Mom and I just returned from Vienna, Austria, where I attended a mathematics conference while she saw some sights. One Sunday we visited the Schonbrunn Palace, which was built to rival Versailles. On Wednesday we took a day trip to Prague, Czech Republic, where we saw Johannes Kepler’s birthplace among other things. On Thursday, the night before we returned, we attended Puccini’s La Boehme at the Vienna State Opera House. Here are some photos:
Schonbrunn Palace, built to rival Versailles
The beautiful blue Danube
The Paris Opera House at night
St. Stephen’s cathedral
The Hofburg Palace, home to the Hapsburg dynasty
A concert of Mozart and Strauss, with ballet
Mom in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, next to Theseus and Centaur by Antonio Canova
The Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel
Christmas festival, with City Hall in background
St. Vitus cathedral in Prague
Johannes Kepler’s home
Astronomical clock in Prague’s main Old Town square, built in 1410
Tyn cathedral, taken from the top of the clock tower
Gold baptism dish in the Austrian Treasury
Linda on row 5 in the Vienna State Opera House
Inside the Opera House