Deserted #2

Well, there's not much to say... It's just another photo of the deserted city center...

Old Vienna Easter Market

Currently you can find several Easter Markets in Vienna. The Old Vienna Easter Market is famous for the 40.000 hand painted Easter eggs piled up in the center of the market. You can find there also other Easter decorations and indulge in snacks from the Austrian provinces.

Old Vienna Easter Market

It's the time of the Easter Markets! The Old Vienna Easter Market in the city center is famous for its huge amount of painted Easter eggs piled up in the center of the market. You can get there also other Easter decorations and savour snacks from the Austrian provinces.

Old Vienna Easter Market #3

This cute nanny goat designates a stand with ethnic Easter decorations from the Ukraine at the Old Vienna Easter Market.

Old Vienna Easter Market #2

Some beautifully hand painted Easter eggs at the Old Vienna Easter Market.

Old Vienna Easter Market #1

It's the time of the Easter Markets! At the Old Vienna Easter Market in the city center you can find about 40.000 hand painted Easter eggs piled up in the center of the market as well as other Easter decorations. There's of course also plenty to eat and drink.

Freyung

Freyung is a square in the city center. In the 12th century, Irish Monks arrived by invitation of Duke Henry II of Austria to build a monastery. The monastery is called Schottenkloster, meaning Scottish Monastery, as Ireland at that time was known as New Scotland. The name Freyung has its origin from the old German word "frey", meaning "free". Since the monastery had the privilege of freedom from ducal authority, as well as the right to grant protection to fugitives, the square gained its name from its proximity to the Schottenkloster. Since the Imperial Palace was not far, in the 17th and 18th centuries many aristocrats established their city residences at the square,

Old Vienna Easter Market

Currently there are several Easter Markets in Vienna. The Old Vienna Easter Market at the Freyung is famous for its huge amount (ca. 40.000) of painted Easter eggs piled up in the center of the market. You can get there also other Easter decorations and snacks from the Austrian provinces. This year the market takes place for the 25th time.

Palais Ferstel #9

When I recently was at the Palais Ferstel I sneaked into an open door and discovered this beautiful staircase.

Palais Ferstel #8

The Palais Ferstel in the city center was created by Heinrich von Ferstel in the late 1850s. At the time of its opening, it was considered as Vienna's "most up-to date" building. The palace briefly housed the Vienna Stock Exchange and the Austro-Hungarian National Bank. Nowadays there's a small, but very beautiful shopping arcade.

Palais Ferstel #7

The Palais Ferstel, created by Austrian architect Heinrich von Ferstel between 1856 and 1860, nowadays houses a very elegant shopping arcade.

Easter Eggs

Some of the 40.000 beautifully hand painted Easter eggs piled up at the Old Vienna Easter Market in the city center.

Old Vienna Easter Market

The Old Vienna Easter Market at the Freyung is famous for its huge amount (ca. 40.000) of painted Easter eggs piled up in the center of the market. You can get there also other Easter decorations and snacks from the Austrian provinces.  

Have a Seat

Bright coloured seating-accomodations in front of an interior designer shop in the city center. What a pity that I have neither a balcony nor a terrace.

Fountain at Palais Harrach

The fountain in the courtyard of the baroque Palais Harrach in the city center.

Kinsky Palace #2

A glimpse into the courtyard of Kinsky Palace.

Kinsky Palace #1

The baroque Kinsky Palace was commissioned by Count Wirich Philipp von Daun, the construction started in 1717 under the direction of architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. In 1784 it was sold to the Bohemian Kinsky family, therefore it´s also known as "Palais Daun-Kinsky". Today it houses an auction house and a restaurant.