When we arrived in Vienna at Schwedenplatz (2 Sept 2008), we didn’t have to walk far to get to the wonderful Stephansplatz with the magnificent Stephansdom or St. Stephen’s Cathedral as it’s called in English. The cathedral stands on the ruins of two former churches and the current one in Gothic and Romanesque style was [...]
YES! One of my oldest travel dreams is to become fulfilled! I’m going to a gala performance of the world famous Spanish Riding school in Vienna with their wonderful Lipizzan stallions! Not until September though. It’s so popular that you have to order tickets months ahead. Actually this whole trip is an advance birthday present [...]
Theme: Heavy | Next week: Free PhotoHunt Let me present for you: Öresundsbron, the cable-stayed bridge between Sweden and Denmark, constructed between 1995-1999. We took this photo 2004. It’s weight is incredible heavy 82,000 metric tons, but not only that, it’s also the longest border crossing bridge in the world with a total length of [...]
