We took a quick day trip from Bratislava to Vienna, Austria. It probably turned out to be my favorite part of our trip, as evidenced by the many photos I've posted. Unfortunately, the Vienna leg of the trip wasn't exactly planned, so we didn't have tons of information about the buildings we were looking at.

Above: the Imperial Court Theater, whatever that means.

Below: soaring above the trees the towers of, get this, the mayor's office (Rathaus, in German).


Above: Hofburg Imperial Palace.

Below: more of the palace.


Above: I'm not sure, more palace?

Below: Karlskirche (St. Charles Church), commissioned by Charles VI. There was a terrible plague, he prayed and vowed to build a church if God would take away the plague. And so it was built.


Above and below: the city center of Vienna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Above and below: more from Vienna's city center.


Above and below: the city of Vienna.


Above and below: Votivkirche (candle church), one of the most important neo-Gothic religious architectural sites in the world (so says Wikipedia). Apparently the site was chosen because of a failed assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph (Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary).


Above: more Votivkirche.

Below: we parked in Vienna, I hit "points of interest" on the GPS, and the first item that came up, 200 yards from our parking space, was the home and office of one Dr. Sigmund Freud. Of course we had to stop by.


Above: look closely at the picture, and you may actually spot a Sigmund look alike in the background.

Tomorrow, finally, the last few pictures (from Salzburg, Austria).