Welcome to WEEK 4 of my travel dairy...... we are in AUSTRIA now.....I hope you enjoy seeing some pics from AUSTRIA. today.........Are you sick of my travel ramblings yet......LOL!
The highlight for me in AUSTRIA was going to a VIENNESE CONCERT .....we all dressed up for the night and dismebarked the River Cruise Ship and travelled by Coach to enjoy some wonderful Viennese Music and singing......in VIENNA.
The first thing I spotted in the Foyer of the Palace was this Gold Carriage.....isn't it gorgeous!
I sat in awe of all the gold and marble that filled the Concert Hall in the Palace......I only took my small point and shoot camera...so the pics aren't the best....my head just kept lookking up .....LOL!
The Town of MELK was another highlight for me in AUSTRIA......you may have heard of the BENEDICTINE ABBY.......well it was magnificent with all it's wonderful old buildings set high up on the hill overlooking the town of MELK.
We had a guided tour of the ABBY.....what an experience in wealth,paintings,gold,so much rich history learning about the life of the Monks and the way in which they lived.
This is just one of the many courtyards.....it had figurines and statues all around the top of the buildings.....and inside......there were so many gold ornaments,figurines,tools....so much wealth....
I was just gobsmacked at all the gold that I was seeing......in fact there is a whole room decked out with glass cabinets filled with gold things.......unbelievable!!
All the rooms in the ABBY had their own old heaters.....I was fascinated by these....they were all different and were a bit of a feature in themselves in each of the rooms we visited.
There were hundreds of paintings hanging inside the ABBY...in many rooms......Rod kept having to come back looking for me as I was getting left behind all the time admiring all the Art work.....LOL!
They even had a model of the ABBY on display in one of the rooms......it gives you an idea of how HUGE the BENEDICTINE ABBY is....
......and the best is yet to come......how would you like ceilings like these...
OMG.....my eyes were peeled to the ceilings....I just didn't know where to start taking pics....which way should I stand...maybe I should sit on the floor.....oh no...another group were following us....so I had to hurry up.....LOL! I did get left tbehind a few times....I just pretended that I belonged to the next group......LOL!
There was no way that I was going to miss the opportunity to take some great pics.....these were all hand painted.....YES.....hand painted......imagine how many hours,days,weeks,years this took!!
Whilst in the ABBY CHURCH we were given an ORGAN RECITAL....OMG....it was amazing and sooooooooo moving......but I just kept clicking away.....look at all this GOLD and MARBLE.....so much wealth.........OMG...I had to keep pinching myself that what I was seeing was reallllllllll !!
I couldn't leave AUSTRIA without purchasing some handmade tablecloths .....here's one that I have in our family room at the moment..............I also purchased a few for family!
...and this one has this gorgeous girl and boy pattern all the way around it....the size of the table cloth is 80" x 80"
I loved this pattern so much that I brought two different coloured cushions for our family room.
Well.....I hope you have enjoyed seeing my travels so far......I have a few more Blog posts coming up in the next few weeks for you all.....so if you want to see more from HUNGARY....then pop back in here next Wednesday Sept 12th.
Feel free to leave comments or ask any questions below here....
If you have just joined us and have missed my earlier travel posts....you can see them here:
WEEK 1 - SINGAPORE
WEEK 2 - NETHERLANDS
WEEK 3 - GERMANY
xoxo
Lyn Dwyer
I think I would need a week for the Abbey alone with all that gold and that amazing and wonderful artwork and architecture. then goodness knows how long I would need for the rest of Austria- thanks for sharing your adventures Lyn -waiting patiently for the next episode
Posted by: Kathy S #6265 | September 05, 2012 at 08:50 AM
WOW - what a stunning, golden experience Lyn!!!
... I would have been with you in the second tour group maxing out my memory card with all the splendour, ending the day with a very sore neck from trying to take in everything :)
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | September 05, 2012 at 09:19 AM
glad you guys are enjoying my travel pics....we really did have a fabulous time...all up I took over 4500 pics....LOL!
My Photobook arrived on Monday and I;m sooooooooo pleased with how it turned out.
Posted by: Lyn Dwyer | September 05, 2012 at 01:14 PM
just love seeing your adventures Lyn. thanks for sharing
Posted by: Laura B.# 4961 | September 13, 2012 at 05:37 AM
you are most welcome Laura.....
Posted by: Lyn Dwyer | September 13, 2012 at 06:14 PM