Sight-seeing in Vienna

Young men performing in the street with athletic-like style

Bicycles parked in the street

Saw these bicycles as we were going from the restaurant back to the coach, and thought they were an interesting sight. Now that I look at the photo again, I wonder why these bicycles all look the same. Were they for rent?

View of concert hall while orchestra is awaiting the conductor

View of concert hall as audience is taking their seats

Organ in the Musikverein

Decoration Pillars at the Back of the Musikverein

Outside Musikverein

Vienna

Austria has a population of 8 million, and Vienna accounts for 1.8 million of it. The size of the capital city is about one-third that of Hong Kong. Except for the traffic jam at about 5:30pm when people were getting off from work, I find the city very comfortable. The air is clean, the water is clean, the vegetables and fruits are fresh and bright. Pollution is kept to a minumum. No wonder it has been ranked the most suitable city for living for three consecutive years. The lake scenary in the Stadtpark is so pretty - ask anyone to shoot a photo there, and it will look good. Our 2-day, 1-night stay was a little short, but the experience was excellent. We watched young people do acrobatic dances, saw a 4-person ensemble playing music, and then we played harmonica in the street too. At night, we were all dressed up for the concert in the golden hall, and looked just like the Xian musicians on stage.