Let's see if anyone gets the reference in the title of this post... The weather was spectacular today and everyone in Vienna was out. When I say everyone, I mean EVERYONE! This first picture is the Beethoven monument which is somewhere between the Schoenberg Center and the city park that I went to in the 1st district this afternoon. I figured that I would stop taking pictures of monuments because they all tend to look the same, and there were a ton of them in the park. The funny thing about the Beethoven monument though was that he is staring down and to his right, and there was a massive pile of empty McDonald's bags laying on the ground where he was looking. He didn't look pleased! Everyone was enjoying the sun, sitting on the park benches, sitting in the grass, or walking around. I was surprised to see how many older people were out as well. I guess we better enjoy this warm March weather in case it gets cold again.
On my way home, I stopped by Urban Loritz Platz, a Strassenbahn station about 3-4 blocks from my apartment. There is a library there with one side which is composed basically of cascading steps. On the top there is a cafe, but everyone is free to sit on the stairs anywhere between the bottom and the top. I made it up to the top and sat down to enjoy the view before heading home. I would estimate the total height to be somewhere around 50-60 feet above the ground. In the immediate area, you can see the section of the Gürtel which divides my district (7th) and the 15th district (on right side) as well as a couple Strassenbahn cars.
Let's see if anyone gets the reference in the title of this post... The weather was spectacular today and everyone in Vienna was out. When I say everyone, I mean EVERYONE! This first picture is the Beethoven monument which is somewhere between the Schoenberg Center and the city park that I went to in the 1st district this afternoon. I figured that I would stop taking pictures of monuments because they all tend to look the same, and there were a ton of them in the park. The funny thing about the Beethoven monument though was that he is staring down and to his right, and there was a massive pile of empty McDonald's bags laying on the ground where he was looking. He didn't look pleased! Everyone was enjoying the sun, sitting on the park benches, sitting in the grass, or walking around. I was surprised to see how many older people were out as well. I guess we better enjoy this warm March weather in case it gets cold again.
On my way home, I stopped by Urban Loritz Platz, a Strassenbahn station about 3-4 blocks from my apartment. There is a library there with one side which is composed basically of cascading steps. On the top there is a cafe, but everyone is free to sit on the stairs anywhere between the bottom and the top. I made it up to the top and sat down to enjoy the view before heading home. I would estimate the total height to be somewhere around 50-60 feet above the ground. In the immediate area, you can see the section of the Gürtel which divides my district (7th) and the 15th district (on right side) as well as a couple Strassenbahn cars.
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