Tuesday, May 20th (The Achilleion)

Today we went to the Achilleion, which is a beautiful mansion that was constructed for the Empress of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, in 1889-1891. She was a very beautiful, yet vain woman whose taste of decoration and style is apparent throughout the mansion and the grounds. There are amazing statues and sculptures throughout the grounds and house itself, the main ones being of the Greek god Achilles because of the Empress' admiration for him. It is simply a stunning place and the pictures really don't do it justice.

Dying Achilles

My boy Achilles

Modern day Achilles 

The Triumph of Achilles