![after a short drive from Graz, we're back at our starting point in Vienna](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517608.IiY10sz8.jpg) after a short drive from Graz, we're back at our starting point in Vienna |
![here's the Secession building, a landmark of Viennese Jugendstil artists](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517609.qdIvDdSc.jpg) here's the Secession building, a landmark of Viennese Jugendstil artists |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517610.JAm6RRZ5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517610.JAm6RRZ5.jpg) |
![a model of the building, from 1897](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517611.xAh4wBEL.jpg) a model of the building, from 1897 |
![some of the Secession artists, including Klimt and Moser](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517612.mEu6W7eW.jpg) some of the Secession artists, including Klimt and Moser |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517614.l2CTPvzz.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517614.l2CTPvzz.jpg) |
![out on the street, we pass a monument to Schiller](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517615.OUKCwx73.jpg) out on the street, we pass a monument to Schiller |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517616.5Srx93yQ.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517616.5Srx93yQ.jpg) |
![a detail of the opera house](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517617.LGVAOU26.jpg) a detail of the opera house |
![Tom and Marla at a war memorial](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517618.vmXDkJ4e.jpg) Tom and Marla at a war memorial |
![in the Imperial Crypt of the Habsburgs, under the Capuchin church](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517619.iNXwr2tD.jpg) in the Imperial Crypt of the Habsburgs, under the Capuchin church |
![30 emperors and empresses are entombed here, along with their families](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517620.Ap3Lzr0I.jpg) 30 emperors and empresses are entombed here, along with their families |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517621.1I3Gmnp9.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517621.1I3Gmnp9.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517622.UU3tDCyS.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517622.UU3tDCyS.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517623.DC9LXMNb.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517623.DC9LXMNb.jpg) |
![back up for air, we visit a tribute to the Vienna Philharmonic and the city's musical past...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517624.zXUnbDQs.jpg) back up for air, we visit a tribute to the Vienna Philharmonic and the city's musical past... |
![...at the 'music house' museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517625.ZXV5HUVO.jpg) ...at the 'music house' museum |
![a memento from the orchestra's visit to Buenos Aires](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517626.iwGUptvw.jpg) a memento from the orchestra's visit to Buenos Aires |
![Tom checks out a gigantic drum...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517627.4i0OKIo3.jpg) Tom checks out a gigantic drum... |
![...while Jay and Marla are immersed in a sound room](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517628.rG1808mf.jpg) ...while Jay and Marla are immersed in a sound room |
![a 3D display of sound in intensity, frequency, and time](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517629.LuQpe2y4.jpg) a 3D display of sound in intensity, frequency, and time |
![speaking of music: the opera house at night](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517630.h1smzGba.jpg) speaking of music: the opera house at night |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517631.yH4K2Q0R.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517631.yH4K2Q0R.jpg) |
![and Mr. Mozart points the way back to our hotel for the night](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517633.f2eDdiex.jpg) and Mr. Mozart points the way back to our hotel for the night |
![the next day, we go exploring again](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517634.buQpkfzd.jpg) the next day, we go exploring again |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517635.f4SE1G5x.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517635.f4SE1G5x.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517636.qi2iL2jn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517636.qi2iL2jn.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517637.Xaf1wlTe.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517637.Xaf1wlTe.jpg) |
![anyone with a wreath, please hold it up!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517638.fF33W1RZ.jpg) anyone with a wreath, please hold it up! |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517639.2zlruvP1.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517639.2zlruvP1.jpg) |
![at the Hofburg gardens, the Jugendstil butterfly house...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517640.Jkgn2NJS.jpg) at the Hofburg gardens, the Jugendstil butterfly house... |
![...a tropical hothouse from the time of Franz Joseph](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517641.amGPaHtX.jpg) ...a tropical hothouse from the time of Franz Joseph |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517642.tkbsDI4f.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517642.tkbsDI4f.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517643.cMtS5uVK.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517643.cMtS5uVK.jpg) |
![Tom is not impressed by Marla's analysis of Papilionoidea aerodynamics...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517644.19pYtNL1.jpg) Tom is not impressed by Marla's analysis of Papilionoidea aerodynamics... |
![...but the judges appear favorable](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517645.0WzNXG6y.jpg) ...but the judges appear favorable |
![still at the Hofburg, we stop in the Augustine church to listen to organ practice...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517646.5ZpqUqYA.jpg) still at the Hofburg, we stop in the Augustine church to listen to organ practice... |
![...and rest a bit](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517647.tAvKWTSb.jpg) ...and rest a bit |
![then it's off to the Postsparkasse building again, this time inside...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517648.yJl03fEX.jpg) then it's off to the Postsparkasse building again, this time inside... |
![...for a temporary exhibit on designs by Carl Hagenauer and sons](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517649.ba98biNR.jpg) ...for a temporary exhibit on designs by Carl Hagenauer and sons |
