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
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
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
