Austria trip, week 1: Vienna, Innsbruck, and the Innsbruck International Choral Festival
Robert & Courtney Schafer
June 2005

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We started off our Austria trip with two days in Vienna, being shown around by Robert's parents and one of their Viennese friends. Robert's parents then took us to Innsbruck, where we had a great time rehearsing music and sightseeing with the Boulder Chorale, and the other choruses participating in the festival. The festival culminated in a concert at which we all performed the Mozart Requiem, followed by a selection of American music.

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Our hotel in Vienna, Pension Pertschy Our room in Pension Pertschy was small but very nice Courtney in front of the Hofburg in Vienna Stephansdom, in the center of Vienna One of the many horse-drawn carriages waiting for another load of tourists
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Exiting the catacombs under Stephansdom Another view of Stephansdom Part of the Hofburg complex The Neue Burg, the last wing of the Hofburg Fountain in front of the Kunsthistoriches Museum
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Robert in the Volksgarten Robert and his mother singing Austrian folk songs with an accordion player at a Heurigen, while friends look on Robert's father, Frau Klenk, Robert's mother, Robert, & Courtney, in the Augustinakellar One of the buildings at Schönbrunn palace Part of the lovely grounds at Schönbrunn
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A huge greenhouse in the grounds of Schönbrunn Robert and Courtney, with Schönbrunn palace and the city of Vienna in the background Robert's father, Frau Klenk, Robert, and his mother Robert and Courtney in front of the Glorietta at Schonbrunn Another view of the Glorietta
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Inscription on the Glorietta One of the many impressive stone sculptures The vast palace courtyard Schönbrunn's grounds have many beautiful flowers Roses behind the palace
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Courtney and Robert on the palace grounds Robert and his mother show off a fountain The palace grounds are lovely to walk in Elaborate detail on the walls of the Brahmssaal in the Musikverein, where we saw the Vienna Boys Choir perform The Schubert choir of the Vienna Boys Choir, after their performance
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Courtney hangs out with a Vienna choir boy Austrian breakdancers on Kärntnerstrasse The gorgeously gothic interior of Stephansdom Melk Abbey The city of Innsbruck
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Robert and Courtney by the Inn river, in Innsbruck Innsbruck is surrounded by mountains Courtney on a footbridge over the Inn Tyrolean dancing at the choral festival opening dinner Lederhosen and dirndls
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The boys involve the audience Robert apparently used to do this as a kid Diane and a girl from another choir prepare to drink their reward of Schnapps The famous Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) in Innsbruck Charming Innsbruck buildings on the Inn river
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One of the narrow streets in Innsbruck's Old Town district The Karwendel Alps rise high over Innsbruck Rugged ridge of the Karwendel range The grounds of Schloss Ambras, near Innsbruck Schloss Ambras