The museum in San Francisco houses a collection of cable cars, photographs and mechanical displays. (Apr 16th, 2010)
#FF 'Roman History'
(List)
A list of persons on Twitter who are tweeting about Roman History and the
remains of the Roman Empire.
#TT 'Travelling
Families'
(List)
A list of persons on Twitter who are tweeting their travels with the whole
family and/or with small children.
Motor Tram GM 100
(Photo)
During a stay in Gmunden I used the chance to ride with a tram GM 100 dating
back to 1898.
Rolls-Royce-Museum
(Website)
The museum in Austria shows a collection of Rolls-Royces in an old spinning
mill which was built in 1862.
Schloss Schönbrunn
(Website)
A palace in Austria - which was the summer residence of empress Maria Theresa -
with one of the oldest zoological gardens nearby.
Museum of Carriages and Department of Court Uniforms
(Website)
The Museum displays the former vehicle fleet of the Viennese Court in a
building next to Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna.
Artstetten
Palace (Website)
This palace in Austria was the residence of archduke
Franz Ferdinand, whose death in Sarajevo had evoked World War I.
Schloss Hellbrunn (Website)
The palace in Salzburg City was built in 1615 as Italian-style "villa suburbana", with park,
trick fountains and a "Stone Theatre".
Minimundus
(Website)
A miniature park in Austria which displays miniature models of architecture
from around the world, built at a ratio of 1:25.
Krimmler Wasserfälle
(Website)
The Krimmler Wasserfälle are the tallest waterfalls in Austria. They are
located in the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Schloss Hof
(Website)
A palace in Austria with a large garden which descends down to the March
River across seven terraces.
Hermesvilla
(Website)
In this villa on former imperial hunting grounds in Vienna you can see
original furniture as well as the bedroom of Empress Elisabeth.
32.000 reasons not
to attack Graz
At the Landeszeughaus in Graz I walked along 32.000 pieces of weaponry and
armours which were stored there since 17th C.
Silent-Night-Museum
In the former flat of the composer of the Christmas carol 'Silent Night' I
learned a little bit about the history of that carol.
Third-Man-Museum
In this museum in Vienna I visited a private collection about the classic
movie 'The Third Man' shot in the Vienna of 1948.
My first 365 days on
Twitter
A small note about my thoughts when I started to use Twitter for my life as
traveler and writer.
Light Bulbs
(Photo)
In front of the railway station of Wels, a city in Upper Austria, I found
this art work with 'Light Bulbs'.
Water
Tower
(Photo)
During a walk through the old town of Wels I came across this water
tower with interesting coat of arms outside.
Beagle Boys
(Photo)
During a walk through Krems I saw an art work showing the Beagle Boys placed
at a very funny place.
Museum of
Natural History
(Photo)
During a walk through the Volksgarten of Vienna I took this photo of the Museum of
Natural History which was opened 1889.
Schönbrunn Palace
(Photo)
Schönbrunn Palace is part of the UNESCO World Culture Heritage and one of
the most visited sights in Vienna.
Sunflower at
Heldenplatz
(Photo)
In the year 2005 in remembrance of 1945 there were sunflowers and vegetables
plant at the Heldenplatz in the middle of Vienna.
Strange car in
the street
(Photo)
While a walk through the streets of Graz I came across this strange car
which was actually a promotion for a quarter of Graz.
Thomas Demand - Presidency - Embassy
(Note)
At the Museum of Modern Art in Vienna I learned a new idea how to take
photos from so important place like the oval office.
Burg Liechtenstein
(Photo)
This castle called Liechtenstein was the original seat of that family which
is the ruling house of the European state Liechtenstein.
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