August 30
On the Reisenrad
* The Lower Belvedere is similar to the Upper Belvedere, but smaller in scale. Unlike the Upper palace, I found the rooms in the Lower palace to be more interesting than the actual paintings being displayed. The Hall of Marble and the Hall of Grotesques were beautiful, but the Gold Cabinet caught all of my attention. I also enjoyed the “character heads” that were scattered about by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, which I couldn’t help but feel were mocking the serious Baroque paintings and the traditionalism that were present in the rooms.
* On the last day in town I thought it would be fitting to finally ride the famous Reisenrad in the Prater. It provided a whole new perspective of the city for me, which was very enlightening and even a little bittersweet as I was soon to say good-bye to Vienna. I could see the whole city from the top, as the sun was setting. The Innerestadt, the Prater, UNO City, the Danube, the Vienna Woods, and I could even see the Erotik Shop Video that we pass by everyday….Oh how I’m going to miss this place!
posted by lauREN @ 9/11/2006
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