Day 44 - Vienna Treasury Museum

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Vienna, where the weiner was invented.
First, we took the Rick Steve's audio tour of the Ringstrasse via the tram and learned more about the city.  Then we strolled through the Burggarten (castle garden).

Vienna Opera House

Statue of Goethe

Statue of Franz Josef in Burggarten



Back Door of Hofburg Palace (Palace of the Hapsburgs)

Then we visited the Treasury Museum, displaying priceless items from the Holy Roman Empire.  Of course, it wasn't holy or Roman or an empire, but it did contain more relics than we've seen anywhere else in our travels, including the Vatican.  It has numerous pieces of the actual cross, some thorns from the crown of thorns, the nail that pierced Jesus' right hand, a tooth of John the Baptist, cloth from Mary's clothing, from the Last Supper tablecloth, and from wiping Jesus' face (with his image still visible), and countless bones and other relics of saints.

Hapsburg Crown, Orb, & Scepter

Monstranz with Fragment of the True Cross

Large Piece of the True Cross in a Holder

Nail that Pierced Jesus' Right Hand

Tooth of John the Baptist Dangling by Thread

We asked a local for a good place to get wienerschnitzel and ended up at a cafe in the Vienna University for supper.  The wienerschnitzel came with potato salad and both were very good.

Wienerschnitzel with Potato Salad on the Side