Day Ten • Vienna, Austria

We started the day by celebrating Mass in St. Peter's, a Franciscan church in the center of the city. From there we toured various places include St. Stephen's Cathedral and Belvedere Castle. The rest of the day we were on our own to walk around the city, sample the Sachertorte (the rich chocolate cake made famous here) and to listen to Strauss Waltzes.

                                
                                                   
                                                     
The painting over the main altar is the story of Peter healing the crippled man (Actos of the Apostles) which we heard at mass during the first week of Easter    
St Peter's
                               
Interior of St. Peter's
                       
  This tower was errected at the end of the time of the plague, in gratitude to the Holy Trinity, which is portrayed at the top. (see below)
 
                   
 
The Cathedral of
St. Stephen
 
   
Scenes from around town...      
       
           
Johann Strauss
         
           
 
  Belvedere Castle
           
The Sacher Hotel where the Sachertorte was invented.    
                               
                                           
                                         
                                                                         
               
   

Repaired statues, ready to be
re-installed onto Belvedere Castle.

  
 
 
   

An 11th Century statue of Thomas putting his hand into Jesus' side (last Sunday's Gospel).
It was available for sale in a local antique shop for only 75,000euros!
(I'll take three.)
                                                           
   
 
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