We have been to Shoenbrunn Palace several times,
once during the Easter Market,
but this was our first time to visit the Christmas Market

Here we found a traditional souvenir of Vienna - snow globes - and we bought several

This church was erected in gratitude after the failed asassination attempt on the emperor

Vienna has many separate Christmas Markets. This is one of the largest

We toured other sites that we have visited before. This is the state opera house

Opera is so popular that it is difficult to get tickets
This was a performance being edited by a technician
The state we saw looked like the photo at right

This unassuming church is the burial place of the Hapsburgs
who ruled the empire for 800 years.

The spire of St Stephens Cathedral can be glimpsed from several directions while walking through old town

The tile roof of the Cathedral

Close to the Cathedral is the house in which Mozart lived with his family. Here he composed The Marriage of Figaro
and the Piano Concerto in D Minor as well as other works

The doorway at the end of this street was our home
when we visited Vienna earlier this year

The owner's project is this Peace Museum

As we wandered the city we saw sites both old and new to us

The Christmas trees for sale were VERY tall.

Interesting Courtyards

Churches

A memorial to the victims killed in WWII when a bomb fell directly on their shelter. It became a mass grave

Roman Ruins

The Hapsburg's Palace

And of course, Christmas Markets