Another schlecht Sunday. I reiterate that we are not spending our remaining time in Austria checking places off a list; the day just lent itself to a new exhibit at a favorite castle (I have several favorites), with lunch at a favorite Weinschank afterward.
It would be wrong to be indoors on a day as lovely as this.
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The calm before the IB exam storm.
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Though not because of the hiking.
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Though I am not as inspired by Easter markets in the same way I am by Christmas markets, a market in a castle is another matter.
A little early for the Marillen blooms, but that was fine by us.
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Schloss Hernstein is a Theophil von Hansen creation; in fact, it is the design that inspired his more well-known constructions in Vienna, Parliament and the Wiener Musikverein (where Anna Grace has performed), one of the most acoustically perfect halls in the world. Another near acoustically-perfect hall is Hill Auditorium on The University of Michigan campus, at which the Vienna Symphony Orchestra (and Jack) have performed. The castle also served as a Hapsburg hunting lodge; and from 1945-1955 was home to the Russian Commander-in-Chief.
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In the lulls between travels much has transpired.