Tuesday, 02-July-2024


I left the palatial gardens of Belvedere behind, continuing my wanderings through the parks that Vienna had arrayed out before me. I passed a really neat looking business park (headquarters to Erste Bank, I think), a well-placarded train station, and finally found myself walking down the paths of the Vienna Arsenal.

It was lovely – just wandering, watching, and appreciating the quiet. From what I could tell, the Arsenal was a museum, but had closed a bit ago. Long enough for the tourists to have left, at least, which left me able to enjoy the area basically by myself… save for the few staff who were hustling off to their cars for the evening.

It was quiet and calm, and I enjoyed it immensely.

As a side note, I saw a few paintings up on the wall nearby, showcasing some of the exhibits available in the armory… and wow. This one – the artist didn’t have to go this hard with this impressive of a piece, but they did. For us.