Final Essay

Topic: You have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Which country would you like to visit? Use specific reason and details to explain your choice.

I have made a promise to myself. I have to visit a new country every year. In the last ten years, I have kept my promise. If I had the opportunity to visit a new foreign country for two weeks, I would ask me the same questions that I always have  to select a new country such as;  Is there something unique in that country that attracts me?, Are its architecture and cuisine exotic? Is there natural environment? The one country that answers all ‘yes’, it would be Austria. Austria is the current home and historic birthplace of Classical Music in the world. It is Capital of Classical Music. Many of our most beloved composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Strauss, Franz Schubert, and Anton Bruckner found their origins and inspirations. The exquisitely trained and dedicated Austrian musicians continue to keep the traditions of classical music alive in this beautiful country and its exquisite concert hall. I love classical music and I studied piano before so that I would like to see and listen to the live philharmonic of Vienna. http://www.classictic.com/en/special/events-in-austria/46/ Another reason that I would like to visit Austria is to experience its exotic architecture, cuisine and infrastructure. I would like to visit places such as City Hall, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna State Opera or St. Stephen's Cathedral. In addition, they have amazing cuisine such as Noodle & vegetable dishes, desert and wine. I would like to try their Viennese Sacher Cubes, which is a world famous delicious chocolate cake with apricot jam filling.  Furthermore, Vienna’s public transport network has to be seen, it is a smart architecture, after all, it is one of the best in the world and is in first place in the individual category “Getting around the city” (a comparison of 37 world cities), due its technology. http://www.wien.info/en/vienna-for/smart-city-vienna/smart-mobility  Finally, Austria has a natural beauty. I would like to spend three days in Hallstatt, it is Austria’s oldest and possibly most photographed village, it is something like an illusion in the Salzkammergut Lake Region. The best way to experience the magnitude of this famous location is by a ferry ride across the lake tucked between mountains.  http://www.austria.info/us/vacation-in-austria/hallstatt-1471592.html In conclusion, Austria is a perfect destination to visit for two week vacation, because this has a mix of nature, architecture, technology and the highest quality of music. Austria has the oldest culture and architecture and the same time it is first in technology by smart architecture. Austria must be my next adventure.