This afternoon we went to the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna and had another history lesson. This was the summer palace of Empress Maria Theresa, mother of 16. Her youngest daughter was Marie Antionette who was killed in the French Revolution. Her granddaughter married Napolean but he was too busy to attend his wedding and so got someone else to stand in for him. Dont even think about it Pete! It was very opulent and overdecorated. The paintings and tapestries really do tell a lot of what life was like and their values of the times. There is a painting on the wall which was supposed to be of the wedding of Maria Theresa and it contained Mozart, which was strange because he was only three at the time and not living in Vienna. The only explanation was, that Mozart was so popular that by the time the artist finished painting it, he thought he better put him in. The gardens were spectacular with many fountains and statues. After looking inside the palace apartments, we went to the old bakery in the palace and learned how to make apple strudel. Sue, my sister in law shouted us all to the toilet and was rewarded for her generosity by being selected as an assistant to the pastry chef to assist him in his strudel making.
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