Christine, our fabulous tour guide, says goodbye to our great hotel in Vienna, The Prince Eugen.
We catch sight of St Florian Monastery, our destination.
St Forian - first picture off the bus.
A more than spectacular library.
Ok, I found it! Now we can relax.
The ceiling in the great hall at St Florian.
Stunning.
Amazing how the picture seemed to shift so that it always looked the same no matter where you stood.
As always on theis trip, we had a really great tour guide at St Florian.
I loved this view, and guess what? The tunnel effect continued through the painting on the wall at the end.
Composer Anton Brückner wanted to be placed in a crypt right under the church organ, and that's wher he is. Try double clicking on the picture and then look at what's beyond the iron fence.
I wanted to capture the right perspective, so I got down on one knee and took a picture that included the Brückner's crypt, and the convergence of lines on the ceiling that shows where the organ is above. It's very cold down here, so we head quickly upstairs.
Here's the organ. Now it's time for us to sing Locus Iste, by Brückner.
The sound floated upwards into the dome above. A truly magical moment.
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