Saturday, September 19, 2009
This is one of the only two parts of the original wall around Vienna that is left. It was torn down in the 1850s or so, right after a revolution. Franz Joseph realized that having a wall here made it more difficult to stop revolutions. Also, it didn't do anything for defense anymore because the city had grown so much, so they tore it down and built the Ringstrasse. That is where the opera, Parliament, City Hall etc. are now.
Dr. Holmes has finally found his place as the master of a Roman Villa
Carolyn and I under the Heathen Gate, it was built for Constantine II. Ad is very large, especially for out here I guess :) The next few are that area too mom, so the boys can see. This all used to be Carnuntum, it was the big Roman settlement out here. Then clockwise 1. People dressed up in Roman clothes, we're not sure how they got them :). 2. The restoration of what they think is the bath house. 3. a bedroom i the recreation of what they think one of the houses looks like. 4. some artifacts that they found i the ruins there. The new picture is their floor and wall heating system :)