Wachau romantic scenery...

“A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country guided by blind impulses of curiosity is only a vagabond…” - Oliver Goldsmith

Austria 2006: Wachau - Scenic Romantic View...

(10 May 2006)

(Absorbing the view from the Danube)

The journey through the beauty of Wachau scenery full of history and legends of the Danube.

(On the Cruise Boat)

The Wachau is a stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems, a landscape of high visual quality. It preserves in an intact and visible form many traces in terms of architecture, monasteries, castles, ruins, towns and villages, and agricultural use for the cultivation of vines.

(Scenic view from the cruise boat)

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Spring of love in Vienna...

"The greatest part of life is to go to places you’ve never been before, and to live dangerously...” – Noran Bakrie

Austria 2006: Vienna - Fine Arts and Natural History...

(07 - 09 May 2006)

(Reunited with hubby in Vienna)

From France I travelled alone to Vienna, Austria. There were meetings arranged for me at the Austrian Notes Printing Plant and I had to witness and sign-off some coins disposal at the Austrian Mint. On the 4th and my last day in Vienna, dear hubby flew in from Kuala Lumpur and we had a week holidays.

The Astoria Hotel where we stayed, is situated at the center of Stephansplatz, with rows of shops and famous Viennese cafes. For those keen on shopping there are plenty of flea markets and shopping streets to browse through. At the end of Stephansplatz stood the Gothic Imperial Chapel, houses a wealth of art treasures where the Vienna Boys’ Choir performs during High Mass on Sunday, is also a remnant of the Imperial Palace during the Middle Ages.

(The Hofburg Palace in Vienna)

(The Austrian Mint)

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