Vienna Ring, Hapsburg Palace, Butterfly House

There are two trams which circle the entire ring and it's collection of imperial buildings.  The number 2 tram does one side of the ring and the number 1 tram does the other side of the ring.  It is necessary to transfer at the Danube River which is at the top of the Ring.  We spent an afternoon going around the ring, getting off at key buildings to walk around and be tourists.

No 1 Tram stopping in front of the Opera House

 

Hapburg Palace is the Main Palace on the Ring

Palace Grounds serve as a public park

Butterfly Garden

Attached to the Palace is the glass greenhouse which contains a tropical environment which has the royal butterfly garden.  It's over 80 F in the greenhouse and the humidity is up there near 100% as well.

 

Royal Greenhouses housing a tropical butterfly garden

 

Gift Shop Poster

A plate of bananas attracts some of the Butterflies in the garden

Photography is popular in the Greenhouse

 

Waterfalls add to the sounds (and the humidity) in the enclosed glass house

Leaving the Butterfly Garden and looking back