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<\/p>\nis that now i feel that we have to stay in vienna for at least a WEEK in order to see all the wonderful things there.<\/p>\n
i\u2019d thought we\u2019d have time to see the major sights – the schonbrunn palace, which looks like versailles, the opera house, a cathedral, the hofburg palace…<\/p>\n
but i have these travel books from the library, see, and i finally opened them up today…<\/p>\n
AND THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE HAVE TO SEE! for example, have you ever heard of otto wagner? well, i hadn\u2019t. he was an architect and designed many many cool things and i want to see many of them. he was part of this movement in austria called Jugendstil. it means “youth style.” it\u2019s kind of like art nouveau. <\/p>\n
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wagner was part of this movement called the Vienna Secession artistic group. if you want to read about wagner or this style, look it up. there\u2019s all kinds of stuff out there and i don\u2019t have time to write about it because there are SO MANY MANY THINGS in austria to see!<\/p>\n
i told kevin that we need to leave right now in order to have time to see it all.<\/p>\n
there\u2019s also this place called the Prater, a great big park near the Danube that has a long walking path lined with chestnut trees, plus it has a huge ferris wheel and something called the Volksprater Funfair, an amusement park that i must see. here is part of a description i found of it:<\/p>\n
“The Prater also accommodates the oldest entertainment park in the world – the Viennese Wurstelprater. Not only children and kids find attractions to their taste: Ferris wheel and roller coaster, torture chamber and a leisurely train and lots of other fun are here to choose from. The entrance into the Prater is free; the public attractions are opened in summer well into the night. Under cover of the evening illuminations from the shooting gallery, the dodgems or the hall of mirrors one can stroll through this unique facility of the Prater. A genuine highlight of your vacation in Vienna is without doubt a ride on the Ferris wheel. The prominent red cabs bring the Vienna holiday-makers high over the city – an indescribable view of Vienna and the surrounding hills of the Viennese woods is guaranteed.<\/p>\n
A further must for every visitor to the Prater: The Swiss house. Here one pauses for refreshments in the beautiful guest garden. Specialties of the house are potato fritters as a starter and Stelze (pork knuckle) with mustard and horseradish as a main course.”<\/p>\n
how about that! after having fries and corn dogs at the illinois state fair, i can have pork knuckles in vienna! with mustard and horseradish!<\/p>\n
but seriously, there are many many things in vienna. i\u2019m almost afraid to keep reading this travel guide because it has lots of color photos and i keep finding more and more things that MUST NOT BE MISSED.<\/p>\n
there\u2019s also this other architect, named adolf loos. he repudiated the seccesionist movement, except i read that his work was a lot like that of otto wagner. he designed a bar called the american bar in vienna, and i can\u2019t find a good photo of it right now, but there must be one somewhere because there\u2019s a great photo in my vienna guide book. <\/p>\n
it\u2019s almost midnight. PUT DOWN THE TRAVEL BOOKS, PLEASE.<\/p>\n
there are also many many coffee houses in vienna. we\u2019ll have to go to at least one, even though i don\u2019t drink coffee. kevin loves coffee.<\/p>\n
and i love pastry, and i think there will be one or two of interest. <\/p>\n
too many things, too many things.<\/p>\n
not to mention the many days before we even get to vienna. luckily we\u2019ll be riding through some much smaller towns, so there\u2019s not as much information about them, or stuff in them that i HAVE TO SEE.<\/p>\n
the funny thing is, tonight i was going to write about the movie we saw last night, “no reservations.” but now i\u2019ve run out of energy.<\/p>\n
tomorrow, maybe? if i\u2019m not still sitting here poring over the guide books.<\/p>\n
goodnight then,<\/p>\n
grace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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