Behind me is the Schonbrunn Palace, comparable to France's Versailles
Yesterday was a pretty fun outing. We went to the Schoenbrun Palace and it was amazing. I didn't actually got to go inside the palace because the tour was 16eu and I didn't want to pay that much. Anyway, me, Nyghel, and Bethany went to the zoo. I saw a lot of animals that I've never seen before. There were animals from different countries. It was really hot around, I was wearing jeans, my dress shoes and a shirt- not the best outfit for a trip to the zoo. Well, let me explain that part, first off, I was not planning to go to a zoo for a whole day, I did not want to bring too many things, I just brought a knapsack and a little bag where I can put my camera, wallet, a bottle of water, and a little umbrella. I went to a concert at the Weiner Konzerthaus and I wanted to dress nicely. So there you go. I forgot which one we saw first because it was so hot out, I just kept taking pictures of every foreign animal I saw, which was pretty much everything!
After seeing so many animals, we didn't know where to go, so we decided to just go whatever is the closest to us, it was seal-feeding show. It was so much fun! There was a person who gave an introduction, all in German- not a surprise- so I did not understand anything, but the seal-feeder finally came out and the seals knew it was time to eat! So they came out also. They were so cute and very intelligent. I'm not sure if they actually understand what they do or they just do it because they think that they please the person to feed them, whatever the case may be, they're smart and cute. Anyway, we stood on a spot where there was no sun and it was close to the seals. Little do we know that that spot was a splash zone, there was a little sign behind us, which we did not understand, and the person earlier probably gave warning that that was a splash zone. I'll tell you three things about standing at a splash zone, I ensure you that my camera is dry, the water where the seals swim at is very salty, and i felt so cool and wet after the show, that is all.
Here is a list of animals that I saw for the first time, or at least had a close contact with:
Grizzly Bear
Cheetah
Deer
Flamingo
Jellyfish
A Huge Turtle
Lazy Hippo
Llamma
Ostrich
Penguin
Rafflesia (this is a plant)
Tiger
Some bird
I wanted to put the actual names of the animals I saw, but I wasn't taking notes and it was very hot, so instead I just put pictures. Forgive me, I'm not a zoologist. I have tons of pictures that I will upload when I get back to the U.S. when wifi is much more stable. I even have a video of when they were feeding the seal and the mommy seal jumping from ten feet to splash water to the audiences. It was definitely fun!!
Tomorrow, we're getting back to Salzburg, so far this whole trip to Vienna is definitely fun and easy, I've traveled so much that I'm not stressed about it. I didn't understand anything language-wise, but everything is self-explanatory. I am much better with reading maps now and understanding a railway system in one afternoon. I've always said that my sense of direction has always been poor, but after being exposed to foreign places all the time, I think my sense of direction has improved, I mean, it's still pretty bad compared to others, but it has definitely improved!
I'd like to take some friends or family to Austria, I think they'll really like it here!
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