Vienna Renaissance

... ' Basilica, then on to the "Eternal City" of Rome with sightseeing that highlights the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. In Renaissance Florence, a Local Guide shows you Piazza Santa Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Duomo. Admire the Leaning Tower in Pisa and ...

... .  Then it is just a very short walk across the side street to the hotel.  I have a free night here at the Renaissance Hotel from a promotion that Marriott was doing back in Jan/Feb.  I had earned a free night voucher and didn’t need ...

... in probably the most underrated museum in Europe: the Kunsthistoriches. The treasure of Egyptian artifacts, a good collection of Italian Renaissance paintings and probably the best collection of Rubens, was in addition to the building itself - intricately ...

... at the evidence every day... the pictures show you why. Charlie and I did a bit of self-discovery on our first day in Vienna ... for such a thriving metropolis it was surprising to see so much closed on a Sunday.  Then the next day we joined a ...

... nbsp; We got into Vienna around 4:30 pm and were also transferred to the terminal with a shuttle bus, even though the airport in Vienna is quite large.  Andy (a friend of our friends Teresa and Vincent) picked us up at the airport and drove us to ...

... :KURSALON WALTZ SHOW Details:The Vienna Kursalon was built between 1865 and 1867 in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The Kursalon sparkles in renewed splendour, inviting audiences to experience the musical pleasures that have thrilled visitors since ...

... nbsp; From there, we headed off to St. Stephen's Cathedral.  All I can say is I'm glad I'm not a bus driver in Vienna....these guys are crazy!!!  There are literally inches between the buses and whatever vehicle happens to be next to ...

... Tintoretto, an enormous mural by Caravaggio, and the large collection of Rubens.   Wien Museum at Karlsplatz - the Vienna Museum.  A fun history of Vienna through the ages, worth a quick visit.  Also the area where the museum ...

... neo-Gothic), Staatsoper (Fr. Renaissance), Rathaus (Flemish neo-Gothic), the Burgtheatre, University Building (neo-Renaissance), Parliament Building (neo-Gothic), the Museum of Applied Arts (Tuscan Renaissance), Naturhistorisches (Natural ...

... small town in Czech Republic crowned by an audacious castle and centred on an elegant old town square enclosed by Renaissance and baroque buildings on route to Vienna. We were so sorry we did not plan to stay at least one night in this amazing little ...

... remarkable buildings including the State Opera House, the Fine Arts Museum and St. Stephen's Cathedral. The architecture in Vienna is very Renaissance-like, which was really the glory period of the Vienna's royal family, the Hapsburgs. The restaurant ...

... if they had bacon and eggs she just looked at me blankly. Not sure if I'm jet lagged or if the Thai sleeping pills are experiencing a renaissance, but hit the wall about 11 am and went back to the hotel for a nanna nap. Slept until four and then went for ...

... Kursalon Waltz Show  The Vienna Kursalon was built between 1865 and 1867 in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The Kursalon sparkles in renewed splendor, inviting audiences to experience the musical pleasures that have thrilled visitors since ...

... buildings: the Museum of Fine Arts and its counterpart the Museum of Natural History were built to resemble Italian Renaissance, so was the Vienna Opera House. Parliament echos Greek classicism as this was the epoch of the birth of democracy. The Ring ...

... and Facism, and the Kunst Historiches Museum (art museum).  We didn't make it too long through the art museum since the Renaissance paintings get redundant when you are suffering from jetlag.  After a quick nap we woke up long enough to try some ...

... , including all kinds of antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Rome, and all kinds of great paintings, especially from the renaissance era.   I started with the Egyptian section.  There were sarcophagi, death masks, mummies, statues, you name it. ...

... snowing and raining and people in coats and with horses and cart...just like what we saw in the movies...back in the old renaissance. It was really dreamy for me. New year eve count down was just crowded and lots of drinks on the streets. Fireworks ...

... Walked back towards the Museum quarter. Spent at least 1-2 hours at the Fine Arts Museum it was amazing. It had beautiful renaissance collection, plus quite a large Greek, Roman, and Egyptian collection. Afterwards I bought a hot dog from one of the ...

... in het 1. Bezirk. Uiteraard alle mooie gebouwen langs de Ring laten zien (ik weet nu welke nieuw-gothisch, nieuw-klassisch, nieuw-renaissance, etc is!!!). Kate was net zo verliefd als ik op onze Uni-binnentuin met strandstoelen, en mede door het weer was ...