Yesterday was one of the days I had anticipated from before
the trip. We went to the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, or Military History
Museum. Germany doesn’t have one of these for the obvious reason that they don’t
feel their military history should be celebrated in this way. However, the
Austrian one was amazing. I got to see something I have wanted to see for quite
some time. For those of you who remember anything about World War One, you will
remember Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was the man who was
assassinated, and that event triggered the war. The problem was too many secret
alliances and emerging nationalism, but his assassination by the Serbs set of
the conflict. In the World War One exhibit at the museum, I got to see both the
car (with the bullet hole) that he was riding in when he was shot and his
bloody uniform, also with a bullet hole. It was eerie to think that nearly a
hundred years ago, all that happened in that car and to the man wearing that
uniform. I was so happy to see that. After this museum, three of us went to the
art museum in Vienna, where I saw so much beautiful art. I saw many Monet
paintings as well as a special Gustav Klimt exhibit. I spent several hours in
here, and I could have spent more. That was some incredible art that I unfortunately
was not able to get any pictures of since that was not allowed. However, again,
google images can help if you are curious. Finally, we went to an amazing
dinner at Brigittenauer Stadl, which specializes in Viennese cuisine, and I had
an amazing pork and spätzle dish. Spätzle is an egg noodle that I am in love
with. After that, we all came back and I went to bed early!
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