Culture Shock! Austria - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

182 CultureShock! Austria using natural products such as tile, wood and ceramics, he invented a radically new way of living—floo ...

Enjoying the Culture 183 Literature Following World War II, some authors continued writing in a traditional vein, while others, ...

184 CultureShock! Austria The Kunsthistorisches Museum and Naturhistorisches Museum are Vienna’s most famous museums and are won ...

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186 CultureShock! Austria Vienna Vienna has so many museums that once you have taken in every permanent collection, the temporar ...

Enjoying the Culture 187 theatre, etc. There is also a smaller children’s theatre. Of course, it wouldn’t be complete without th ...

188 CultureShock! Austria The Museum für angewandte Kunst (Museum for Applied Arts), or the MAK, has a collection of beautifully ...

Enjoying the Culture 189 the old city) or Prater Museum (the local amusement park). If those aren’t enough, try the Tram Museum, ...

190 CultureShock! Austria Paying Your Respects If you wish to pay your respects, visit the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) wh ...

Enjoying the Culture 191 maps, antique mountain climbing equipment and models of mountain refuges. The Tyrolean Imperial Militia ...

192 CultureShock! Austria Graz The Zeughaus (Arsenal) in this jewel of a city holds more than 29,000 weapons, armour and even a ...

Enjoying the Culture 193 Baroque apartments. Construction on the current building began after the Turkish siege of 1683 under th ...

194 CultureShock! Austria Spanish Riding School Located within part of the Hofburg is another of Vienna’s trademarks, the Spanis ...

Enjoying the Culture 195 some of his wonderful landscapes. Two rooms are devoted to Egon Schiele, a controversial artist whose w ...

196 CultureShock! Austria The Hohensalzburg Fortress is a spectacular castle well worth a visit and it offers visitors a stunnin ...

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198 CultureShock! Austria museums, then enjoy the view from the café. The most photographed view is of the fortress from the Mir ...

Enjoying the Culture 199 beautiful interiors—specifically the Spanish Hall—and lovely gardens. It became Austria’s first museum ...

200 CultureShock! Austria Schlossstrasse A pleasant way to pass a weekend is to meander from one castle to the next, following t ...

Enjoying the Culture 201 was reported that its small Virgin Mary with Child statue could perform miracles. Soon people started v ...