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Children’s Museum at Schönbrunn Palace

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

If you’ve ever wondered what life was like as a little prince or princess in the days of the Hapsburg Empire (and who hasn’t?), then the children’s museum is a great place to explore and reward the kids for tramping around the main palace all morning without complaining.
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The Japanese Garden

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Back in 1913, the Schönbrunn palace gardeners built a small Japanese garden in the park which subsequently became disused and overgrown. In 1998 it was restored to its former glory in three separate areas…
The tea garden (German: Teegarten) would normally feature a tea house, but in this example it’s a stone area (German: Teeplatz) instead.

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