Vienna Daily: July 2008

27 July 08

Still at the Naturhistorisches Museum...a perfect day for Skywatch with a view of great architecture. Above photo is the right edge and below is the left side of the museum.

I will be away for a week but I will try to auto post for the coming days. I almost forgot its theme day tomorrow! Happy weekend everyone!

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Special note:
Ody, I posted a photo of the landstrasse mural kasi kalat ang histura lol.
Panaderos, di na uso tabo...naked sa donau na haha.
Dong, it is! even the surrounding, neatly swept talaga araw araw.
Kyels, come with your mom and enjoy Vienna too.
Babooshka, I am merely showing off what beauty this city has, a chunk of reality so to speak...lets enjoy!

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27 July 08

Needless to say, Vienna boasts of architectural pride as its European counterparts. It is a great effort by the government to have preserved buildings of old and opened them as museums to the public...if they are not actually built as museums.

Here is the back of the Naturhistorisches Museum (Science) situated at Vienna's Ringstrasse and is frequented by tourists, famous for its extensive preserved and stuffed animal collection.

The museum was built in 1819 along with a vast garden (Maria Theresien Platz) and another building identical to it which is the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art). The façade of the Naturhistorisches Museum has names and statues depicting personifications of the various continents known to Austrian science at the time - Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

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16 June 08

I enjoy graffiti at times, especially those that I see on train tracks. At some points though they can be an eyesore. Especially if they are not artistically done (?) ;-)

To prevent too much graffiti eating the walls of the city, the government proposed paintings on the walls of the underground. This one is on the newly furnished Praterstern station which used to be the dirtiest and smelliest station (that I hate going to). It used to be frequented by drunkards and beggars, but now seems to be the cleanliest...

See other graffiti on the train tracks here.

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26 June 2008

It has been a long time since I posted something for I Spy Sunday, so here are some photos of the wasps, bees and hoverflies I saw on a flower islet.

Join us every Sunday!

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29 May 08

First, thanks to Maria for the information about yesterday's photo. The sculpture is Alfred Hrdlicka's MEMORIAL AGAINST WAR AND FASCISM (Mahnmal gegen Krieg und Faschismus, 1986).

Following this time is that of Ulrike Truger, "Zwang – Flucht – Freiheit" a sculpture dedicated to Empress Elizabeth at the Hermesvilla. The statue presents the areas of "obligation - escape - freedom" which are all being faced by the empress at the same time. These are shown by the three sides of the sculpture that stands for the ambivalence of personality, the subjects for the obligation, the coat for the escape and the wing for the freedom.

It is made of carrara marble and weighs 6,5 tons! (The kids in front are from the kindergarten, plus my daughter.)

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23 June 2008

Thank God it's Sky Watch Friday!

I've seen similar statues in different areas of Vienna but never got the time to look who the artist is. Anyway this shot was taken near the Albertina museum that I featured a while back...

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24 July 2008

Passing by Ringstraße (Vienna, 1st district), one would be delighted with the clean street, calm ambiance and classic building facades when looking for fine dining.

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The city has been going into lots of construction when summer started..so was this blog. Sorry for the absence and inconvenience...Again I'd be posting for the days missed and go bloghopping too ASAP.

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28 April 08

You might think it is but no, this is the interior of one of McDonald's chain at the city center. See more of the different interiors soon!

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24 July 08

A preview of what I'd be posting soon...

The United Nations Organization, more popularly known as UNO is one of the many international agencies located in Vienna. Situated across the Danube River (U1 train station Vienna International Center), the area occupied by UNO has been a site of anything tall (structures), modern architecture, and glass buildings.

I took this shot as the train passed by. On sunny days, the flags would be present, and gone when it rains...Do you see yours?

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28 April 08

Agree or not, some of the best musicians can be found on the streets, willingly sharing their art to passersby....Watch out for more musicians from Mozart and Strauß's city!

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28 June 08

I wont be seeing much of these clouds, its raining...in the middle of summer!

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The past days were rest days on this blog, but I'd be uploading still for the days I missed. Still from the parade, sorry to have left you all with a butt sight! =D

A couple creatively body painted, I said couple cause its obvious even from the view 'behind.'

12 July 08

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12 July

Complete with all accessories! Notice though one has a carrot.

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12 July 08

Interesting...

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12 July 2008

This photo is courtesy of hubby, he was out yesterday and chanced upon the Rainbow parade. A street parade showcasing this and more about being gay and lesbian.

That's it for today's spying job...=D

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10 July 2008

Tuesday I posted about the dog sign around the area and Thursday this is what I saw, it was the same sign I took a photo of. The kids were like, "Oh mama what happened?" And I just don't know what to say, even though its just a sign it isn't a good example to kids for other people to just break them like that. (Just being unhappy and griping on my part).

While below is a container of plastics. With play of words, the sign says "Nimm ein sackerl für mein gackerl." (Take a sack for my poops.)

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9 July 08

It rained that day I'm sure...Wonder where I took this photo? From our balcony, everyday is a different sky, everyday a different view while sky watching. =)

For more Sky watch visit Wigger's world. click photo below.

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29 May 2008

During our trip at the Lainzer Tiergarten(zoo), younger son would often ran away and spy on the animals, one of which is a ram below.

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08 July 08

Janet, I remember you commented during theme day that Vienna should have dog signs that says 'no' for their gackerl... Vienna has those for a while but were eye level (as high as the traffic lights), those that are on the grasses were mainly in residential areas. But today, when I came out, I saw these small markers practically everywhere (where the grasses are). There you are, no more poops for the doggies in the streets and grasses!

Owners who let the dogs make poops will pay 36 euros! The solution is to always carry a plastic bag with them. (Ein sackerl für gackerl= A sack for the poop). The horses in the city do not have that much problem. Notice they already have a big sack behind them, this catches everything that comes out from their behind, though it isn't really good to smell those.

7 July 08

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7 July 08

And I was so proud to say that its summer lol, it rained today while the kids and I were out at the city center. It isn't favorable because I didn't bring any raincoats nor umbrellas thinking that its still going to be a sunny day.

I guess the older people are right to say verrücktes Wetter '(crazy weather)!'

P.S. Janet, you might notice the photo above is the big Männer store in Stephansplatz =)

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27 May 2008

Its really summer now! Visit Vienna and tour around the city via a Fiaker or this topdown red car!

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"That God never painted two same skies is a wonder!"

View from our balcony at around 4am...since summer means longer days, it starts early and ends later.
Happy Weekend everyone!

28 June 08

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23 June 2008

At the side of the museum is a restaurant where seats are arranged outside the mezzanine patio for diners to enjoy the sun. I say this was quite an artistic addition to the appeal of the museum.

Below is a sidestreet as seen from above.

(apologies for fotos, again, are from my phone camera)

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1 July 08

A sign we see a lot yet is still neglected by many. If they don't manufacture it, I guess we don't need this sign anymore. I did mention before that smoking is prohibited in all train stations of Vienna, those who get caught will pay 60euros!