Landstrasse

This week, Ryan John Carlson and I explored the Landstrasse District.  Before beginning our adventure, we read Daniel and Conor's blog from the previous week, so we could trace their footsteps as well as discover some new things.  As soon as we got off the U-Bahn, we walked through the beautiful Stadtpark.  It was a perfect sunny day to spend time here, and lots of people were out on walks enjoying the sunshine.  All the spring flowers were beginning to blossom, and the scent of fresh flowers filled the air. Although we were supposed to explore the rest of the district we ended up staying in the park for nearly 2 hours because of how peaceful, sunny and warm it was. Eventually we built up the energy to find Belvedere. We wondered around, unsure of the exact location of Belvedere until we came upon the large monument dedicated to the Russian soldiers who freed the city from the Nazis we had read about in Daniel and Conor's blog. This was quite a grand monument that lies within a block from Belvedere. We eventually found Belvedere and were even more impressed by the large eloquent garden and the beautiful buildings than those shown in the pictures. Unfortunately by the time we arrived, Belvedere was closing, so we were unable to go inside, but we stayed and relaxed in the garden for another 30-45 minutes because the weather was so nice.