The Botanical Garden
of the University of Vienna Rennweg 14
The garden covers 20 Acres,
and is immediately adjacent to the parks
of the Belvedere palaces
and the Belvedere Alpine Garden
Corpus Christi Procession
of the Mary Mother of God parish
The Parish church grounds border on the
Botanic Garden
A small gate in the garden wall
allows access from the church grounds
to the garden beyond
After celebrating mass on the Feast of Corpus Christi,
which this year is celebrated on May 22,
a processon was being held,
leading through the Botanical Gardens,
and back to the church grounds
"Many English-speaking countries
celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi
on the Sunday after Trinity Sunday —
on the Sunday after the traditional
Thursday celebration in other countries"
Source: Wikipedia
For more information,
click on the picture above
Agape Feast
After the procession returned to the church,
the parish members, and guests like me,
were invited to refreshments
in the church yard
Muttergotteskirche
Church of Mary Mother of God
Jacquingasse 53
I have been walking by this fellow
for several months now.
He's still turning his back to me. **
Country in an urban window
Inquiring about the little red-hatted fellow,
I was told, he wasn't quite ready yet.
And got presented with another Gartenzwerg.
Easily the prettiest window boxes
in the First District.
And not only for the potted peony.
The same windows, with last summer's bounty
Oranje Fan
Soccer Worldcup 2006
Griechengasse
Walking towards Fleischmarkt
Griechengasse towards Hafnersteig Photo taken on the same spot
as the one above,
only this time with the back to Fleischmarkt:
To your left, Griechengasse continues,
with St. George's Church (ca. 1800);
ahead of you;
slightly to your right,
sloping towards the Donaukanal,
bégins Hafnersteig
Looking from Griechengasse, beyond Hafnersteig,
Franz-Josef-Kai and the Donaukanal,
to Leopoldstadt (2nd District),
i.e. the view, that the gentlemen
in the above photo have ahead of them
Photographed with my little Sony Cybershot
way back on 7 June 2007
Belvedere
A structure designed to command a view
In Italian "belvedere" means "beautiful view"
The Belvedere
Prince Eugene's Summer Residence
Looking over the Upper Palace's gardens
towards the Lower Belvedere Palace
and the city beyond -
in the center, the spire of St. Stephen's Cathedral