Habsburg Family Tree
When I came to Vienna, everyone started talking to me about Maria-somethings and Franz-somethings and Alberts and Albrechts. I could not keep them straight for the life of me. As…
Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments
It was by a strange twist in fate that Elizabeth of Bavaria ended up marrying Franz Joseph. Elizabeth was accompanying her mother and eldest sister Helene ("Néné") to what was…
Parliament, Vienna, Austria
The Austrian Parliament serves as the home of the National Council (Nationalrat) and the Federal Council (Bundesrat). One of the most important ceremonies to take place at the Parliament is…