Schonbrunn Palace - The Conservatory

Saturday, April 10, 2010 (Part 3)

As I mentioned before, Schonbrunn is not far from Vienna -- no more than 10 miles. And we were very proud of ourselves that we got to the Palace by subway. Katherine has a lot of experience with the trains and buses in Copenhagen, so I let her take the lead. In hindsight, it was all very easy and very fast. This was definitely the best way to travel. What made it so easy and stress-free was that everything was exceptionally well marked. The signage was excellent and it was everywhere. There was constant reinforcement that we were headed in the right direc

tion.

Following our lunch at the Gloriette, we consulted our map and made our way to

the conservatory -- called the Palm Court. Inside, we enjoyed a walk through some lovely displays of azaleas and rhododendrens (and palm trees, of course) as well as a large variety of orchids in one particularly hot hothouse. There were also a number of unusual flowers (unusual to me anyway), and Katherine had fun taking a lot of pictures of the many beautiful

flowers.