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The Salon at the Gerstner Beletage in Palais Todesco. |
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Setting for a private function at the Gerstner Beletage in Palais Todesco. |
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Gerstner’s Beletage in the Palais Todesco – how the wealthy families of Vienna lived. |
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Theseus Temple in the Volksgarten. |
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Spectacular blooms in Vienna’s Volksgarten. |
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Stunning chandelier in a Vienna coffee house. |
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Inside one of Vienna’s many historic buildings |
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One of the many monuiments in Vienna. |
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Vienna before the walls came down. |
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Palais Coburg cafe fountain. |
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Special event at the Palais Coburg – preparations for a birthday part for a very spoilt 2-year-old. |
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Gardens at the Palais Coburg. |
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Cafe at the Palais Coburg – an oasis of peace in the midst of Vienna city. |
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The stunning exterior of the Palais Coburg hotel |
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The Palais Coburg hotel has a massive wine collection comprising 60,000 bottles from around the globe. Private tours can be organised for about 35 euros, with the wine stored deep underground in the former Vienna city wall. |
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Vienna in the 1850s – a stunning mosaic map inside the Palais Coburg hotel. |
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The Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna – built into the former city wall. |
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Johann Strauss – the most photographed statue in Vienna. |
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Vienna’s stunning night skyline. |
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The entrance to the Life Ball in Vienna. |
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ANTO’s Astrid Mulholland-Licht with Norbert Kettner, Vienna Tourist Board director. |
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More colourful Live Ball guests. |
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Our visit coincided with the once-a-year “Life Ball”, a major HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser which featured a host of celebrity guests including Marcia Cross, Courtney Love, RIcky Martin and of course Austrian Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst. The theme this year was “gardens of delight” and lots of colourful characters were spotted entering the massive event in front of the Vienna town hall. |
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