Our Third Week: Highlights

More Architectural Milestones

Schönbrunn Palace is beautiful and we learn a lot about the Habsburg family who strategically married their members to other royal families. Hm, interesting approach…

Our time at the Vienna State Opera makes for a more engaging experience and we not only get a look back stage, we step on that very stage.

Day Trip to Salzburg

At the University of Salzburg’s Department of Communication, we have not one, but three knowledgeable hosts. After a warm welcome by the Head of the Department, we listen to a guest lecture tailored to our study abroad program.

Afterwards, thanks to our third host, we gain access to some of the university’s oldest nooks and crannies, such as a reading room with maps painted on the wall during the 17th century before North America officially appeared on Europe’s radar, and another reading room with a famous globe from the 18th century.

Experiencing Art and History Throughout the Centuries

Some more time traveling via quite a few of Vienna’s fine museums. After soaking up facts and connecting the dots, we relax at a concert. Music composed by Mozart and Strauss is on the agenda.