We took the kids to see the Wagenburg, the Imperial Carriage Museum that has over 100 carriages from the former Imperial Court. Back when there was an Imperial Court, the court had over 900 carriages. And they are all very...
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Here are some random photos we found amusing for one reason or another. The two teddies, as I found them one night when I walked out in the hall. Guess which one is the dirty teddy? Gummy Hamburgers. We got Elora this gummy...
When we got home from Budapest, the weather in Vienna was beautiful (finally!!!) so we set off to the zoo with Elora’s friend Charlie and his big sister Mia.When the younger kids saw Mia climb to the top of the Panda bear...
Happy Easter! The Schonbrunn Palace gardens are alive with beautiful blossoming trees. So we took the kids out for some pictures. More photos later, but here is a taste. Now it’s on to Ostern!Vienna comes alive at Christmas...
We had the missionaries over to try out our new favorite dessert recipe, Topfenknoedel, which we put a Lindt truffle inside before cooking and added some sugary Strawberry sauce. Yumm. Recipe requires Topfen (aka Quark) which...
This large pool inside the Gellert bath was actually COLD! I tried to go in about three times and always gave up and went back to the small warm pool. Chris went all the way in with Elora. He could not turn around because there...
We spent some time just wandering around the city and enjoying the general splendor of the architecture and random statues.This is the cave church (I don’t know the official name…) that was built into the side of the...
The Hungarian Parliament is the main governmental building for Hungary. It is like the White House and US Capitol Hill all in one. We decided to take the guided tour to see the inside. Because it’s the main governmental...
There is so much to do in Budapest, and the sites are all within relatively easy walking distance — if you don’t mind walking for 8 miles a day and carrying a 2 seater stroller up a couple hundred stairs…This is...
Our apartment was right around the corner from the Opera. This opera house is rated the third best sounding acoustics in the world, right behind Milan and Paris. Wow.When you are entering the Opera house there are paintings like...