{"id":41,"date":"2007-04-29T00:09:17","date_gmt":"2007-04-28T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=41"},"modified":"2007-04-29T00:09:17","modified_gmt":"2007-04-28T14:09:17","slug":"christmas-in-europe-innsbruck-by-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/christmas-in-europe-2006\/christmas-in-europe-innsbruck-by-day","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Europe &#8211; Innsbruck by Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whilst the group went off on their optional sleigh ride , we preferred to spend our morning exploring this town with over 800 years of history. It was a bright morning, and as there was a lot to see and do,\u00a0we dashed around reaching as many attractions as we could.\u00a0 We found our way to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/ChristmasinEurope\/Innsbruck\/IMG_1009.jpg.html\">Imperial Hofburg\u00a0Palace<\/a>, once the seat of the Tyrolean sovereigns. Backtracking to the old town, it was interesting to see the place in daylight.\u00a0 Plaques on the walls of buildings tell the medieval history of the buildings, including the Golden Adler &#8211; one of the oldest inns in Innsbruck (16th century) in which Goethe stayed in 1786 and in Hofgasse are the\u00a0Deutschordenshaus (House of the Teutonic Order) built in 1532, and the Burgriesenhaus (Castle Giant&#8217;s House), built by Duke Siegmund the Wealthy in 1490 for his court giant, Niklas Haidl.\u00a0Yes, and don&#8217;t forget to wonder down <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/ChristmasinEurope\/Innsbruck\/IMG_1010.jpg.html\">Giant Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the morning we made our way to Wilten Basilica and to meet up with the group.\u00a0 Along the way we passed through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/ChristmasinEurope\/Innsbruck\/_DSC0636.jpg.html\">Triumphal Arch<\/a> on Maria-Theresien Street. The Arch was built at the request of Empress Maria Theresa to honor the marriage of her son, the Duke of Tuscany as well as\u00a0to mourn the death of her husband who died during the celebrations. If you take a closer look\u00a0at the Arch, the marble friezes on one side symbolizes the joyful aspect of the celebration and the other side they depict sadness.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/ChristmasinEurope\/Innsbruck\/_DSC0647.jpg.html\">Wilten Basilica<\/a> we saw\u00a0one of the most splendid houses of worship in Tirol (check out the photos).\u00a0 In the little chapel, to the left as you enter, is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/ChristmasinEurope\/Innsbruck\/IMG_1061.jpg.html\">rosary<\/a> blessed by Pope John Paul.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whilst the group went off on their optional sleigh ride , we preferred to spend our morning exploring this town with over 800 years of history. 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