Ever Heard of Horse Museums? Here Are 6 Places to Visit Horses While Traveling Horse museums are a thing. As someone who’s slightly afraid of horses, I can’t think of anything more terrifying. But for a fan of the equestrian arts, I can’t think of a better day trip or tour experience to add to an itinerary. I’m not just talking about museums that celebrate horses, the history of […]

An equestrian statue high on the roof in the center of Vienna. * "The Hussar" The hussar on his horse, in his verdigris splendor, up on the roof since the 19th Century, is still on the look-out for customers of a travel agency and gun store that has long ceased doing business, however. More romantic souls insist that the statue really represents the "Lion of Lechistan", the Polish King, Jan III Sobieski, beloved by the Viennese for coming to their rescue during the Turkish Siege and the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Whoever the solitary horseman keeping vigil up there may be, he enjoys a view over the city of Vienna that reaches all the way to the vineyards and the hills of the Vienna Woods.

GOOD MORNING FROM VIENNA
Hussar on the Roof in Verdigris Splendor
Up there since the 19th Century,
and still on the look-out for good coffee.
Corner of Kohlmarkt and Graben, Inner City
Image © Merisi Vienna
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