The kids semi enjoyed it. The best part of the tour for the little
guys was the audio recorder devices that told them about the rooms.
One the most basic level this Palace is the summer home of the
Hapsbergs gazillion years ago. Most notably, Maria Theresa and King
Leopold, and Marie Antionnette and Napoleons wife and son all lived in
this house at one time or the other. Franz Joseph and Elizabeth were
really famous royals who lived here also. I will let you read about
it here http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/. It was amazing!!!!! Beautiful.
Think Biltmore Estate TIMES 25 or so. I am trying to keep all the
history straight but it is really hard when you are talking about
hundreds of years. American History is so short so I am having a hard
time keeping it all straight. I forgot my Story of the World book but
am having it sent straight away so we can ALL read it again! Some
pictures are attached of us on this very very cold day. A tip to the
traveler, in the winter you can get a Winter Pass that lasts 1 month
from the date of purchase and you can get into all 5 attractions at
the Schoenbrun on different dates within that month. We have only
used one so far and that is the Palace Grand Tour.
http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/
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Annamae Giles
1 comment:
25 Times the Biltmore??? No way! Really??? I know about palatial palaces and castles elsewhere, but I didn't realize that Vienna had such massive real estate. Wow!
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