Monday, 1 July 2013

Prince Eugene's Schloss Hof
Viennese Escapes

In the Gardens
of Prince Eugene of Savoy's
country estate, Schloss Hof

On the horizon
beckons another country, Slovakia

A plum orchard
alongside the main building

I spied many a plum whispering
"I'll soon be ripe and ready!"

A walk through the gardens
of Prince Eugene's country estate
means experiencing summer at its very best,
as if entering a dream and sailing on clouds

Photographed 1 August 2012
in the gardens of Prince Eugene of Savoy's Schloss Hof Summer Palace
An hour's drive from his Viennese Belvedere Palace, going eastwards
Images and Text © by Merisi
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15 comments:

  1. Sylvia K01 July, 2013

    What a wonderful, beautiful place to spend time!! I do love those happy skies! Superb captures for the day, Merisi! Have a great week!

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  2. Frances01 July, 2013

    Merisi, what joy to see those blue sky views again, and to know that perhaps the way that I have been following your posts is still operational.

    Happy July! xo

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  3. LONDONLULU01 July, 2013

    Ah, you not only live in a beautiful city, you are a short drive from beautiful outlying areas too! Thanks for the blue skies!

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  4. Charles Gramlich01 July, 2013

    Our skies looked a lot like that today. Achingly blue with big puffs of cloud.

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  5. Tales of Whimsy01 July, 2013

    Lovely sky.

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  6. Amelia & Mihai-Stefan CHIRCA01 July, 2013

    “You don't take a photograph, you make it.”
    ― Ansel Adams

    Wonderful! - Chirca ;)

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  7. Zosia01 July, 2013

    Those Princes sure knew how to pick a spot for a summer residence ;-)
    Happy birthday to your daughter, Merisi!

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  8. Vicki Lane01 July, 2013

    That first one made me think of Maxfield Parrish. You just need a nymph or two in filmy draperies, leaning over the balustrade (if that's the right word.)

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  9. Parisbreakfasts01 July, 2013

    Ha! I did something similar but at Versailles...
    Blue skies, statues plus bubbling fountains
    Great minds...bal bla

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  10. nic01 July, 2013

    :) Den gibts morgen "von innen". Und den anderen in Buchannon Str. nehme ich mir auch noch vor, der hat andere Räume :)
    ♥nic

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  11. Mo01 July, 2013

    What a stunning place. I'd love t pay it a visit

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  12. HansHB02 July, 2013

    Lovely photos, great colours!

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  13. Unknown02 July, 2013

    I remember one thing of Slovakia: beautiful hilly landscapes:)
    Thank you Merisi for giving heads up about google reader!

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  14. VP02 July, 2013

    I was quite a buff of Prince Eugene and I read a lot about him. I knew of this place but I never managed to see it. Thank you for these pictures!

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  15. LOLfromPasa02 July, 2013

    I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to be surrounded by the beautiful scenery you share here. Really special!

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