"Being Guest in Mozart City"

Mix | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12 
Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million, more than 25% of Austria's population, and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 10th-largest city by population in the European Union. Vienna is host to many major international organizations, such as the United Nations and OPEC.

"Where Sissi met Franz"

Schoenbrunn Palace | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12
The Palace Schoenbrunn is Vienna's most popular tourist destination, attended by 2,467,000 visitors in 2009. The whole Schoenbrunn complex with Tiergarten Schoenbrunn, Palmenhaus, Wuestenhaus and the Wagenburg, accounted for more than five million visitors. Palace Schoenbrunn is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria.

"... can be seen on the 20-Euro-Cent from Austria"

Belvedere | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12-20
The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. The extensive Belvedere complex consists of two magnificent Baroque palaces the Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a stunning Baroque park landscape in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city centre.

"Christmas Market in wonderful Surroundings"

Town Hall | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12-19
The Rathaus (Town Hall) was designed by Friedrich von Schmidt in the Gothic style, and built between 1872 and 1883. On the top of the tower is the Rathausmann, one of the symbols of Vienna. Facing the Rathaus is a large park, the Rathauspark, in which every advent there is a large well-known Christmas Market.

"The most famous ferris wheel in the World"

Riesenrad | Prater | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12-19
The Wiener Riesenrad (German for "Viennese giant wheel") is a Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. It is now one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions. The Riesenrad was one of the earliest Ferris wheels, erected in 1897 to celebrate Emperor Franz Josef I's golden Jubilee, and has an overall height of 64.75 meters (212.4 ft).

"When you have taken the 71" - Part 1

Zentralfriedhof | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12-19
Opened in 1874 the cemetery spans 2.4 square kilometres with 3.3 million interred here. It is also second largest cemetery, after Hamburg's Ohlsdorf Cemetery (more than 4 km²), by area and largest by number of interred in Europe. The most popular route to the cemetery using public transport is the electric tram numbered "71". Among the Viennese, a popular euphemism for a death is that the deceased person "has taken the 71".

"When you have taken the 71" - Part 2

Zentralfriedhof | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12-19
Opened in 1874 the cemetery spans 2.4 square kilometres with 3.3 million interred here. It is also second largest cemetery, after Hamburg's Ohlsdorf Cemetery (more than 4 km²), by area and largest by number of interred in Europe. The most popular route to the cemetery using public transport is the electric tram numbered "71". Among the Viennese, a popular euphemism for a death is that the deceased person "has taken the 71".

"The illumination of an old era"

Nighttime | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12
Some days before Christmas 2010 the nights in Vienna were very cold and frozen. So taking pictures was a very sportive moment. Nevertheless I shoot some nice pics from the inner city of Vienna.

"A warm place in a cold surrounding"

Palmenhaus Schoenbrunn | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12-18
The Palmenhaus Schönbrunn is a large greenhouse in Vienna, Austria, featuring plants from around the world. Opened in 1882, it is the most prominent of the four greenhouses in Schönbrunn Palace Park. It is also among the largest botanical exhibits of its kind in the world, with around 4,500 plant species.

"Austria Mix"

Mix | Salzburg | Carinthia | Austria | 2004
Here are some pics from around Salzburg and Carinthia which didn´t fit in another category.

"Wolfgang Amadeus father is lying here"

Cemeteries | Salzburg | Austria | 2004
Here are some pictures of two different Salzburg cemeteries. One is the cemetery of the St. Peter´s Archabbey. The other one is the St. Sebastian´s cemetery on which Leopold Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus´ father) found his final resting place.

"Where Wolfgang Amadeus started his career"

City | Salzburg | Austria | 2004
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital city of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" (Altstadt) has internationally renowned baroque architecture and one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Salzburg was the birthplace of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. (Origin: Wikipedia)

"Nice views from the Schmittenhöhe"

Zell am See | Salzburg | Austria | 2004
Zell am See is the capital city of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The city has about 10,000 inhabitants. Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region. The German name "Zell am See" means "Cell by the lake". (Origin: Wikipedia)

"A view from more than 3.000m above sea level"

Kitzsteinhorn | Salzburg | Austria | 2004
The Kitzsteinhorn is a mountain in the main chain of the Alps in the district of Kaprun, Salzburg, Austria. The Kitzsteinhorn is part of the Hohe Tauern range in the eastern Alps and reaches a height of 3,203 m above sea level. The summit can be reached using the Kaprun Gletscherbahnen. There is a viewing platform on the roof of the station, at 3,035 m above sea level. The funicular was the location of the Kaprun disaster in which 155 people died on 11 November 2000. (Origin: Wikipedia)

"Water is falling down"

Krimmler Waterfalls | Salzburg | Austria | 2004
The Krimml Waterfalls with a total height of 380 metres form the highest waterfall in Austria. The falls are located near the village of Krimml in the High Tauern National Park in Salzburgerland. Krimmler Waterfalls is a tiered waterfall. The waterfall begins at the Krimmler Ache at the top of the Krimmler Achendal, and plunges downward in three stages. The upper stage has a drop of 140 metres, the middle of 100 metres, and the lowest a drop of 140 metres. The highest point of waterfall is 1470 Mt above sea level. (Origin: Wikipedia)

"One of the longest glaciers in the alps"

Glacier | Großglockner | Carinthia | Austria | 2004
The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometers in length, is the longest glacier in Austria reaching from the 3,453-metre Johannisberg to 2,100 metres above sea level. It lies within the Hohe Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner. The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 m above sea level, Austria's highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. This makes it, after Mont Blanc, the second most prominent mountain in the Alps. (Origin: Wikipedia)

"Side-by-side with falcons"

Hohenwerfen Castle | Salzburg | Austria | 2004
Hohenwerfen Castle stands high above the Austrian town of Werfen in the Salzach valley, approximately 40 km south of Salzburg. The castle is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps. Nowadays the bastion functions as an adventure castle for its visitors. Among the numerous attractions are guided tours showing its extensive weapons collection and the historical Salzburg Falconry (Origin: Wikipedia)

"One of the gorceousest streets of the world"

Großglockner Street | Carinthia | Austria | 2004
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße) is a panoramic road in Austria, in the state of Salzburg. It connects the state of Salzburg with the state of Carinthia. It is named after the Großglockner, Austria's highest mountain. It leads with numbered hairpin curves to the Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe Visitors' Centre, with a panoramic view of the Pasterze Glacier and the Großglockner itself. (Origin: Wikipedia)