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Vienna Opera House
Marty and I took the opportunity to tour the magnificent Vienna State Opera, one of the world’s most celebrated opera houses and a symbol of Vienna’s rich musical heritage. Walking through its grand halls, it was easy to understand why Vienna is often called the music capital of the world. Every room reflects the elegance and cultural […]
Sigmund Freud Museum
While visiting Vienna, Marty and I visited the Sigmund Freud Museum, located in the apartment and office where Freud lived and worked from 1891 until 1938. This museum offers a glimpse into the environment where one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era developed the theories that would transform psychology and forever change the […]
Melk Monastery
One of the most memorable parts of a river cruise along the Danube River, is how the landscape continuously unfolds with castles, monasteries, vineyards and historic towns appearing along the riverbanks. Then suddenly, high above the town of Melk, Melk Abbey comes into view dominating the entire landscape. Seeing it from the river gives you the ame […]
Durer’s “The Young Hare”
While exploring the Albertina Museum, we went to view one of the museum’s most famous treasures: The Young Hare by Albrecht Durer. Painted in 1502, the image of the hare is astonishingly lifelike. Every strand of fur, whiskers, reflection in the eye and the subtle shadow was created with precision and observation. It is difficult to believe something so […]
Kunsthistorisches Museum
There are moments in travel when a space becomes an experience, and the grand staircase inside the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is one of those moments. We expected to see art on the walls, but instead, we found ourselves standing within it. The staircase rises in sweeping marble curves, framed by towering columns and crowned […]
