August 28
* The Silver Collection in the Hofburg is something else! I can’t believe that so much china was needed! It’s as if every single person in Habsburg history had their own set of dishes for all the different occasions. Actually, that was probably the case. Some things were so ornate and I was surprised at all the packaging materials and how much of it traveled around with its host. The Imperial Apartments were also very glamorous. They are very similar to the rooms at Schonbrunn, which is to say that royalty is always to be treated as royalty. I was fascinated by the fact that Sisi had her own exercise room, that’s just not something I think of royal women doing in the 19th century, but apparently she did suffer from eating disorders. Speaking of Sisi, she has the Sisi Museum completely dedicated to her. Her and her husband, Franz Josef had an interesting marriage, as he loved her endlessly and she was a bit turned off at the fact that they were cousins. The story of her assassination is what caught my attention at the museum. The story starts as she is making her way towards a boat dock when out of nowhere an Italian anarchist stabs her directly in the chest. Unbeknownst to her, Sisi just thinks she’s been knocked down and continues to board the boat, where she faints. She is rushed to the hospital and only then do they realize that she has been stabbed, which turned out to be fatal.
posted by lauREN @ 9/11/2006
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