Vienna Day 2
On Sunday Sonja and André were going to go to some strawberry collecting or picking up in some village nearby. I was not sure what to do, but Sunday was going to be my last day in Vienna, and there were lots of places that I hadn’t visited. So I decided to go sightseeing again.
I went to the touristical center of course, as a start. I walked in some other direction. I again took some pictures. I had also some other places to visit that I’d marked before. I went to visit them.
I saw an interesting big wooden ball, which was guarded by fences. There stood the National Museum of History nearby. I was really curious about history, especially I started this Erasmus program. And I of course knew that we had some military relations with Austria before. So, I was almost sure that there was going to be some stuff also about my country. That urged me pay the entrance fee. Indeed, they also had student discount. That was greeeaat!
They really have lots of stuff there. Coins, maps, sculptures, cloths, weapons and such. The information is also useful. I have read them, and tried to compare with the stuff that we had learnt here in Turkey, and surprisingly, it was the same, as far as I remember. Anyway, it was really interesting to be able to see the things from the other side’s point of view.
Later I visited an enormous garden, not exactly like a garden, but it has lots green plants around and some nice fountains. Unfortunately I forgot the name. It was really cool. Neatly designed, clean, and kind of relaxing. Yeah, there were also some people who were jogging around. It is a really cool idea!
I started walking towards to the City Hall. I walked through the Sigmund Freud Park, small but nice. Then I was on one side of the City Hall, and of course I had no idea what was expecting me on the other side of it. There was a carnival there. I think they have this thing every year. They have food, drinks, special souvenir places and so on. They also had a very nice program of concerts, operas, shows and theathers. I really wanted to watch one. However, I had no time for that. What a pity!
It was already getting late. I had to go back, pack me up again, have some nice chat with my hosts, and on the next day get up early and make a trip all the way back to Furtwangen. Again with the fastest trains and connections possible, a trip of 10 hours… So goodbye from the first part of my trip!
Buyruk Alparslan - September 07 - Balikesir / Turkey
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