This past week we went to see a few more things around Vienna and we also took a train to Graz, the second-largest city in Austria. There we visited the Landeszeughause, a medieval armory that has been there since the 1500s.
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| The Landeszeughause. |
It has about 32,000 pieces of arms and armor mounted on the walls, ceilings, and shelves. They could outfit an army of 5,000 with what they have right now; when the armory was in use, they could outfit 10,000 soldiers. They have been oiling all this armor and arms since the 1500s to keep it intact and prevent the rust. They oil the stuff Monday through Friday, all day every day. After a year, they have finished going through the museum once, and then they start all over again.
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| One of the rooms. |
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| A shield that was really used. |
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More of a room. Think about a huge storage room, but
instead of food or something like that, you have piles of weapons. |
The children mentioned that we visited the Egyptian and Greek/Roman wing of the Art History Museum. The year-long pass is definitely worth it, since we can go for an hour or so and then leave.
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| The camera focused on both the faces in this photo. |
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Aristotle. Kirk took this photo in honor of Aristotle being
the first political scientist. |
At the Easter Market, the children chose to get some marshmallow-filled ice cream cones as their treats.
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| We still have one sitting in the fridge, so they must be disgustingly sweet. |
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