Playing Tourist Part 2

Oh so much to talk about and describe...goodness me! -- Oh, and I must note that through all this touristy action, I finished 4 books and met with friends for food and drinks before leaving. I was quite busy! I loved it!!!!!!

First up: Hundertwasserhaus. Don't you just love those German names?! I challenge you to say it aloud with the best angry German accent possible--makes the word ten times better, I promise ;)
Second: Schönbrunn Palace --ahh, those double dots--killed me when pronouncing words!

Alright, last Montag in Wien--playing tourist once again =) I heard about this, saw pictures but never knew where it was. But, I found directions online and went on an adventure. The man who designed this building of working apartments didn't accept payment for his work. He wanted to do it to prevent something ugly going up in its place =) He was successful, in my opinion. His theory is that humans weren't meant to walk on flat surfaces. As you can and will see, he designed the apartments and the patio below to flow like water and allow the legs to do what they were built for: climb.





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Aaaahhhhh, the palace: located near me for nearly 3 months and I decided to visit it the last week I was in Wien =P
I couldn't take pictures inside, but the website is very informational if you want to check it out: http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/





This man was clever in mowing the lawn. He tied a rope to the mower and just directed it with that instead of climbing with it along the steep slope. I had to take a picture!



Time to be a kid again and enter a maze!!



Why is it that when you're not looking for something you find it, but when you are looking for it, you can't seen to locate it? For instance, I was just walking at my leisure through the maze with the acceptance I could be in there for a few hours lost. However, I found the exit easily after 20 mins or less. But, when I wanted to get to the platform in the middle of the maze that allowed me to take this picture, I couldn't find my way at all. I had to ask two girls up on it already how to find my way to the stairs. They were kind enough to direct me along the way.

Within this garden of the prince, I think it was, I walked along citrus trees and was very tempted to take an orange. However, being a tourist, I thought it better not too =)

A view of the Gloriette.