<<Museum visit>>
I took a day off to visit the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Wien in early August. The rise, decline and the fall of the Habsburg Empire are all there; from the Ottoman invasions of Austria to the wars of the 19th century, fought as the Empire was slowly but steadily heading for its final extinction.
This is a museum anyone interested in military history should visit. And better allow at least two days. It took me half day just to go through the Ottoman period quickly - if you wish to examine all contemporary engravings, drawings and war reports, you might need much more time.
Yes, the Austrians had a navy. They always maintained a riverine navy on the Danube; and at the heyday of the empire, they had access to the Adriatic too.
And this is the car that started the war to end all wars.
Now, in front of the museum, a bunch of re-enacters were demonstrating their art of artillery.
