Today we were up and out early shortly after breakfast. First destination was the house of Dr. Sigmund Freud - the father of psychoanalysis.
We viewed an interesting collection of a number of his possessions and his obsessions - travelling, smoking and antique collecting - Egyptian and Buddhist statues. Here's a picture of his reading chair built just for him. He read with his legs over the sides and his head unsupported. Very odd.
When Freud graduated high school, with distinction of course, his German teacher stated that he possessed an idiotic style. Analyze that!!
Next we jumped on the tram and proceeded to the museum of the famous Huntertwasser - an Austrian painter and architect - and ate lunch. The architect incorporated natural features of the landscape into his buildings like the apartment block we saw here in Vienna. It has what they refer to as undulating floors ("an uneven floor is a melody to the feet" he said) a roof covered with earth and grass, and large trees growing from inside the rooms, with limbs extending from windows. Some pics below!
Back on the trams (we are getting to know our way around now - if we could figure out the 'platz's, ringstrasse's, strabe's, etc). And then we were off to the Schonbrunn Palace - the Versailles of Austria - home of various emperors and empresses. Our tickets included a visit to the palace grounds, dinner and an evening concert. This world heritage site is beautiful. Being surrounded by so much beauty and wealth can be a bit overwhelming.
Scandalisé - Pascale has been repeating!!
One of the most interesting things for me in this palace was standing in the same room where 6 year old Mozart performed for the Empress and then following his recital jumped into her lap. What a feeling walking through history.
Easter is a few days away and on the grounds of the palace was the Osterhase - the Easter market.
A great opportunity for us to see the handicrafts of Europe, beautifully decorated eggs, ceramic crafts, and so much more.
Off to dinner and a lovely concert at the palace.
Tomorrow is our last day in Vienna then off to Prague. No excess luggage problem on the train trip. Oops I now owe Pascale 1 euro.
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