Experiential Blog 3

The buildings of Vienna were not tall and had little space between them.  The city was split into different districts and there were many green spaces throughout the city.  The landscape was very organized and orderly with simple streets and buildings grouped together by purpose.  An example of this is the palace being the center of the city with all the museums grouped together in the museums quarter.  My expectations of Vienna were very different from what I experienced because I expected a smaller and more spread out city while Vienna was very large and compact.  The buildings and landscape directly reflect the simplicity, organization, and vastness of the Empire.  Many of the buildings were historical and served as mementos of previous rulers.  Cultural insights that I have learned and gained are that Vienna is very proud of its history and heritage.  Many of the shops I walked past and visited were all local and not chain stores, and the buildings were all historical.