Vienna the Capital of Music ─ St Stephan's Cathedral‧音樂之都 - 維也納 ─ 聖史蒂芬大教堂

St Stephan's Cathedral is a symbol of Vienna for centuries. Similar to many existing historical buildings, it was built in Gothic style.



The Cathedral is located in the major shopping area of Vienna, surrounded by numbers of shops.


Because of heavy traffic, street performer is attracted to deliver a show here.


Also. there are many concert sales in traditional costumes. If you say you know English, they will show you a portfolio of the concert hall and show they work for. If you don't want to be disturbed, simply shake your head or hand and they will let you go. Among all of the opera houses in town, The Vienna State Opera is the most reputable while the Großer saal (金色大廳) is the most luxurious.

Vienna the Capital of Music ─ Stadtpark‧音樂之都 - 維也納 ─ 市內公園

It's the time to visit music related sightseeing point. Here's Stadtpark or Viennese City Park where the Johann Strauss Monument located. He's the composer of the well-known waltzes - The Blue Danube.


Elegant and clean decorations in the park.

Vienna the Capital of Music ─ Live Chic‧音樂之都 - 維也納 ─ 住潮啲

Classic outlook of Le Meridien Vienna.


Contemporary arts exhibition in the lobby. I love this chic environment so much.






Hookah is avaliable here.


Modern and clean room setting. Very comfortable.


Stylish glassless with slanted bottoms.


It's good to have a hot bath after a long day.


Can have a shower with massage show panel alternatively.

Vienna the Capital of Music ─ Schönbrunn Palace‧音樂之都 - 維也納 ─ 美泉宮

This is Schönbrunn Palace or Summer Palace for the royal family usually spent their summer here.



Let's have a full view of the palace together with the colorful garden.


Red roses.


The Neptune Fountain represents the royal family's power over its nations.


Relatives of "Ying Ying" and "Le Le" are living in the imperial zoo. You can help carrying a message for them to the baby pandas in HK.


Wanna have a walk in maze?


Fruits not found in HK.

Vienna the Capital of Music ─ Hofburg Imperial Palace ‧音樂之都 - 維也納 ─ 荷夫堡

Welcome to the Hofburg Imperial Palace (also known as winter residence). It was the palace of the Habsburg dynasty of Austro-Hungarian empire, a powerful house in European history. Today, it is still the residence of governor - President of Austria.


Empress Maria-Theresien who led Austria to become a strong empire by promoting commerce, developing agriculture, building military force, introducing education reforms, etc. Austrians still feel thankful for her contributions till now.


Prince Eugene of Savoy, one of the greatest generals in Austrian history.


Archduke Charles of Austria, another great military character in Austria.


The new castle, a large-scale building complex of the palace.


Museum of Fine Arts (up) and Museum of Natural History (down) are twin architectures because of their appearance. One way to distinguish between the buildings is by the statues on top. The one with Athena is Museum of Fine Arts while the one with Apollo is Museum of Natural History.



Decorative decorations.





Gangsters? What's behind?


A street performer painted himself in white and dressed in traditional clothing for pantomime. Seems very peaceful.

Vienna the Capital of Music ─ Sea Grotte‧音樂之都 - 維也納 ─ 海底湖

Seegrotte means an underground lake, a rare natural phenomenon.


A boat trip is good to experience the silence of the lake. Due to the darkness, not many photos were taken successfully.


See those pink marks. That is quartz. The seegrotte was a quartz mine.

Horses were major carriers in the mine. Here is a stable.


The Seagrotte was also an aircraft manufacturing factory during world war 2.

Vienna the Capital of Music ─ On the way‧音樂之都 - 維也納 ─ 在途上

Here's a rest area in Austria. By comparison with the ones in Czech, it's more sophisticated and modern. Yet, the most obvious difference is the cost of living, eg. the same ice-cream cone here costs 5 times more than that in Czech.


Clear blue sky with white clouds. Refreshed my day.


A beautiful stone.


A volcano stone.


I miss horse riding. How nice if I could ride on a horse to Vienna.

Prague Summer - Beer Beer Beer‧布拉格之夏 - 大杯酒

Czech instead of Germany is the largest beer consumption country in the world. Here's the factory of the oldest and most reputable beer brand.
Beer Beer Beer.


Production line floor plan.


Used bottles are sterilized here.


Raw ingredients of beer.


The staff is getting us some young beer for tasting.


The true look of young beer with a bitter taste. For the beer available in the market, the color is lighter and clearer that earned the brand a nickname of "golden beer". Pubs in Czech usually offer beer from 1L.