Kunst Haus Wien (Vienna Art House)

To my own surprise, my favorite city of this Easter travel is Vienna, the capital of Austria. I had thought before that Vienna could be the most boring one, compared to Prague and Budapest, but it turned out to be a delightful surprise.

I love it basically because it is a very comfortable city to stay in: convenient transportation, clean streets, friendly residents, beautiful city parks, great concerts and ballet at affordable prices...It is a pleasure to simply be there. Plenty to see and plenty to do. Or doing nothing, which is also a delight. That's what I felt about Vienna.

Also in Vienna resided a very admirable architect - Mr. Hundertwasser (1928-2000). People say that Hundertwasser is to Vienna what Gaudi is to Barcelona. "Kunst Haus Wien" is one of his designs that exists in today's Vienna. I love the playful colors he used in this house. The house looks brilliant and lively under sunshine.

Kunst Haus Wien viewed from outside:Poster for current exhibitions:Table and chairs designed by Hundertwasser (colorful shadow under sunshine):According to my observations, "Every museum has a museum shop" (when art meets commercial stuff...lol):

So the conclusion is, Vienna is a lovely place to go, and don't miss Kunst Haus Wien if you go to Vienna. :) For more info: http://www.kunsthauswien.com/index_en.html

2010.4.16 Dainsh Queen's 70th Birthday

Yesterday was the Danish Queen's 70th Birthday. I went with my friends to see the Queen wave at people from her balcony. She also sat in a carriage pulled by horses, waved at the people standing on both sides of the street afterwards. I had a glimpse of her when she was only two meters away from me. She looked really elegant and beautiful. Yesterday was great fun~~.

Kids led by their teacher to see the Queen.

Budapest: A Lovable City

I love the city Budapest a lot. It has abundant historical architecture, beautiful river and bridges, and friendly people. Before I went there, many people told me that Budapest was not a safe city and one should be very careful travelling to there. But it turned out all right. And acutally I found Budapest a city that one outsider can feel close to at some point or another.

A small tip:Budapest is well-known for its Turkish baths. One should not miss it while visiting Budapest.

City view from the Royal Castle. The Chain Bridge.

Lovable houses in Buda.

The most impressive place for me in Budapest is actually a small city square, where modern art sculptures are displayed and young people gather to play skateboard, rollerskating and other extremem sports. Bathed in sunshine of April, it is a place that I feel full of life. Also there I saw the most good-looking young girls and boys I had ever seen in Budapest, and maybe in Europe. But I cannot find out the name of the small square, nor did I take any photos that day. Sorry about that. :p

I guess it is sometimes better just to keep the place you love most in your own imagination, rather than recording it with photos or anything. :)

Back from Easter Travel & Prague

First I'd like to say sorry for the lateness of this post, because I have been travelling on road for the past two weeks and internet access is really unstable. *_* As compensation I will post two or three posts in a row to share with you some interesting bits of my Easter travel. :)
Basically I have been to Prague, Budapest, Vienna and Salzburg (such a long trip...- -。) Overall I think travelling is denifitely a good experience. It strikes me with so many new ideas and feelings when I see something I have never seen before, and think of some issues I have never thought of. During the trip when I got a little bit tired, I did miss Copenhagen a lot, and the easy cozy life of living in a well-facilitated city where people all speak wonderful English. Without going away for some time I might never have realized that I actually started regarding Copenhagen as my second home.
I think Prague is a city to be viewed from the top, especially at night, when it is breathtakingly beautiful.

The hospitality of Prague people really made a very good impression on me. Once I was wondering through different streets so happily that I could not find my way back to the Old Town Hall Square, two Czech girls walked with me for twenty miniutes to lead me there. Because they speak very little English, we could hardly communicate with each other, but they took out their English textbooks from their bags and managed to say to me, "Go...with me." And they just simled at me all the time.
I also went to several concerts and performances in Prague. My favorire is a Czech musical "KUDYKAM". Though the entire play was in Czech language, and I could not understand what the lines and lyrics were about, I still enjoyed it tremendously because of the fabulous music, stage design and acting. See more info at http://www.opera.cz/en/repertoar/kudykam.html