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Schöenbrunn Palace

We slept well after arriving yesterday, took public transportation to Schöenbrunn palace a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

There are some fountains in the entrance court to the palace.

Entrance court fountain
Entrance court fountain

There no photos allowed inside the palace, but you can see some photos of the inside on the palace website https://www.schoenbrunn.at/en.

There are extensive gardens behind the palace.

Palace from the gardens
Palace from the gardens

Gardens from the Gloriette
Gardens from the Gloriette

Gardens from the Palace
Gardens from the Palace

The Neptune Fountain is at the far end of the gardens from the palace and the Gloriette building is on the hill behind that. It now houses a café.

Neptune Fountain and Gloriette
Neptune Fountain and Gloriette

After lunch, we went to the Haus of Music and investigated the Vienna composers.

We learned that Otto Nicolai started the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

We then walked over to the Anchor Clock. We weren’t there at noon to see the full show, but got to see the 5 pm show.

Anchor Clock
Anchor Clock