![but the focus in the museum is on Otto Wagner and the building he created](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517650.TlbUi4Le.jpg) but the focus in the museum is on Otto Wagner and the building he created |
![one of the original plans submitted to the design competition](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517651.v1H9bnOo.jpg) one of the original plans submitted to the design competition |
![an original cashier area of the savings bank](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517656.hvizmwVq.jpg) an original cashier area of the savings bank |
![the halls preserve original design details...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517657.E4nMMHz0.jpg) the halls preserve original design details... |
![...including the glass-block floors used to distribute light in the main hall](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517658.42eH6EGG.jpg) ...including the glass-block floors used to distribute light in the main hall |
![there are also original designs for other Wagner buildings in Vienna...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517659.snY3576A.jpg) there are also original designs for other Wagner buildings in Vienna... |
![...some of which we go visit!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517660.dL1ciTLR.jpg) ...some of which we go visit! |
![detail of the Neustiftgasse 40 apartment builing](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517661.79fbSuTb.jpg) detail of the Neustiftgasse 40 apartment builing |
![detail of the Döblergasse 4 building around the corner](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517662.Waaxhl4o.jpg) detail of the Döblergasse 4 building around the corner |
![and now we are off on a streetcar across town...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517663.xbofXPXa.jpg) and now we are off on a streetcar across town... |
![...to visit the Landstrasse district...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517664.nhcI0tcx.jpg) ...to visit the Landstrasse district... |
![...home to the Hundertwasserhaus](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517665.ZFagfr0g.jpg) ...home to the Hundertwasserhaus |
![another Vienna landmark building, from the 1980's](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517666.zTm97IOj.jpg) another Vienna landmark building, from the 1980's |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517667.q6Jqyp1u.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517667.q6Jqyp1u.jpg) |
![just a block away are some heavyweight architectural competitors, however](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517668.3P8BARW8.jpg) just a block away are some heavyweight architectural competitors, however |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517669.mfZB93a3.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517669.mfZB93a3.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517670.cE4gISvO.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517670.cE4gISvO.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517671.b22EU0T5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517671.b22EU0T5.jpg) |
![a bird theme on this building](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517672.p4Hr5BUg.jpg) a bird theme on this building |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517673.Nvw2gL4j.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517673.Nvw2gL4j.jpg) |
![nearly all the buildings on this block are beautifully ornamented](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517674.q1jJ7JuF.jpg) nearly all the buildings on this block are beautifully ornamented |
![another 20th-c. artwork](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517675.3NdIjLut.jpg) another 20th-c. artwork |
![heading across the old town center, we pass many other marvels](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517676.5UiWXjXM.jpg) heading across the old town center, we pass many other marvels |
![this was the business office of a coffee trader](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517677.awpuHeDK.jpg) this was the business office of a coffee trader |
![an image of coffee growing](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517678.E8KZXSrm.jpg) an image of coffee growing |
![is this really the only photo of the three of us?](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517679.0419M1jm.jpg) is this really the only photo of the three of us? |
![on the Graben by Stephansdom, more architectural details](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517680.hWH6a2pD.jpg) on the Graben by Stephansdom, more architectural details |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517681.8mapHq46.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517681.8mapHq46.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517682.yBlMGP90.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517682.yBlMGP90.jpg) |
![on the Kohlmarkt](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517683.T8RQy6bl.jpg) on the Kohlmarkt |
![at Michaelerplatz, demons lose again](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517684.tdzGzjxg.jpg) at Michaelerplatz, demons lose again |
![visible Roman roots to Vienna](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517685.JKprPsKS.jpg) visible Roman roots to Vienna |
![sunset on the Heldenplatz](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517686.9lebMDK5.jpg) sunset on the Heldenplatz |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517687.MOCloA9X.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517687.MOCloA9X.jpg) |
![looking across the Volksgarten on our way 'home'](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517688.vhUKgDox.jpg) looking across the Volksgarten on our way 'home' |
![our last morning in Vienna, we head into the Neubau...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517689.aotEk3F9.jpg) our last morning in Vienna, we head into the Neubau... |
![...a small but active neighborhood west of the Museumsquartier](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517690.yYCz7GqM.jpg) ...a small but active neighborhood west of the Museumsquartier |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517691.fU4SYxB3.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517691.fU4SYxB3.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517692.qZg1Rquj.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517692.qZg1Rquj.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517693.5nRPaex9.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517693.5nRPaex9.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517694.UWOmp2DU.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517694.UWOmp2DU.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517695.MwAGLDyc.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517695.MwAGLDyc.jpg) |
![then out to Linke Wienzeile, the left bank of the Vienna river...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517699.a9da04Lv.jpg) then out to Linke Wienzeile, the left bank of the Vienna river... |
