Showing posts with label Austria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Austria. Show all posts

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Viennese Cuisine

Two famous foods in Vienna are wienerschnitzel and strudel. Wienerschnitzel is breaded meat. It is also the national dish of Austria.

Strudel is a type of layered dessert that a sweet filling. Both of these foods were very tasty and I would recommend trying them if you have the chance.  




Thursday, October 30, 2014

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. The city has a population of about half a million people. Slovakia has been an independent state since 1993. Prior to that it was part of Czechoslovakia and before that it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

A view of the Danube

Bratislava Castle by day

the "UFO Bridge" over the Danube

Bratislava Castle by night

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

City of Music

Vienna's nickname is the "City of Music." There are many theaters and opera houses in the city. There have been many famous musicians that were either born or lived in Vienna; Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and Strauss are just of few who left a musical legacy in Vienna.

the inside of the Vienna State Opera

the outside of the opera house

looking down from the gallery