In the morning, we went to go visit the historical Green Vault. It was destroyed after the second World War but was rebuilt to be the same as its original form. Unfortunately, we weren’t allowed to take pictures inside the museum. The Green Vault consisted of priceless handcrafted jewelry made of golds and other special […]
May 20, 2016
The trip for today included visiting a flood protection area, traveling to Dresden, and then having an authentic East German dinner. Unfortunately, there was a fire near the flood protection area so we were not allowed to go visit it. The next best idea was to go hiking and exploring in the East German Mountains. […]
May 19, 2016
Today we visited “The Park”. It is a new work office development that incorporated a workplace and comfort within a natural environment. The office buildings have many small green areas surrounding them for employees to enjoy as they work through out their day. It was a really cool place to see because important companies such […]
May 18, 2016
Today we set off for Prague in Czech Republic. It is about a 3 and a half hour drive so it was nice to catch up on sleep before reaching the first stop before Prague. The first stop was a palace/park called Chateau Lednice. The palace had one of the largest parks in the area […]
May 17, 2016 Last Day in Vienna
Our trip for today consisted of visiting a district city outside of Vienna, a guided-tour of the Museum Quarters, and exploring around for the last night in the city. The first destination was to a new developing city called Seetown Aspern, that incorporates the idea of producing a green city. The city has a goal […]
May 16, 2016 Feeling Green
Today’s agenda included a short visit to a golf course, a professional turf management company, and a tour of the city center in Vienna. Our early morning departure was to go visit the golf course named Schönfled. It is a private golf course that costs about 1500 Euros (about $1700) per year. The course has […]