To begin with, it was so nice to
have all of the tips from Cindy and Yuki’s blog, nearly every tip they gave
came in handy. We were so glad to have read in their blog post that the church
is only open to viewing on Saturdays and Sundays, with this information we were
lucky not to show up on a weekday only to find that the church was not open. An
even more helpful tip for the visit, and really in general, is the suggestion
by Cindy and Yuki to always have your student ID card on you. Nearly everywhere
you go you can find student discounts, and they really do add up! Since we read
the blog post prior to our visit we already knew some very useful and
interesting facts about the church, for example the considerations made by the
architect, Otto Wagner, to accommodate the patients of the hospital. With the
knowledge from Yuki and Cindy’s blog we hardly needed a tour guide, although we
did find that nearly all the people we ran into were pretty nice.
It was
also briefly mentioned in their blog that there is a nice park and view of the
lower land from the church. We suggest sitting on the benches on the walkways
and just watching the people for a few minutes. Because so many people walk
here there are some interesting characters. Also because the church attracts
tourists it is fun to guess where people are coming from. This is really a suggestion for anywhere you
go, people watching is a surprisingly fun pass time. All you need is a place to
sit and a bunch of people going in all sorts of directions.
As far as the surrounding area goes, because it is located
on a hill and is the highest church it is recommended to take a nice walk for
exploring. There are many directions you can choose to go and the nature and
paths are really nice- perfect for a Sunday afternoon stroll. Sometimes the
best “sites” are just the surrounding areas where there is nothing to do but
look and observe.
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