once was the arsenal of the Austrian army as seen in the two photos below:
The halls of the building contain beautiful frescoes commemorating Austria's imperial history under the Hapsburgs, some of which I tried to take photos of. These do not do justice to just how amazing they look in person!
It also contains many statues, many of which are of various figures in the empire and can be found in the entrance hall:
The museum contained many artifacts that are multiple centuries old, which simply blows my mind. How many times to you get to see 400 year old flags?
Okay, enough gushing about the museum. Time to move on and cover the rest of the day!
We met up with Christy and Alisha and took the U-bahn over to Reumannplatz to go to Tichy (Tee-kee) Eis Salon, one of the better ice cream joints in town (there are lots, by the way!). While we were eating our ice cream in the park nearby, I got up to take a couple pictures:
I last snapped a shot of the memorial to the victims of Fascism 1933-1945
Once we got back to Alisha and Brian's place, we decided later to head out to the mission office. While we were walking along, I decided to play with the low-light settings on the camera. Most of the shots turned out bad and were trashed, but some I kept:
After a short walk, we arrived at the newly painted office and had a look around.
We got to ride on the S-bahn (Strassenbahn) back to the U-bahn station. On the walk back to the apartment, we found that a group of snails had decided to have a race. Man, this city has everything!
One parting shot for tonight...the valiant Sharkdog (the coolest Beagle I've ever met):
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