Sunday, January 14, 2007





The same Austrian emperor (I think Maxmillian) who was responsible for the underwhelming Golden Roof also had the much more impressive Hofburg, or royal palace, built for him, pictured at left. The building at right is just an example of the baroque feel for much of the old town architecture. I don't have a good photo of our hotel, the Goldener Adler. It's 500 years old, and feels it, very atmospheric. It had about 20 rooms, and much to our surprise, Thailand's crown princess was a recent guest, along with hundreds of other royals over the centuries. I remember our room being quite horrible, but also having the feeling that that was the only terrible room in the place.

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