On the second day in Vienna we saw a lot.
Our day began with a visit to the Hundertwasserhaus.
This is an apartment building, that was designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
It is important to say that Hundertwasser was an artist and not an architect,
therefore he had to work with a real architect in order to build this apartment building.
This is what our tour guide had to say about it.
Likewise, you can see that they are a little bit uneven, a little bit hilly,
this is also to show you the dimensions of the apartments inside.
They are very uneven, because Hundertwasser, who was an artist,
he was very very much inspired by the nature
and he used to say that in nature there is no straight line
and therefore everything has to be like this.
In fact, all of the people inside had to have very very tailor sized furniture,
which is very expensive. No IKEA.
We took a few photos there and then we drove to the Schönbrunn Palace.
We weren't allowed to take photos in the palace,
but I personally think that this palace is more beautiful outside.
The garden is very large and has a lot of beautiful flowers.
Of course, there are also a few beautiful fountains (play on the name of the palace).
After we visited the palace, we ate lunch.
We found a small outdoor restaurant.
I ordered the wiener schnitzel.
What I found especially cool was the lights that looked like pears. (play on the German word "Glühbirnen")
After lunch we visited the Military History Museum.
I didn't take any photos inside, but there are a few jets and cannons outside.
My students and I thought that the cannons were chairs.
They weren't very comfortable, but there weren't any real chairs there.
The students also visited the Belvedere Palace,
but the adults walked around.
I took a lot of photos there, but I didn't even realize that there was another side.
The other side is twice as beautiful as the first side.
I didn't have much time to take pictures there, but I took a few videos as we went to dinner.
After dinner, we went to our hotel.
Because we were supposed to drive to Salzburg and Munich the next morning,
the students wanted to go for a walk and get some ice cream.
We walked around in Vienna and ate ice cream. That was our last night in Vienna.