My illusions of Vienna
ie Strauss, castles etc - and I had done no research before we arrived- were
shattered when we arrived at a modern railway station and passed many modern
and not old at all buildings. However on investing events we discovered that an
Octoberfest was occurring nearby - and yes they were in full swing....
Vienna is very flat
with lots of cycleways which seem to be very well used. We spent the day in the
Many Museums area, visiting some. All elegant buildings - The Wein (World) Museum was just that. It
included items stolen or taken from or gifted to, countries all around the
world including NZ. James Cook featured a lot in the Poynesion section. Some of
the very old Maori items on disply were pilfered by an Austrian guy, I think he
was - will find out his name- he was hated because he took every momento he
could find, out of NZ. Apparently this Museum works closely with Te Papa and helped with the
recent return of the Maori Heads to NZ. Linking the Museums were many upmarket
shops- don’t know how Zara, H&M got there, or Maccers - and well manicured
gardens. Lunch was awesome best nachos ever!! Off to do Italian now....
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