While in Vienna, we had to go to at least one palace. So, off to Schloss Schonbrunn it was. The schloss was built by the oh so powerful Habsburg family. It started out as a hunting retreat for Maximilian II in the late 1500's. It was then built up and started to be called Schonbrunn in 1642, when Eleonore Gonzaga, widow of Ferdinand II, added to the palace. It has a labyrinth and maze (which we didn't go into) and very large parkland around it. Although it was freezing (literally), it was fun to wander the grounds and imagine great royalty hunting and relaxing there...
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