As you know, the Catholic Church had a pretty significant influence in this part of the world back in the day. Our plan for today to help endure the cold and see how elaborate some of the local churches might be (especially given the dullness of the Cathedral) was to take a look at the Franziskanerkirch (Franciscan), Dominikanerkirche (Dominican) and Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit) churches. If you've seen earlier blogs from Europe, you'll note that we visit a lot of churches and cathedrals as we enjoy the architecture and the history it reflects as well as observing the great effort that was made to make these extraordinary places for the worshippers to visit.
They all three topped the Stephensdom in their elaborate interior decor with the Jesuits going the extra kilo in their effort to be the apparent leaders in countering the reformation. THE PICTURES ARE A BIT BLURRY BUT THE CHURCHES WERE EXTREMELY DARK AND I DID NOT HAVE A TRIPOD. SO THE BLUR REFLECTS THE UNSTEADINESS OF THESE AGING ARMS DURING LONG EXPOSURES.
Otherwise we spent some time enjoying the great retail here. I don't know how these brick and mortar operations are holding up during this new age of retail but for now they were a pleasure to see. We had dinner at Patara (http://www.patara-wien.at/) which is one of our favorite restaurants in London.
Aging arms during long exposures + aging eyes during photo viewing = No blurring:)
Wonderful photos so far! Cannot believe your good fortune to be residing over a Starbucks.
Looked pretty clear to me. Evidently, any blur in the photo was compensated by the blur in my aged vision.
Nice to see a photo of Konnie where she isn’t pointing her finger at me and threatening to cut off my coffee supply.