Vienna, Austria Saturday, May 26

For the ninth year in a row, Vienna has been named the most livable city in the world.  The Baroque style Schonbrunn Palace with its 1,441 rooms, hosted a meeting between JFK and Khrushchev in 1961.  It was the former summer residence of Habsburg rulers since 1569 and currently a UNESCO world heritage site.  The Millions room is paneled with rosewood and decorated with valuable miniature paintings from India and Persia.  The children cut out the miniature paintings to fit into the many existing gold frames which looked almost like a decorative wall paper. When the pictures didn’t quite fit, the children added clouds or a bit of sky to these miniatures. 
Mozart entertained here on the piano when he was 6 years old. 
The crew dressed in Mozart style costumes and we attended a musical concert where we were entertained by a symphony, opera singers and ballet. 





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  1. Heather DunlapMay 29, 2018 at 1:58 PM

    What a beautiful palace! Sounds like you're seeing some great things.

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