Our first hop during Saturday's long night was Hundertwasserhaus then the Belvedere...it was there that raindrops started to fall but for just a few minutes.

I remember visiting the place back when my younger brother was still small, he was in his strolller then. It was spring so the tulips were in full bloom and the sun was shining brightly. We toured the whole Palace grounds and the  park beside it. We didn't get to the museum then, I think they were doing renovations.

So that night, mom and I had the chance to see the display at the Orangerie. We turned right first and there were the info desk and the souvenir shop. To the right again was an event, make-up styling I guess. Mom was allowed to take photos in here since there were other photographers there. She urged me at first to had my face painted but I refused so she settled with the other subjects in the room. I also refused having a photo with them.

Before going to the other wing, I asked mom to buy me a small musical box playing Beethoven's Für Elise. My little brother enjoys playing with it.

At the other side were displays of "Sleeping Beauty" (Schlafende Schönheit) opposite to that of the what we saw earlier, Living beauties ( lebenden Schönheiten).

Again, photos were not allowed but I saw lots of people who did. Take stubborn Mom for example...she had two.... :D

(E.B-Jones)

Posted for Wednesday Window.

(Display shelf outside the haus)

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Mom long wanted to visit the Mozarthaus. She just couldn't because we started school again and as always she's been really forgetful. Thanks to this year's Long Night at the Museums, we were finally able to pay a visit.

(The big door)
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Mozart's house is at the back of the big church where my brothers and I shoo the birds during summer. The street reminds me of the game My Empire, it is uneven and would do the toktoktok when you walk on it...must be really old since mom said Mozart lived there 200+ years ago!

(Mozart drawing made by his friend)

Mom could be hardheaded at times, I told her not to take photos while we're inside but still she had two or three after seeing someone else doing it. (She was tempted she said.) We saw lots of things that belonged to Mozart, even letters, coats, piano sheets he wrote, masks and a lot lot more.

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I can only play part of twinkle twinkle little star, the piece which Mozart composed. Though I think Emily Bear, a really wonderful pianist my age (see my sidebar for a link to her webpage) can do all Mozart pieces...she even composed a lot of pieces already ...wow!

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