Vienna, August 2008

The illegal photo Birgit snapped of the Lipizzaner stallions during their training session.

2008-11-05T21:15:08Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The illegal photo Birgit snapped of the Lipizzaner stallions during their training session.

Schmetterlinghaus (Butterfly House). A tropical paradise in the middle of Vienna.

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Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Schmetterlinghaus (Butterfly House). A tropical paradise in the middle of Vienna.

Inside Schmetterlinghaus.

2008-11-05T21:15:50Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Inside Schmetterlinghaus.

The only photo we were able to get of the Common Blue Morpho butterfly with its wings open was this one that Birgit took.

2008-11-05T21:17:44Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The only photo we were able to get of the Common Blue Morpho butterfly with its wings open was this one that Birgit took.

Unlike the blue butterflies, these orange ones loved to pose, no matter how close you got. Photo by Birgit.

2008-11-05T21:18:11Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Unlike the blue butterflies, these orange ones loved to pose, no matter how close you got. Photo by Birgit.

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)'s photo

2008-11-05T21:13:16Z

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Jessica Mignone (jmignone)'s photo

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Some butterflies love fruit salad.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Some butterflies love fruit salad.

This is the Common Blue Morpho butterfly with its wings closed.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
This is the Common Blue Morpho butterfly with its wings closed.

Here is some random jackass finger raping the Common Blue Morpho butterfly to get it to open its wings. It didn't really respond and eventually flew away, hopefully to tell on him.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Here is some random jackass finger raping the Common Blue Morpho butterfly to get it to open its wings. It didn't really respond and eventually flew away, hopefully to tell on him.

Cocoons.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Cocoons.

The Nationalbibliothek (National Library) of Austria.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The Nationalbibliothek (National Library) of Austria.

The Prunksaal (Ceremonial Hall) in the National Library.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The Prunksaal (Ceremonial Hall) in the National Library.

Cool shelf ladders in the Prunksaal in the National Library. Someday my house is gonna have these in it. ;)

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Cool shelf ladders in the Prunksaal in the National Library. Someday my house is gonna have these in it. ;)

Chancing upon some amazing fried dough balls floating in their oily pool of deliciousness at a food fair.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Chancing upon some amazing fried dough balls floating in their oily pool of deliciousness at a food fair.

The finished fried dough balls, topped with powdered sugar. You then have your choice of raspberry sauce or vanilla sauce, both of which are added to your plate. They tasted sort of like ver ...

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The finished fried dough balls, topped with powdered sugar. You then have your choice of raspberry sauce or vanilla sauce, both of which are added to your plate. They tasted sort of like ver ...

Me pouring my tea over a skewer with crystallized sugar on it. Awesome.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Me pouring my tea over a skewer with crystallized sugar on it. Awesome.

Birgit actually ate this.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Birgit actually ate this.

Giant cake horse on cake base at Demel Konditorei. Demel was originally the Royal bakery but now you don't have to be too imperial to shop there, other than having a willingness to spend ton ...

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Giant cake horse on cake base at Demel Konditorei. Demel was originally the Royal bakery but now you don't have to be too imperial to shop there, other than having a willingness to spend ton ...

Cat tongues at Demel! Yes, they're candy.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Cat tongues at Demel! Yes, they're candy.

Cake fantasies at Demel Konditorei.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Cake fantasies at Demel Konditorei.

This woman was actually working behind glass, painting that tiny double-decker red bus with frosting while referring to the model in front of her. The cake with the horse is pretty cool too.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
This woman was actually working behind glass, painting that tiny double-decker red bus with frosting while referring to the model in front of her. The cake with the horse is pretty cool too.

This was so rich, it hurt me every time I took a bite.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
This was so rich, it hurt me every time I took a bite.

Photography at the Uhrenmuseum (Clock museum). These are all pocketwatches. Except for me.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Photography at the Uhrenmuseum (Clock museum). These are all pocketwatches. Except for me.

Birgit shoots the pocketwatches too.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Birgit shoots the pocketwatches too.

Very delicate pocketwatches at the Watch Museum.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Very delicate pocketwatches at the Watch Museum.

Little bicycle desk clock. Photo by Birgit.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Little bicycle desk clock. Photo by Birgit.

The tiniest pendulum clock in the world. It's on the right.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
The tiniest pendulum clock in the world. It's on the right.

Set of grandfather clocks at the Clock Museum.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Set of grandfather clocks at the Clock Museum.

Detail of stag hunting carving on a gigantic wooden cuckoo clock.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Detail of stag hunting carving on a gigantic wooden cuckoo clock.

We found this book at a flea market and Birgit said these were the kinds of books German parents read to you when you were kids. They illustrated in great detail the horrible things that cou ...

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
We found this book at a flea market and Birgit said these were the kinds of books German parents read to you when you were kids. They illustrated in great detail the horrible things that cou ...

Creepiest ride ever at Vienna Prater amusement park.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Creepiest ride ever at Vienna Prater amusement park.

Ferris wheel with a 2.5s handheld exposure. Steady with the caffeine...

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Ferris wheel with a 2.5s handheld exposure. Steady with the caffeine...

Amusement parks these days just don't have tacky scares like this anymore. BTW, the neon translates as "Ghost Castle," with the bad taste being more frightening than the ghouls.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Amusement parks these days just don't have tacky scares like this anymore. BTW, the neon translates as "Ghost Castle," with the bad taste being more frightening than the ghouls.

I love this bumper car shot.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
I love this bumper car shot.

This is actually one of those swing chair rides at night with a 0.8s exposure, handheld.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
This is actually one of those swing chair rides at night with a 0.8s exposure, handheld.

You may wonder why there's a picture of a gutter here. That's because I just dropped our apartment keys down here after they (incidentally) didn't fit in the door of the wrong building.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
You may wonder why there's a picture of a gutter here. That's because I just dropped our apartment keys down here after they (incidentally) didn't fit in the door of the wrong building.

Luckily the grate came off.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
Luckily the grate came off.

And I got a great tour of the gutters of Vienna while Birgit just stood there photojournaling the event.

2009-01-27T00:18:37Z

Jessica Mignone (jmignone)
And I got a great tour of the gutters of Vienna while Birgit just stood there photojournaling the event.