the roses of the Volksgarten - Vienna

For those of you who are roses enthusiasts , you would love coming here  between late Spring and Fall where all the hundreds of varieties of roses are in full bloom... This is Vienna´s Volksgarten which is actually open to the public for free since 1825.

The Rose Garden is located inside the Ring (Google Map), Vienna´s first District. 

This beautiful park is within the Ring located between the Heldenplatz 

and the Hofburg. 

All the tourists visiting the city won´t miss this park because it´s

 almost near to everything within the Ring..so if you´re dead tired, 

 you could come and sit at one of its benches while enjoying the 

beautiful blooms of roses and its scents.

This building is part of the Hofburg ( summer Residence of the

 Habsburg Dynasty) that houses the Chancellor´s Office.

The National Library in Heldenplatz

This photo was taken about a year ago in Summer during my 

lunchbreak. The building behind is one of those museums in the

 Museums Quartier.

During Winter time, all rose bushes are covered with sack to prevent damages that might destroy the whole plant.

I visited the Park about 2 weeks ago and took these photos...

This is the City Hall of Vienna named the Rathaus... don´t be mislead by the german word "Rat" (LOL!),  it simply means Council.

The roses last Summer 

The way to  my work is not so far. My office is within the Ring which is just around the corner of the Volksgarten.

Now that Spring is really here, I think they will soon take out the sacks and the rose bushes will soon show the first leaves... I can´t wait to see the first blooms in one of my city strolls during lunch breaks. 

I hope your Thursday will be great, enjoy it!

A brisk walk to the Stadtpark

 In my corporate world, the first quarter of the year is always the busiest.. there´s the reconciliation of accounts, preparation of the financial statements etc.  This week has flown by so quickly that my office days went too quickly as swift as a passat.

The weather was great, we had  plenty of sunshine with cloudless blue skies....

 To relieve a bit of stress after hours of working with computer, I took a

 brisk walk during lunchbreak to the nearby Stadtpark and took pictures...

Wien Fluß...with Vienna Hilton on the background

Wienfluss in Summer  ... (image courtesy of Wikipedia)

The Ring is the avenue that surrounds the old part ( city center) of

 Vienna.. and it also has parks... Stadpark is one of those.

Wienfluss in winter with The Intercontinental Hotel behind the trees.

A happy duck flirting with my camera giving me a good shot of his profile

School children come here to feed the ducks

Posing for my camera or maybe waiting for me to throw the bread cubes.

The kids, loud & giggling, were so excited to throw the bread ..but the ducks played safe and didn´t come too close to them.

The Kärntner Strasse is located inside the Ring and is the heart of the city.

 From here, it takes about 10 minutes by foot to the Stadtpark. 

Now that Spring is taking over  and weather is becoming warmer everyday....more and more visitors, locals or tourists come here to relax, sit for awhile, feed the ducks or simply pass-by and enjoy the beauty of nature....

Have a nice weekend!