Vienna, Austria
July 5, 2016
At the border of "Republik Österreich" (Republic of Austria), captured by Ms. Lee on the bus
Vienna, here we come!
The Hotel Grand Mercure, the Pacific Chorale's temporary home in Vienna. Austria
The left side of the Stephansdom, the Mozart church, in Vienna
Ms. Lee found a Pacific Chorale concert poster at the front door of Stephansdom, Vienna
July 6, 2016
The garden clock in the center of the City Park, between the Hotel Mercure and center of Vienna
The famous Johann Strauss Monument in the Vienna City Park
Ms. Lee found the way to Franziskircher easily for the first rehearsal in Vienna
Gold candle holders in the Sisi Museum that holds all the Austrian royalty artifacts
More gold and silver bowls in the Sisi Museum
All the gold and silver silverware for party of 40!
The silverware for a 12-course dinner in the Sisi Museum
Ms. Lee in front of all the silver
Stunning china collection in the Sisi Museum
A five feet tall gold candle holder in the Sisi Museum
Hofburg, one of the biggest museum in Austria
The world's largest armor display in the Hofburg Armor Museum
Metal gloves and shoes
An ancient string instrument in Hofburg Music Museum
String instruments used in the 17th and 18th centuries
A music stand for a quartet from the 18th century
Mozart's childhood piano
The last piano Mozart used in Vienna
Instruments used by Beethoven when he was a little boy
The piano used by Beethoven
The Bosendorfer piano used by Franz Liszt
A music stand for a quartet from the 19th century
Ms. Lee stands between three Bosendorfer grand pianos
Hofburg Museum Piano court
Part of the Hofburg Museum was made into a children's corner for overnight sleep-away-camp
John Alexander, the director of Pacific Chorale, is waiting patiently for the concert to start
Pacific Chorale performance in Fransizkircher, Vienna
Pacific Chorale performs in Franziskircher in Vienna on 7/6/2016
July 7, 2016
athe Austrian train system, QBB
THe interior of QBB train
The resting place for Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert in the Central City Cenmetery, Vienna
The Belvedere Museum
The fountains of Belvedere Museum
The 18th century garden design at Belvedere Museum
The main hall of the Belvedere Museum
The fireplace in the main hall of Belvedere Museum
A Chinese artist's works are displayed in the Belvedere Museum
Yan Pei-ming, Shanghai
"The Philharmonics" by Maximillian Oppenheimer
Detail of the painting "The Philharmonics"
Another fountain on the Belvedere Museum ground
Rathaus, the City Hall is getting ready for the Euro2016 game
Ms. Lee in front of the Austrian Parliament
St. Mark's Basilica is another great concert venue
The Vienna Concert House
A bronze model of the Stephansdom
A side statue of the Stephansdom
A wall decor of the Stephansdom from the 17th century
The choral risers in the Stephansdom
The face of Stephansdom
A side view of the Stephansdom
A Mozart light in a chocolate store
July 8, 2016
Looking at the Schloss Shonbrunn from the garden
The finger maze in the Maze Garden
Another finger maze in the Maze garden
The adult-size maze in the Maze Garden
This sign educates everyone about treating the tree with kindness in four languages
Glockenspiel, a musical instrument for the young and young-at-heart
Ms. Lee is playing a pentatonic sclae
The Emperor's Gate at the top of the hill
Looking from the Emperor's Gate down to the city of Vienna
A ten-horse-drawn golden carriage for the emperor
The emperor, Kaiser Franz Joseph, wore this outfit and a feather hat for official events
The Museum Quarter in the heart of downtown Vienna
A cute little ornament on top of a massive funiture
Stephansdom in the sunset
Street musicians playing for money
Pacific Chorale performs in the Stephansdom
July 9, 2016
This statue has a bandaid on it!
Ms. Lee at the entrance to Belvedere Winter Palace in the middle of Vienna downtown
The cover to Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" opera in the Mozart Haus
The ceiling of Mozart's bedroom in the Mozart Haus
Mozart's clock now plays his tunes
One of the coats that Mozart wore
The cover to Mozart's "Magic Flute" opera in the Mozart Haus
A model of "Queen of the Night" and sound track performance in Mozart's "Magic Flute"
The oven door in Mozart Haus
These are Mozart's words
Stephansdom back side shows the age of the church
The Music Stairs take visitors up to the Haus der Musik, a hands-on music museum
Multiple TV screens playing different productions around the world at the same time of Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro"
The hologram of Beethoven in Haus der Musik
German Mass by Franz Schubert
String Quartet floating in air in the Haus der Musik
A mural of musicians playing, copied from "The Philharmonics" by Maximillian Oppenheimer, in the Belvedere Museum
A photo of Johann Strauss and Brahms
A entry door that leads to a Mask Shop
A sign for the Peace Museum in Vienna
"Lily Pond" by Monet, in the Albertina Museum
"Inner Alliance" by Wassily Kandinsky, a famous Russian painter
"In the Garden: Peace" by Augusto Giacometti
Ms. Lee in front of an artwork called "Black On Black" in Albertina Museum
"Still Life With Guitar" by Picasso, in the Albertina Museum
"Nun Persecuted By Devil", a ceramic jar by Picasso, in the Albertina Museum
A beautiful Vienna apartment building
Ms. Lee at the Farewell Dinner in the Restaurant Wolff in the town, Neustift am Walde
Our dinner table at Restaurant Wolff
Pacific Chorale director, John Alexander, giving a farewell dinner speech
Musicians from the Farewell Dinner
July 10, 2016
Ms. Lee on the CAT (City-Airport-Train) to airport for St. Petersburg
Comfortable airport sleepers in the Vienna Airport
A beautiful diamond skull as a display in an airport shop
Have you ever seen a tow truck for an airplane?