Donauzentrum

The DZ is famous for beeing a "shopping center" and
it was built and opend in the 1970's
It has about 119.000 m², and ~260 shops.
Besides shops the DZ has also an entertainment part
where you find cinema and a lot of various restaurants and bars.

Currently there's quiet a lot of christmas shopping going on there.

Bring along some patient^^

FotW - Vienna #9

FotW - Vienna #9

The 2nd district ("Leopoldstadt")
has about 671ha of green space.
That's about 70m² for every district occupant.

Karlskirche
yeah, today it was a bit foggy :)

One year after the black death epidemic in 1713
Emperor Karl VI. vowed to build a church for his name patron
Karl Borromäus who's also the black death saint ("Pestheiliger")
The laying of the foundation stone was in 1716, after an architect competition
which had been won by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.

Station: Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna

Tram entry/exit
it says:
"To exit please, push the button"

"Bim" is what people here call their "Straßenbahn" (tram),
"Öffis" are all p. c. (tram, metro, bus)
Wiener Linien

I've always been a big fan of means of transportation
and do a lot of research of any kind of public conveyance all around the world.

FotW - Vienna #8

FotW - Vienna #8

In 1280 the first history book of Vienna was written
by Jans der Enikel

There's nothing to add.
Actually there is - tell me:
how many elderly have you seen this way walking around in the past week?
I bet - almost none.
That's sad, don't you think?
and as little note: I like old people.
:-)

FotW - Vienna #7

FotW - Vienna #7

Currently 3.596 women
and 24.018 men are working for the
viennese police

(official statistic 08/2011)

..when the mailmain arrives..

FotW - Austria #6

FotW - Austria #6

The sewing machine was invented in 1818
by Josef Madersperger, an austrian

Living Vienna at the "Zentralfriedhof"..how ironic :-)
Autuum hasn't really arrived yet but a visit is always worthwhile.

I totally love graves with old pictures..

Main enterance: Tor 2, Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234, 1110 Vienna
The graveyard has it's own busline (number 11)
For more infos please visit "Wiener Zentralfriedhof" (german)

FotW - Austria #7

FotW - Austria #7

The Krimml Falls ("Krimmler Wasserfälle)
in the state of Salzburg,
are Europe's tallest waterfalls, with a high of 380 meters.

Good morning sunsine...

..people standing in a line for drawing a train ticket

@Westbahnhof

FotW - Vienna #6

FotW - Vienna #6

Vienna's Central Cemetery "Zentralfriedhof" was enlarged 7 times.
In 1921 the last time.
During the WWII more than 12.000 graves
and hundreds of vaults were totally destroyed.

Today was the last day of the "Sommerkino" (summer cinema) in Vienna.

(watching movies for free during summer at different locations)
The afternoon belonged to the kids.

At the evening they showed the movie "Monsters"

Location: Karlsplatz, 1./4. district

FotW - Austria #5

FotW - Austria #5

62% of Austria's total land area
is covered by the austrian alps.

FotW - Vienna #4

FotW - Vienna #4

In 1155 Vienna became capital of Austria

The "Wiener Riesenrad" was built in 1897
when emperor emperor Franz Joseph I. had his 50th throne jubilee.
Back than, it was the biggest giant wheel in the world.

Yeah, there were quiet a lot of things built for his golden anniversary.
Franz von Assissi church and the Riesenrad are only two of them.

FotW - Vienna #3

FotW - Vienna #3

Schoenbrunn Palace,
the summer palace of the Habsburgs,
has no less than 1440 rooms.


If you want to know more about it,
visit http://www.schoenbrunn.at/

You are mistaken if you think this isn't in Vienna.
Morning has broken... and "clone houses" do exist here too.
22nd district

FotW - Austria #2

FotW - Austria #2

The austrian flag is one of the oldest flags in the world.
It dates from 1191,
when Duke Leopold 5th fought in the battle of Acre during 3rd crusade

If you want to know more about the battle:
Wikipedia

"Franz von Assisi Kirche"

This church was build from 1898 to 1910
when Franz Josph I. had his golden anniversary.
For that anniversary there was a competition
and Victor Luntz who was the architect of this church won with his design.
Luigi Luccheni murdered the wife of the emperor (Kaiserin Elisabeth) in 1898.
A gold mosaic inside remembers this tragedy.

2. District ("Leopoldstadt")
Mexikoplatz

FotW - Vienna #1

Let me introduce you to the
Fact of the Week (FotW).
From now one I post every now and then a fact about Vienna or Austria
which I hope you didn't know and find interesting!

FotW - Vienna #1

Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna
is the oldest zoological garden in the world,
founded in 1752.

If you want to know more about it,
visit www.zoovienna.at/

There is a reason Vienna sometimes is called

"the green city"

This photo may look like manipulated
but it's actually the view from the U2
(underground railway 2)
Yeah right, underground railway! ^_^

22. District ("Donaustadt")

The turtles in Viennas "Tiergarten Schönbrunn",
the oldest zoological garden in the world, founded in 1752,
enjoy their fresh meal

U-Bahn or Untergrundbahn or underground railway

More than 1.3 million passengers use the Vienna U-Bahn every day.
Compared to other underground railways worldwide, the Vienna U-Bahn is young. The question of whether to build a Vienna U-Bahn was the subject of heated debate for over one hundred years. From 1844 to the 1960s, numerous mass train transport plans were discussed, ignored or simply rejected.

Like every year at this time
we welcome temporary guests
in our backyard

Mum-blackbird

Daddy-Blackbird


Baby-Blackbird

Mum and Baby Blackbird

...morning has broken
...how lovely little swans can be
(click on the picture to see what I mean)
...protected by their parents
...it's a very peaceful time
...and it makes me sad

@ Alte Donau, Kaisermühlen, 1220 Vienna, Austria, Europe

a little off topic...14. August 1944 - †21. April 2011

... my grandfather died yesterday

... this is a picture of him and me when I was little
... he was 66 years old
... when I was born he was only 40, can you imagine that?
... he was more a father than a grandfather to me

...I don't care if there will be grass marks
...These are things adults think about.
...I'm 26 but not grown up at all ^^

@ Venediger-Au-Park, 1020 Vienna, Austria, Europe

... some days passed by
... and everything already seems to be alive
... colorful nature
... children playing
... spring has arrived

@ Max-Winter-Park, 1020 Vienna, Austria, Europe

...when the warm days are coming

... and the spring is on it's way
... people are coming out of their mouseholes
... enjoying the sun

@ Venediger-Au-Park, 1020 Vienna, Austria, Europe