Wednesday 25 July 2018

Scenes from the open top bus tour.



I didn't have that much to drink last night!



Off the bus to visit the Natural History Museum



Maria-Theresia monument.



Natural History Museum.



I've heard of brass monkey's - but........................



I can't think of a caption!



1 : 1000 scale model of the Rosetta comet.



Looking up into the dome in the atrium.



Hofburg Palace.



Statue of Archduke Charles on the Heldenplatz.



Sightseeing carriage.



Bronze statue of Francis I dressed as a Roman emperor .



I cannot find what this is?



.... but I do know this one!



Front facade of the Schönbrunn Palace.



Statue character talking to a punter....



.... then he spotted us.......



.... and gave a cheery wave.



Museum of Military History.



The Danube Tower - the tallest structure in Austria.



Weiner Riesenrad - the famous Vienna ferris wheel.



Arty shot of our tour bus reflected in a mirrored store front - that's me above the letter T - with Kay to the left.

 
 
Messe Wien - hotel and conference complex.



St Francis of Assisi Church on the banks of the Danube.



Crossing the Danube to the newly developed 'Danube City' business district.



River Danube - where we had moored on our Danube cruise in 2016.



The Danube Tower.



.... from the bus window.



Vienese Choo-Choo.



Chinese Restaurant.



Vienna International Centre.



Crossing the Danube back into old Vienna.



Cruise ships moorings.



Back past the ferris wheel.



Old barge fitted out with a bar and swimming pool.