The double headed eagle is the symbol of the former Imperial house.
The palace complex is huge and it encompasses a myriad of museums, too many to visit in a month. Since we don't have a month we were selective and on this day we visited the Sisi Museum. The start with the dishes and cutlery, the overhead of being a royal. We were amazed buy the volume and the quality of the items on display. Then we were off to the more interesting part which was the apartments of Sisi and Franz Joseph. Unfortunately there was no photography allowed in this section.
Emperess Sisi herself. She was considered one of the great beauties of her day.
Piles of silver going on forever
Just your run of the mill gold centerpiece
More soup please
Fork an A!
An odd freak of nature to pick as your mascot
So this is where it all started, folded towel animals
At least they are not solid gold
Still gold plated bronze is still very fancy
A table center piece to beat the band
These are name tags for your wine goblet
For desserts
Bling fatigue
Two true beauties!
Climbing the stairs to the royal chambers
And we are out! Time for our just desserts
Right on the site of the museum is a cafe
Chocolate....yes please!
Apple Strudel doodle do!
The same folks that run the Cafe Landtmann
An international clientele needs help sometimes
So much to choose from
Punk desserts
Those days are past
