Wondering Around Vienna

I took in a lot of the city just finding my way to my hotel, but I went out with a bit more of an organized plan (albeit loosely) today to see some of the specifics of the city. Don't get me wrong, I wondered down any little cobble-stone street that caught my attention for one reason or another and then eventually had to refer to my map to figure out where I had taken myself -- it wasn't that organized, as I mention.
Here is one of the places I found while wondering:

Then I found St. Stephen's Cathedral

I always find it interesting to see what gargoyles a cathedral employs to "scare away the evil spirits". Here were some of the ones I saw on St. Stephen's Cathedral:

Apparently, a cow, a monkey, and a kitty-cat are scary?!?!? Ok, maybe to spirits because they are "cute". I know that word scares me. :)

Next, I wondered around the many parks and buildings making up the Hofburg Palace:

In the distance, you could see the Votive Church:

There were two memorials/statues I liked -- one to Goethe and the other to Mozart:

I also visited the House of Music. In some ways, this museum was disappointing because I could not play instruments as I could at other music-type museums (one in Seattle and one in Stockholm come to mind). However, there was a lot of information presented with listening devices that allowed you to experiment with sounds that I had never experienced before. And, I actually learned quite a bit -- so, in that way, the museum was great! But, there wasn't anything I thought would make a great picture, so you won't see any of those here.

Overall, it was another good day with great weather!