We start the day with breakfast
Then to the Hofburg Palace to see the Treasury, Imperial Apartments with stories of Sisi - the Empress Elizabeth
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| Everyday table settings |
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| Special occasion settings - 4,000 pieces: gold for meat and fish, porcelain for soup, dessert and cheese, cutlery for all possibilities |
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| Folded napkins - Imperial size of 1 meter square |
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| No photographs in the apartments - but many tales of the Empress' long hair |
Lunch, jump on the 71 tram to the Botanical Gardens (one of our "aways do" if time allows)
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| Specialty of herbs and medicinal plants |
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| Specimen trees - Giant California Redwood |
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| And other flora |
The gardens are under the jurisdiction of the Botany Department of the University of Vienna. (We've seen more impressive botanical gardens.)
The evening ended "at the ballet" - broadcast live to a large screen in front of the Opera House, where the performance was happening inside. We left well before the intermission!
Is anything left to see before we leave tomorrow noon?
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