So I (finally) continue my pictorial on Eastern Europe... All the photos shown now are shot on film and scanned in.. and of course, only the better shots are shown... haha... ;p

Salzburg
Some nice horses at the town square in Salzburg

Many thanks to my "wonderful" navigation skill, we walked up a wrong street while heading for the Fortress Hohensalzburg, we stumbled upon this (what I thought was) pretty nice arty stuff (i don't what you call them... ;p)

A shot from inside the Fortress Hohensalzburg...

Golling
A nice shot of the supposedly forbidden waterfall.. A pity I only had a polariser to diffuse the light and increase exposure time (i needed a neutral diffuser)

Vienna
The State Hall in Vienna - quite a waste of money I thought... although it was nice, but there really wasn't very much to see, except the frescoes on the ceiling, which I thought were really fascinating...

inside the Stephansdom, Vienna

A street pianist busker - I was quite impressed considering most buskers busk with "portable" equipment - I don't consider an upright piano to be portable in ANY sense.... ;p

A night shot of the library at the Habsburg, Vienna with the moon as the backdrop

A furry-eared squirrel at the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna - it kinda looks like a rabbit right?

Horse-drawn carriages at the park of the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna - it was certainly a beautiful day

UNO-city, Vienna. One of the four/five UN headquarters in the world. Home to the IAEA, etc etc.

At the main reception of the UNO-city. Try and find the Singapore flag!

Some Gaudi inspired place or something like that. I can't quite remember the name of it though.... ;p

Bratislava, Slovakia

The once-upon-a-time Castle at Bratislava. It is now a museum, although not a very good one I must say. (and for that matter, I think the whole of Bratislava isn't very much of a visit either... Not for food at least)

St Martin's Cathedral.. It was closed by the time we got there so we didn't get to see the interior...

The Blue (Orthodox) Church, which I thought was quite modern-ly beautiful. "I'm Blue, da ba dee da...."

Prague, Czech Republic
The most beautiful of the few cities I visited on this trip. And also where the best (& cheapest) beer is found. :)

The old town square - which had a nice Easter fair going on. So beautifully set against all the historic churches and buildings

The old town side of the tower on Charles Bridge, which is the bridge of statues

St John of Nepomuk statue on Charles Bridge - the most famous one of all...

The changing of guards parade at the Prague Castle - very entertaining indeed. I quote the AA spiral guide, "After Habsburg formality and the grey ritual of the Communists, President Havel gave the show some humour and life: the sentries' blue uniforms tailed by the Oscar-winning costume designer for Amadeus, and a new fanfare for the big noon parade composed by rock musician Michal Kocab"

The big noon parade... (I went a little shutter crazy... ;p)

Watching the parade made me miss the Commissioning Parade training at OCS somehow... hmm... i never would have thought there would be such a day... haha..

Marching home...

Inside St Vitus Cathedral. The steeples on the outside as well as the architecture is supposed to be a mix of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles...

Another shot of the interior. I loved the intensity and colours of the light shining through the stained glass, giving such a pretty picture... ;p

So this is the end of my recount of Eastern Europe. I'm afraid there weren't any stories to share - cos the trip went smoothly, which I supposed was a good thing.... ;p

Labels: Austria, Bratislava, Golling, Prague, Salzburg, Slovakia, Vienna