- Schloss Schonbrunn. Figured I wouldn't have time to make it to Versailles, so this was my chance to see a palace. It was actually kind of fun, if inescapably somewhat tacky; the gardens were worth the hour or so I spent in them, too.
- Albertina. Spent most of my time in the two showpiece exhibitions of works from the museum's permanent collection - "Albertina Contemporary: Gerhard Richter to Kiki Smith" and "Monet to Picasso". From the first, it was Richter's work that most appealed, some abstract, others blurrily representational, even the abstract ones bearing hints of the objects from which they're abstracted; liked the pop-inspired Raymond Pettibon pen and ink works too. The second was a pretty good survey; my favourites were Munch's sublime (in both senses) "Winter Landscape" (1915) and Paul Delvaux's mysterious nocturnal vista "Landscape with Lanterns".
- Haus Der Musik. An interactive sound museum, exploring the experience of sound and how it's processed by the brain. Cool, but seemed to do horrible things to my inner ear or something, leading to some nausea and dizziness...but apparently I'm a bit of a wimp about those things. (Ruth)
- Esperanto Museum. Part of the 'Collection of Planned Languages' in the Austrian National Library. Who knew? (Ruth)
- Globe Museum. Random, but why not? Claims to be the only museum world-wide where globes and globe-related instruments are acquired, investigated and displayed to the general public. It's sure an impressive collection. (Ruth)
- Wiener Riesenrad. I have a weakness for ferris wheels; we went a night; the view was memorable; the amusement park in which the wheel sat, less so. (Ruth)
- Belvedere. Only went to the upper Belvedere - the permanent collection. Klimt and Schiele were the main events and neither are particular favourites of mine, but it was worth seeing a whole lot of their (and other Vienna/Austrian) artists' work together.
