Pickpockets in PARIS at the Tuileiries Garden / Family Travelogue 18 May 2018

Pickpockets in Paris

Migrated gypsies are everywhere in the crowded places across Europe waiting for the unsuspecting tourists.  We know the MO (Modus Operandi).  We were prepared.  While I was taking videos

KUNSTHISTRISCHES MUSEUM, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

The Tower of Babel (1563)
by, Peiter Bruegel the Elder (born between 1525 &39, died in 1569). Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painter

The Tower of Babel is one of the 12 renaissance paintings of Peter Bruegel housed in Kunsthistorisches.  A total of 40 artworks painted by Bruegel,  Kunst has the largest and and most important  collections of Bruegels all over the world.
The Tower of Babel painting depicts the story in the bible Book of Genesis where the residents built a city and this tower to unify and prevent to scatter abroad.

Bacchus, Venus and Cupid (between 1595 and 1600)
by Hans Von Aachen (1552~1615)

The Wine God, Bacchus, left hand on Venus' right shoulder,  a glass of wine on his right and  eyes on

Places Visited in SPAIN

Walks in Madrid

Started the walk escapade from 10 am till sun down at around 8pm, yet unable to cover a few of the many interesting places to see in the central capital of Spain, the very elegant city of MADRID.

We started at the Gran Via station walking along the architectural street, Gran Via as well and made stops at:

TOP OF THE ROCK / 27 November 2016

view looking south- towards Lower Manhattan, New York City

Amazing views on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza..  The observatory is known as Top of the Rock

PRAGUE a day visit 13 May 2018

view of Prague from the hilltop

Prague Castle

Charles Bridge tower

Prague is one of the four most world's visited cities.  The others are Paris, London and Rome.  The mixed architectural designs of the buildings on both banks of Vlatava River in Prague are as magnificent as those on the said three cities.

Charles Bridge

BRATISLAVA- half day visit/ Europe Tour 12 May 2018

From the half-day visit to Schonbrunn in Vienna, Austria,  we traveled to Bratislava by train. Boarded the train with our luggage at Wien (Vienna)  Central station, in an hour, we were in a different country.  Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia.  The city borders two sovereign states, Hungary and Vienna. .Train transfer between the two capital cities is frequent, every hour.  Bus transfer is more frequent.  We could have opted for the scenic Danube River cruise but it would be inconvenient with our luggage.

SCHONBRUNN PALACE & GARDEN, VIENNA, AUSTRIA/ 12 May 2018

The Great Parterre, Neptune Fountain and the Gloriette at Schonbrunn Park, Vienna, Austria

Schonbrunn  is one of the major attractions in Vienna, Austria.  The Palace and its Garden have been an important  Viennese art since the 18th century.  It was the summer residence of the Imperial family until the end of the Habsburg Monarch in 1918.  The palace became a museum after World War I.  

Schonbrunn was the summer residence of the Imperial family.  Marie Antoinette, Queen of France,  grew up in this palace.