18/6/24 Parliament , Volksgarten , Rathaus Platz

 

    Our last day in Vienna , so it will be an easy day - also 32 degrees today , another reason to take it easy . This is one of the statues outside the Parliament building 

    They do gold highlights very well over here - seems to be a theme for a long time .

     The Austrian Police usually have someone here all the time , with reinforcements called if necessary .

    Opposite Parliament is the Volkesgarten , not Volkswagon 😉 . The sign says there are over 400 different roses here on display , and it's well protected with substantial fencing .

    We entered via a middle gate to another manicured garden . 

    Each side of the central area has rows of roses , 3 rows of different heights and many are out flowering . They are all labelled with their botanic names and who donated them . Lyn's Grandmother would have been in heaven here . 

    There are rows of individual chairs beside the roses - most were empty , probably because they don't look very comfortable . There are 2 rows of larger trees bordering the roses , and made a nice cool place to sit in the shade .

    Off to one side is the Temple of Theseus , a building built for exhibitions of one artists work only .

    We were fortunate to be able to check this one out as well , here it is . The different colours are all from camel hides . Before we went any further , I said to Lyn , this is all about oil drums & camels - correct , it's about the rise of Saudi Arabia and the impact of camels and oil !! Some of this art culture might be sinking in 😆😂🤣

     The plaster on the ceiling has intricate patterns as well .

 There are other beds of roses , some just singular colours , other multicoloured .

    It is a large park , workers busily keeping gardens free of weeds and kept very tidy .

      Time for a walk towards Rathaus Platz - townhall & conventions centre . They were setting up for a film festival .

    The building looks great with the red & white flags and red flowering planter boxes on many levels .

    Walking up behind the big screen , we were able to check it out .

     Time for an apple strudel for an afternoon treat , we went to the Einstein Bar 

    This was inside , we chose to eat outside and watch the world go by for a while .

    Well that's it for Vienna , tomorrow we fly back to London to help Justin move house . Hope you've enjoyed our take on Vienna . After an initial start where we thought we were in way over our heads , well we were 😆, and probably still are , but it was an experience we don't want to swap . 

   Here's map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1hmfpl3yw3MiykFDeO-KL2HLgzacoYro&usp=sharing