Let's take a little lessen in global geography:
(please click at the pictures for a larger view!)
This is
sometimes also "Australia" or "OZ" :-)
located in the Northern hemisphere of the Blue Planet
in the middle of Europe
a very green area along the Danube and the Alps,
between its neighbours
Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein
(Vienna city map, linked with the interactive Google map)
with its capital Vienna (Wien)
inhabited by 2 millions
and a great panoramic view from Kahlenberg
(where we strolled down the hills last week)
C L I C K !
(unfortunately not my picture )
and a city centre called the 1st District, Innenstadt,
with St. Stephen's cathedral
Stephansdom
BINGO!
This is where I live
and where I go photohunting like a tourist
before posting my prey
:-)
No kangaroos in Austria and nothing Swiss about Swiss cheese
(Click on the image for more related info!)
And:
Last but not least, a big sensation:
THERE A R E KANGAROOS
IN
AUSTRIA !
This is the
Parma-Känguru
Parma wallaby, Macropus parma,
and it is a regular resident of the Vienna Zoo!
Please check the Vienna Zoo's Animal List here as a proof!
It is a tiny, shy and cryptic creature of the wet sclerophyll forests of southern New South Wales, until 1967 believed to be extinct, then spotted again near
Gosford, New South Wales,
Australia!
(Wikipedia)
So what ya say now!? Ha?
Wieso habe ich diese schoene Geschichte bloss verfehlt? Sehr gut fuer alle die geografisch ungebildeten die auch staendig Oesterreich mit Australien verwechseln.
ReplyDeleteArmes kleines Wallaby, Die Dingelchen kommen aus den Sub-Tropen und sitzen jetzt in so fremder Welt.
Arija, ich habe diesen Blog nur probegepostet :) Er erscheint erst am Dienstag!
ReplyDeleteJa, die Wallabys tun mir auch leid, obwohl sich der Wiener Zoo sehr bemüht, die Tiere möglichst artgerecht zu halten.
Hi Maria! I've been in Wien many years ago and I have to say I feel in love in that place! I hope to visit again:)
ReplyDeleteMine is up too, HERE. If you get a chance;)
You got me! I would have never known. Very fun post.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! And very informative!
ReplyDeleteOne of the best (and funniest) entries I have seen in the three weeks this meme has lasted. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI need to visit the Zoo with the kids soon...I hope the u4 is finished already...
ReplyDeleteKahlenberg is one place I need to visit too! Maybe when I am alone strolling...
P.S. The side of the Alte Donau with the yellow trees is in Wagramerstrasse! I'll look for you there! =D
So, just the one kangaroo then?
ReplyDeleteIch sage, Du bist sehr lustig!
ReplyDeleteThank you very informative and fun post !
Beautiful and funny and delightful! Reminds me of when I lived in Germany and traveled to Austria, Danke!
ReplyDeleteYou are very funny, Maria. Love your joke.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for the geography lesson.
I love Austria, I have a piccy with no Kangaroos in Austria printed on a shopping bag, and put it on my blog, guess how many thought it read Australia.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha, I do understand where that came from. We Swedes often gets mixed up with the Swiss...
ReplyDeleteLove the kangaroo photo, so cute.
Excellent description of where you are, I felt at home directly.
...and you should know that we recently been to Wien! In the beginning of September. We really enjoyed our stay there.
I'll write about our stay in Wien soon on my blog :-)
Lifecruiser Travel Blog
Maria: Great post, I remember when Imac showed that shirt and I thought whats going on here. That was until I really read what it said. You have a neat country and I expect we will see some wondrous sites.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post, veru informative and you may not have kangaroos, but we o have an escaped wallaby here.
ReplyDeleteFunny and cute post!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful your World, indeed.
ReplyDeleteGood text and subject.
Luiz Ramos
Sorry. There is a wrong link on my post My World. The correct one is:
http://www.ramosforestenvironment.com/
Oh thanks a lot to let you know your world...TC!
ReplyDeleteMine is here
What a fantastic informative post love the panorama. Never knew Austria had so many neighbouring countries. It's amazing what you can find out. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteWonderful MyWorld post! Very clever.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting.
Bobbie in Hawaii
A most enjoyable post, Maria!
ReplyDeleteVery enjoyable post!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your part of the world.
I loved the kangaroo.
LOL what a fun post
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! Austria is one of the most beautiful countries i have visited. But i didn't know about the kangaroos. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHats-off to this post. This has gotta be one of the wittiest and funniest entry in this meme. Great Job.
ReplyDeleteOh, what fun. I like the way you twisted this not once, but twice. Thanks for sharing Austria and its kangaroos with us.
ReplyDeleteI know Austria is one of the best place that I wanna visit someday..What a nice post.
ReplyDeleteMy entry:
Travelherethere
Made me smile, I have thought about making a Bavaria is not (all of) Germany-blog post ;) Love the wallaby, of course.
ReplyDeleteVery clever way to present your world. Thank you for visiting mine.
ReplyDeleteWonderful sense of humour, Maria. Love all the photos and information on Vienna.
ReplyDeleteWhat a complete post, Maria. You're right protect your Culture and particularities. 'Render to Mozart the things which are Mozart's...'
ReplyDeleteReassure me Mozartkugeln, these little delights, are Austrian, yes? (Here, in Paris we get an Austrian patisserie which is called "Stübli" dose it mean something?)
And Sissi?
and Marie Antoinette? (see, in every country, History can make one feels guilty)
And really, I've seen the sound of music when I was a little girl, I don't remind any references to Nazi?! Maybe I was too young to understand! But people can be relieved, who remind that movie in the new generation. Even if a DVD is created, who would buy it?
Very nice post. I can't stop talking about it. And I haven't talk about my Swiss cousins! Emmental! It's FRENCH! We also product it.