![...home to many architectural gems across from the Naschmarkt](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517700.wHMfa2NC.jpg) ...home to many architectural gems across from the Naschmarkt |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517701.DR2oCCqn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517701.DR2oCCqn.jpg) |
![here's a pair of Otto Wagner buildings](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517702.bcGKze8V.jpg) here's a pair of Otto Wagner buildings |
![No. 40 is the 'Majolica House', with floral decoration by Alois Ludwig](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517703.OEzaTgnv.jpg) No. 40 is the 'Majolica House', with floral decoration by Alois Ludwig |
![No. 38 has decoration by Koloman Moser](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517704.44tobaUN.jpg) No. 38 has decoration by Koloman Moser |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517705.h0tSLpLo.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517705.h0tSLpLo.jpg) |
![time to move on again!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517706.3G0VEYCU.jpg) time to move on again! |
![back at St. Stephen's cathedral, a nice set of memorials attached to the exterior](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517707.Dx2TTgqx.jpg) back at St. Stephen's cathedral, a nice set of memorials attached to the exterior |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517708.00l1FAdC.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517708.00l1FAdC.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517709.HSyvNzbm.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517709.HSyvNzbm.jpg) |
![and on the Graben again, our eyes zoom out and in](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517710.PBNI39Nw.jpg) and on the Graben again, our eyes zoom out and in |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517711.NiDmfEug.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517711.NiDmfEug.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517712.5ZttGg8l.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517712.5ZttGg8l.jpg) |
![another Wagner building, the Ankerhaus](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517713.C88szrS1.jpg) another Wagner building, the Ankerhaus |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517715.NdEESBZb.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517715.NdEESBZb.jpg) |
![now back to the Hofburg, we visit the national library in the State Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517716.6L88QQrj.jpg) now back to the Hofburg, we visit the national library in the State Hall |
![it's an 18th-c. library building with 200,000 books from 1501 to 1850...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517717.1m5COige.jpg) it's an 18th-c. library building with 200,000 books from 1501 to 1850... |
![...and an exhibition space](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517718.TucYzPZe.jpg) ...and an exhibition space |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517719.oFff3z8s.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517719.oFff3z8s.jpg) |
![the collections are registered in UNESCO's memory of the world program](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517720.lEfEuScV.jpg) the collections are registered in UNESCO's memory of the world program |
![some volumes are out for digitizing; Austria plans to put the entire collection online soon](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517721.0JnOsDFT.jpg) some volumes are out for digitizing; Austria plans to put the entire collection online soon |
![leaving the Hofburg complex...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517722.O0eMjpNF.jpg) leaving the Hofburg complex... |
![...we head for the Kunsthistorisches museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517723.gXQszJI7.jpg) ...we head for the Kunsthistorisches museum |
![the late 19th-c. building itself is a marvel](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517724.vRgIsrtl.jpg) the late 19th-c. building itself is a marvel |
![lunettes by 19th-c. artists, of artists from earlier periods](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517725.xTZAJ4By.jpg) lunettes by 19th-c. artists, of artists from earlier periods |
![Klimt pays tribute to his sources in classical and Egyptian art](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517726.Olfb9wlu.jpg) Klimt pays tribute to his sources in classical and Egyptian art |
![the collection of European art is deep; here, Titian's 'Gypsy Madonna'](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517727.1qYbJnjh.jpg) the collection of European art is deep; here, Titian's 'Gypsy Madonna' |
![we concentrate on the oldest parts of the galleries, starting with works from the Near East](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517728.mwg9qJZe.jpg) we concentrate on the oldest parts of the galleries, starting with works from the Near East |
![an impressive collection of mummies and cases](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517729.k8OBusZo.jpg) an impressive collection of mummies and cases |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517730.57G9RrKn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517730.57G9RrKn.jpg) |
![a spectacular carved sarcophagus...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517731.Am3BvBed.jpg) a spectacular carved sarcophagus... |
![...with reliefs inside and out...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517733.aohgGHbO.jpg) ...with reliefs inside and out... |
![...on top of lovely marble](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517734.APOgrOXl.jpg) ...on top of lovely marble |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517735.RcUPod9H.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517735.RcUPod9H.jpg) |
![the gallery itself is wonderful, a late-19th-c. delight](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517736.bVdQ3RSi.jpg) the gallery itself is wonderful, a late-19th-c. delight |
![moving into the Greek and Roman gallery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517737.Dqdx4Y0i.jpg) moving into the Greek and Roman gallery |
![the lighting in the galleries is probably the best we've seen](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517738.mI0JGYWj.jpg) the lighting in the galleries is probably the best we've seen |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517739.E5E3BT4k.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517739.E5E3BT4k.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/136517740.lEAqiWDK.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517740.lEAqiWDK.jpg) |
![at day's end, Austria bids us farewell...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/136517741.2JLlbzPY.jpg) at day's end, Austria bids us farewell... |