Wake_up in Vienna 15/08/2010

The aim was to catch the sunset and water-boarders at Wake_up at Danube. The sunset was bland so I won't bother posting any photos of that but it was cool to see water boarding; never seen that before.

Some more info on the link; the page is in German.
http://wakeboardlift.at/willkommen

Heiligenstadt in Vienna 15/08/2010

Heiligenstadt is not far from the city centre. We cycled along the river and walked up the hill. Vienna has great cycle lanes! There are great panorama views over Vienna up on the hill and you can enjoy a glass of wine at one of the Heurigers. Or perhaps a spritzer if you are continuing the cycling. We went to Weingut Hajzsan.

Some links:

http://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/wine/heurige-3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuriger

http://www.wien.gv.at/english/leisure/bike/

Rax Mountain in Austria

Reichenau is around a 90km drive from Vienna. You can also get the train there. The Rax mountain is a fairly easy place to do a bit of hiking for the inexperienced. There are frequent cable cars going up to about 1.5km height and then you can hike to Ottohaus for lunch or refreshments. Views are spectacular depending on how low the clouds are. Proper clothing and hiking boots is recommended.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rax

http://region.austria.info/at/guide/152785sy,en,OEWE/objectId,RGN110620at,_site,uk,_area,provinces-regions/home.html

A few shots from Rax 14/08/2010

Belvedere, Vienna

The original Gustav Klimt painting- The Kiss is in Belvedere in Vienna. It's well worth a visit, such a beautiful painting! We had a pleasant morning and suddenly the sky turned dark and dramatic. I didn't mind as I got some shots and we made it inside before the rain started lashing down.

Link to Belvedere:
http://www.belvedere.at/jart/prj3/belvedere/main.jart?rel=en

Here's one capture:

Karlskirche, Vienna

Karlskirche is a beautiful church in Vienna. It's currently going through some restoration but the front is done. The clouds were lovely and made a nice background when just shooting part of the church to avoid the tourists sitting on the steps and walking around. There are classical concerts in the evenings in the church; I can particularly recommend the Vivaldi "Four Seasons".

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/austria/vienna-karlskirche.htm

Der Stadtpark in Vienna

I've been on holiday in Vienna. The below statue is located in der Stadtpark where I was strolling around on Wednesday.

More information about the park on these links:
http://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/parks/anlagen/stadtpark.html
http://www.suf.at/wien/ringstr/stadtpark.htm

Rose d'un Bum

The real name is Willow Herb but the nick name for the flower in Finland is "Rentun Ruusu" which could translate as "Rose of a bum". They can be found in any ditch so if you ever receive a bouquet of these you can say that you got roses from a bum.

Two different takes:

Seen its best days



On the way out