Vienna is a wonderful city and its one of the “greenest city ” in Europe.I totally enjoyed our trip there except that we had to cut it short for a few days since my daughter got Corona. I was thankful enough that we already explored the city and enjoyed some “grandeur” sightseeing in the city center. But Vienna is not all about the imperial architecture and historical sights of this magnanimous city, there´s something that I´ve discovered. I guess it´s best to say that it has the best of both worlds. We are traveling as a family so I was looking at things that can also be beneficial for my kid.She gets bored with all of those sightseeing and everything.On the first day, we didn´t have luck with the weather so we opt for indoor spots. It was raining outside and it´s no fun walking through the gardens and the old town.

But then,we found these green Oasis and wild forests within the city.Vienna is so green. Everything is lush and I can´t really imagine that a beautiful city like this is so lush and thriving with plants, gardens and most of them are accessible to public-free!

I was greeted with giant palm trees, tropical forest plants, giant monsteras, and so much more.That reminds me of our time in Singapore where plants and greens coexists with the modernity of the city. In Vienna, its just growing naurally. Everywhere I see are greens and the sound of birds, gushing waters and beautiful flowers take away our worries.

Look at this view..

This view greeted us when we entered the Palmenhaus, a part of the Schönbrunn Palace so actually it´s like the Botanical garden of the Royals.So at least we have a glimpse of imperial living and how royals enjoy a lavish well-maintained gardens.We haven´t had the chance to explore all of it but I´ve seen a glimpse of the green jungle within the walls of this amazing palace.113 meters long and has a 28 meter long central pavillon, this place has different climatic zones where different kinds of plant species grow and thrive.Outside I saw that they even have a very tall ladders, more like a wooden walls, with wheels on it, just to trim and maintain the hedges.

The architecture of this greenhouse is also quite remarkable. With glass panels it doesn´t look like what it really is.So this is what a royal botanical garden looks like!The glass and iron architecture was built by Ignaz Gridl company and it´s last of its kind in Europe.For me, I was just excited to see the plant collection of the imperial living.

From outside, the gardens are laid out so well and well-kept. Viennesse people have a thing with this beautifully designed landscape with fountains, statues, trimmed hedges and pretty flowers.If you´ve seen the Mirabell gardens in Salzburg, then it´looks so similar.So romatic and so pretty. Exploring the grounds, I saw more exotic beauties in this place.Almost everything is picture-perfect.

I really enjoyed the flora and butterflies here. I find the entrance fees a bit too steep but i guess that´s just how it goes in pricey Vienna. Anyway, another thing, labyrinths are such a fun finds in Vienna. In the palace grounds we´ve seen a few and we´ve managed to go through with it and find our way back outside. It was so fun ! not only for kids but for adults as well!If you have kids, then this will be your lifesaver to keep them going on.

Schönbrunn is massive. It can take hours to explore the whole palace with all the nooks and enjoy all those majestic fountains.But there´s always something to see if you take time to explore the grounds, sit on a bench inside the promenades and park area.There is this corner in the Volksgarten where roses blooms like walls and a canopy of green crawling plant that provides shades in a hot summer.Literally hundreds of roses bloom here almost every year!The passion fruit plant makes this place really exotic.Schönbrunn gardens were placed in UNESCO world heritage list in 1996.Before it was known as “Katterburg” and serves as a hunting grounds for the Hapsburg. Then they transformed it into this picturesque Baroque Imperial sanctuary.

We didn´t stop at the palace, the green story continues in the Hundertwasser House in Kegelgasse 36-38.I have been following the works of Hundertwasser and this one is one of my favourites.This place is really amazing, unique, urban-friendly and environment-friendly.Right in the middle of a busy street stands this building with plants hanging out from its balconies.It is really beautiful.

I admire this city´s aspiration for keeping the city green.Ever heard of the “Resonance Consultancy”? It´s the consultancy group for real estate, tourism and economic development based in Canada and New York who recently revealed that Vienna tops in all 9 Green disciplines.One of the things they´ve assessed was in Vienna, it really has parks and recreational leisure spohts almost in every corner.I would love to live in a place like this where I can always go to nature after work, to run and exercise, and to just breathe in the good stuff.

It´s quite simple, if its green, then it´s not hard to be have a healthy lifestyle.

I am still a number one fan of the Netherlands when it comes to green spaces and city.But after I´ve seen Singapore, Munich, Berlin and some parts in Seoul, I am really convinced that green spaces can help us more to live with nature coexisting with us. Green spaces in Singapore comes out really natural and in Vienna, it´s considered as royalty.

Only in Vienna that the view outside is a match for the world class Art masterpieces inside the Belvedere Museum. I would love to agree since Gustav Klimt golden leaf styles is also nature inspired.

I am glad we were lost in these Jungle oasis in Vienna. What a waste if all of what we´ve seen are walls and palaces that has no life.Indeed, nature makes everything beautiful.

Which green cities made you feel like you´re in a tropical forest?

Until then, Tschüss!