Tuesday 24 May 2016

Day three of our cruise on the Danube

An early morning coach tour of Vienna - not the best of weather.

Thermal powerplant artwork by Austrian designer Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

It was all too much for Kay - who promptly fell asleep!



Views from the coach.



There was a ceremony going on for newly elected President.......



.... in the drizzling rain.



Hofburg Palace statue.



Statue of Hercules - beating someone up.



Your carriage awaits...



Hercules - at it again.



Monument to the Black Plague.



St. Stephens Cathedral, Austria.



Inside the Cathedral.



Reflections of Vienna.



There's a caption here somewhere.



Back at the riverside moorings - with three identical ships.



Same ships, rival companies.



The weather cleared up for our afternoon visit the the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace.











I think these are rows of sentry boxes (?).



The palace was getting ready for a concert.



Nothing better than a well-trimmed bush.



The rear of the palace.



Where do I start?



A feathered visitor.



A duck stepping out - good job it wasn't a goose!



Arty camera work.



Driving back to the ship - over the 'Lion Bridge'



Setting sail.



That Vienna skyline.



Farewell to Vienna.