A beautiful yellow mansion in the 13th district.
Well, that's a distinctive letterbox!
One day I want to have a front door like this one in the 13th district and decorate it with two boxtrees.
A quite street in the 13th district with small mansions side by side...
It's nice to take a walk in the 13th district because you can have a look at a lot of beautiful mansions.
The catholic parish and pilgrimage church Maria Hietzing is located in the oldest part of the 13th district.
As the weeks before Christmas are usually rather stressful at work, I don't have the time to go to Christmas markets. Luckily, the market in front of Schönbrunn Palace is open until December 26... So I braved the strong breeze yesterday and headed to Schönbrunn.
The way up the hill to the Gloriette was rather icy on Sunday. Whereas I managed to go up quite easily, I then slipped on the flat ground... The children had a lot of fun sliding down the hill towards Schönbrunn Palace...
During the night from Friday to Saturday we had the second snowfall of this season. Let's hope that there will be more snow around Christmas! When the city is covered with snow I usually take a walk in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace...
This building, erected in 1914, houses the adminstrative offices of the 13th district.
For the ninth consecutive year Vienna tops the Mercer Quality of Living ranking! Since 20 years Mercer has been carrying out an annual study in order to assess the quality of life in 231 cities around the world. The survey compares the political, social and economic climate, medical care, education and infrastructural conditions such as public transportation, power and water supply. It also takes into consideration recreational offers such a restaurants, theaters, cinemas, sports facilities etc. The results of the study gave Vienna top marks and made it the most livable city in the world for the ninth time in a row. Please click here to see the whole ranking.
I was born here and never lived anywhere else, but I've travelled to several cities and I can confirm that Vienna is a really good place to live in, even if not all our buildings look like Schönbrunn Palace ;-)
The Schönbrunn Palm House was constructed in 1882. With a length of 113m, a 28m high central pavilion and two lateral pavilions, it is the largest Palm House in Europe.
Today is the first day of spring, but it still feels a lot like winter - and I'm really sick of it. If this Naiad of one of the fountains in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace is watching out for the new season?
For some days it seemed that spring was around the corner, but then it got chilly again. Yesterday the view from Schönbrunn Palace towards the Gloriette was rather winterly.
A visit to the Christmas market in front of Schönbrunn Palace is on my to-do-list every year. The palace is a wonderful backdrop.
This pavillion, the Emperor's Pavillion, is located in the Vienna Zoo - which is by the way the oldest zoo in the Western world (it was founded in 1752). The zoo was constructed next to Schönnbrun Palace, and in 1759 Francis I ordered the construction of this breakfast pavillion in the center of the zoo. Today it houses a restaurant.
From the Gloriette in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace you can enjoy a beautiful view of the town. This time I didn't photograph the view, but the people looking towards the town.
