Today we visited the Kuntshistoriches Museum, the large art museum in Vienna. Most of their Ancient Rome collection was discovered in Austria. The museum also had a large Egyptian collection and an extensive exhibit of paintings. We spent over 3 hours exploring the museum, much to Griffin’s dismay!

We had to take a picture of the Griffin statue.

The foot of a giant statue from around 2000 – 1100 BC.

Ceiling in the museum

Reuben

Reuben’s depiction of Medusa

The Three Phases of Life and Death

This room was full of SO many paintings!

Vermeer

Rembrandt

Rembrandt

Rafael

Carvaggio

Early works of Gustav Klimt in the rotunda of the museum

Klimt

Klimt

After we left the museum, we walked around the MuseumsQuartier and enjoyed the gardens. Next, we hung out at a park in our neighborhood. Griffin played on a fantastic tire swing while I relaxed in one of the many public hammocks that have been placed around the park.

Griffin in front of the museum on a little decorative seat they placed there for tourists.

Monument to Maria Theresa – She was the only female ruler of the Habsburg Dynasty. She was also the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.

We met up with Curt’s brother and colleagues for dinner at an outdoor restaurant in our neighborhood where we could watch the European Cup games. We saw half of the Ireland v. Sweden game and the half of the Belgium v. Italy game.