Schoenbrunn, Just another palace.

Palace on Palace on Palace! Seriously, the Austrians really know how to live it up. Okay so last weekend I also went to Schoenbrunn which is the Hapsburg's (the immediate family) SUMMER home. As you can see it is massive, I can't fit it all in the picture because it also wraps around the sides. And I don't know what on earth they did with all of the rooms inside but it's AWESOME. So far, the biggest palace I've seen. It's a golden yellow color because Empress Maria Theresa (the woman on the giant statue in the museum quartier picture) really liked that color. So naturally, the rest of the city followed and began building yellow buildings/apartments. There aren't as many any more because they've been painted over obviously but it all makes sense now why there is so much of this color. 

We basically just walked around the grounds of this palace for a few hours because it is so massive, it takes an hour to get from the front of the palace to the end of the 'backyard' grounds. And as necessary, there are statues, fountains, flowers, and precisely trimmed trees that go on and on and on :)

This is a view of the 'backyard' and up on top of the hill is a random giant structure (no idea what it was used for) called the 'Gloriette'. It's now used as a cafe of course.

The Gloriette

You can't not eat at the Gloriette because after you finally make it up the hill, you're pretty tired and need to eat. I had a raspberry spritzer with sorbet. Way too expensive but worth it. 

View of the city from the Gloriette

View of Schoenbrunn from the backyard

Ello! On our way back down the hill to Schoenbrunn there was a chap and a big crowd taking pictures so I thought I should too. 

At first we thought it was a wedding but quickly realized it was just re-inactors of the Hapsburg family. This is probably the closest I'll ever get to royalty. 

And no trip to Austria is complete without a picture with a live Mozart statue. However, I don't know if it was worth it. I am laughing/creeped out because this statue man was a creep and wouldn't stop stroking my arm. PDA is much bigger here in Austria but no thank you Mozart. I probably shouldn't have said I was from America.