Sight Seeing during my last week

This past weekend I spent time at my mentor teacher, Christine Schneider Heinz's house in Eggenburg, about an hour outside of Vienna. The country side is beautiful, but not that much different looking than the country side in Maryland. What is different is the castles and monasteries that Eggenburg has. The buildings are so much older than anything we can find in the United States. They really look like they've come out of a fairy tale!

Yesterday I went to the Spanish Riding School and Belvedere. Seeing the horses up close during the tour was really nice and the ticket was only (I just sat here for about 5 minutes trying to figure out how to type the euro sign, its on my keyboard, i just don't know how to get to it.) Anyway, my ticket was only 15 euro and I got to see the morning exercise from 10-12:30 and had a tour of the house and stables. Afterward I went to see the Belvedere, which is a house that was owned by a prince who fought to keep the Turks out in the 16th(?) century. I can't remember exactly. The inside is now a museum and I decided not to go inside. You can walk around outside through the gardens for free, so that sounded like a better idea :)

Today I went into the school to teach a few lessons and say goodbye to all the students. I will really miss them and my mentor teacher! Everyone in Vienna was wonderful.

Overall I have to say my time in Europe was very educational and exciting! I am so glad I came :) and thanks to everyone who supported me throughout my trip here!