John Sheldon's photos

Yes, it was quite blue!

Enjoying Sachertorte at the Hotel Sacher, Baden, Austria.

In the Vienna Woods, on the foothills of the Alps. Built in the 12th Century by the 'Knights of Tursen' the castle was periodically occupied by robber barons and has a history of destruction and rebuilding.

Tucked away quietly in the Vienna Woods, this place was the scene of the 'apparent' murder-suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera in 1889. The death of Rudolf led to the succession eventually passing to Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination led to the 1st World War.

At the Abbey of Heiligenkreuz, in the Vienna Woods. This Romanesque sculptured tombstone in the middle of the Chapterhouse is the grave of the last Babenberg Duke, Frederick the Quarrelsome; he died in 1246. The rosette-window was at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889, where it won the first prize for its colours and their composition.

Jesus of Nazareth and St Peter.

From left to right: Jesus of Nazareth, St Peter, St Stephen, Mary Magdalene, Jesus of Nazareth.