Country Profiles: Austria

Country Profiles: Austria book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS VISITING VIENNA LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE AUSTRIA FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32

Country Profiles: Austria — page 1 — VISITING VIENNA SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE On a sunny summer morning a family boards a sightseeing bus in Vienna From the top deck of the bus they see sailboats gliding on the Danube River They stop to visit St Stephen’s Cathedral Inside are colorful stained-glass windows and beautiful paintings 4

Country Profiles: Austria — page 2 — OTHER TOP SITES HALLSTATT HOHE TAUERN NATIONAL PARK HOHENSALZBURG FORTRESS MELK ABBEY Next the family tours Schönbrunn Palace It has more than 1,400 rooms and apartments They wander through a maze in the palace gardens It is made of tall hedges Then the bus brings the family to the city center They eat soup with dumplings at a sidewalk café as the sun sets Welcome to Austria 5

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