AUSTRIA, ARRIVE AND LIVE

Hi! I'm Karl! I don't know about you but Alfonso has spoken very good
 of you!

First.. I'm going to explain who I am.

My name is Karl, like I say before, I'm from Austria, I met Alfonso 2 years ago when my sister and his sister met in Germany in Eramus.

Ah.. I'm 16 years old.

Now, I took his laptop and I've seen this blog that apparently speak about European countries... And I say... Why not talk about my country?

Austria is a small country in central Europe with capital in Vienna, like Spain, Austria also belong to the European Union. And do you know how we say 'Austria' in German (our official language)? Republik Österreich.

Apart from German , also other languages as Croatian, Slovenian and Hungarian are spoken, but don't ask me to speak anything in any of these languages, 

languages are not mine.. HAHAHAHAHA.
I'm not going to talk more about the name , flag, etc. because there 

are many more important things to explain.

Austria is situated in the Alps so most people of my country live in 

rivers' valleys. For that, weather is not very good , especially in 

winter... If you love snow, you are in the best place to practice ski.

The best moment to visit Austria is in summer, you can enjoy Vienna with a great breeze.
Oh, I forget said that I live actually in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
For me, Austria is beautiful, both isolated villages in the rugged Alps to medium and large cities , 

especially Vienna.
Like the visitors say, 'small country, big menu', in Austria, there are many typical food of the differents regions, for example, imagine a 

steak of carpaccio (alpine ox) in the higher villages of the Austrian 

Alps or exquisite soup of knödel (meatballs) in the quiet restaurants 

of eastern Austria or some sparkling palatschinken (Austrian crêpes) in the places of Vienna.

Vienna has something that attracts attention, old and modern at the

 same time, Vienna is gastonomy, 

Vienna is music, with composers like Beethoven or Mozard, Vienna 

is culture, with most of 100 museums. The three places that 

characterize Vienna are the Ringstrasse, the most important avenue 

of the city, where the most important buildings of Vienna are located. Vienna 's opera, which I dare say is the most important one in 

Europe.

And for finish, the Austrian parliament, the most notable building 

of the Ringstrasse.

These three points are the most characteristic , but there are many more wonderful buildings.
If you love the palaces , the best place to visit is Vienna, here you can find Schönbrunn Palace 

( summer residence of the imperial family ) , Hofburg Palace ( residence of the Habsburgs  ) , 

Belvedere Palace ( summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy )

I don't like very much palaces and all related to the art, I see it boring, I prefer 

this other buildings:
The Prater ( themes park world's oldest ), Hundertwasser is a residential block built by Friedensreich Hundertwasser ( Austrian artist ),

 the City Park ( Stadtpar) is preferred by both Viennese and tourists visiting the capital, Naschmarkt , the most famous and older market in Vienna.

You might be asked , will you spend all day listening to classical 

music while you paint pictures on cold winter evenings ? And the 

answer is.. NO! Young Austrians are the same as you, we love going out for dinner with friends, going to the park to sunbathe, etc.

Sure I left many important things back, but I have no more time to talk about my country , I have to continue my studies 

in tourism and Alfonso is almost come!

Finally, say that I hope you come to Austria , especially to Vienna! To enjoy this wonderful country.

Before saying goodbye, I leave some questions!

1.- What do you like most about Austria?
2.- What do you prefer, small towns in the Alps or the great cities of the east?
3.- Do you know something more about Austria?
4.- Could you tell me any important tradition of Austria?


Hope you like it, KARL.