Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Taking a Medieval Walking Tour around Vienna Part 1

So, I was in the library with Katrin, a dear friend of mine from my Vienna adventure, and I discovered something I should have discovered before my last week in Vienna: travel guides, in English! I grabbed one, and started reading it. It had two walking tours and I decided that was a great idea to see the city and get to know its history. This will be divided into 2 sections as my camera decided to die, just as I approached the oldest church in Vienna. What did I do then, I went to a cafe and had tea with the famous sacher torte--rich, chocolate cake with marmalade in the center. Quite made up for my rudely disrupted walk.
So, this is the first day: Sunday--well my last Sunday in Vienna. I didn't write down the names of these sites, nor did I do this while I was in Vienna with the book. I know; I'm talented. So I'll do my best to jog my memory. Hope you like it!!

This church was one of the first on the list. It started out with Stephansdom, from there to St. Peter's Kirche, but I didn't take pictures of those since I knew them already and have pictures of them on the other posts. So, here's a church, I think dedicated to angels.

This itself is not medieval, but is a monument of WWII and the Jews that died during that terrible time in modern human history. It's located in JudenPlatz, which is a medieval courtyard for the Jewish community. The original synagogue was located near there--again, remember I'm doing my best to recall the guide's information. If I'm wrong, please forgive me and correct me so I can correct this.

Here's a church that was just beautiful--haha and me. It was located around Salvatorgasse. It's Maria Am Gestade--I'm able to tell you exactly what it is since I took a picture of its historical name card =) It was built between 1394-1414. Absolutely beautiful inside!

This was a fountain for love and marriage. There are two figures in the front exchanging vows. I think it was a popular place to get married. It's right on Hoher Markt, across the Roman Museum.

This is a famous clock. It survived something fantastic and still works. I think it was called the Anker clock...but I'm not for sure. It too is in the Hoher Markt square....... AH! I was right!! This is from the web:

The Art Nuoveaum, Anker clock, was designed by Franz von Matsch in 1911 in what is thought to be the oldest square in Vienna: Hoher Markt. The historical figures on the face of the clock move with each hour--there are 12 in all.

I suppose it was included because it's in a medieval part of the town? But it isn't really medieval itself...
In this area, right on Wipplingergasse 1, I ate at Fresh Soup and Salad, recommended to me by my friend Gunter. I had a great orange and carrot soup with Sera as my last meal in Vienna. Quite delicious!

I didn't take pictures of everything, but this completes Part 1 as I walked over to the oldest church in Vienna after this, and we all know what that little device decided to do then.

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