Hapsburg Treasury

Today Karen and I went to the Hapsburg treasury which has the most amazing collection of religious and secular art and artifacts from centuries of the Austro Hungarian Empire.  We bought a combo-ticket, planning to hit the art museum after the treasury, but we wound up being in the treasury for nearly 4 hours.  The collection is stunning.  Ceremonial garments from crowning of emporers from the last of the Holy Roman Emporers through the Austro-Hungarian dynasties, ecclesiastical art and artifacts from all over the world, jewels and silver and crowns and scepters from the many centuries of Austro-Hungarian empire days, tapestries...you name it, the stuff was amazing.  The coronation attire and crowns are dazzling and most of the art is mind-boggling as it was all hand done and all of it is exquisite.  After all the hours we were in there, we didn't have time for the other museum, so we'll do that one on Wednesday when I'm back from Salzburg.  After all that walking we were tired and ready for some Gluwein, so we headed to a cafe on the palace grounds and enjoyed hot Gluwein and a delicious apple strudel with vanilla custard.    Pics are some of the more interesting artifacts in the treasury and  a shot of our gluwein and strudel reward at the end of our visit.