Saturday, June23, 2012

Today I went to Vienna via train.  Once there, I basically walked from the station downtown via Mariastrasse to the museum district and went into the natural history museum and the fine arts museum.  It was a great day.

On the way:


On train to Vienna


Church on the way to Vienna


Joseph Haydn statue


Mariahilfer Kirche plaque


Mariahilfer Kirche Vienna


Lazaristen Kirche Vienna


Lazaristen Kirche sign


Lazaristen Kirche gargoyle


Kunsthistor Museum corner


Kunsthistor corner


Museum square inVienna


Maria – museum square statue


Natural History museum in Vienna


Natural History museum staircase


Natural History museum second floor


Natural History museum ceiling


Amerika and Australien statue – Natural History museum


two-foot long bug in a case


Elephant room


Dodo bird


dinosaur room


Galapagos tortoises


dinosaur room opposite side


African spur tortoise

Fine Arts Museum


Roman gold medallions


Ancient Greek tile floor


Greek statues from antiquity


Greek pottery from antiquity


Egyptian sarcophagus room


Egyptian hirogliths


Egyptian scrolls of the dead


knife and sword store on Mariastrasse in Vienna


churches in distance – Vienna


Vienna train station West


Mark on train back to Linz