My Erasmus Semester in Austria

The Tragic Life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Empress Elisabeth of Austria (24th December 1837 - 10th September 1899) was the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. She is famous for being the longest reigning Austrian Empress, with a reign of 44 years and for her  beautiful youthful appearance, which she fought hard to preserve.  Empress Elisabeth was born into the Royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach, where she was known as Sisi for a lot of her childhood. It is believed that Sisi enjoyed her informal and relaxed upbringing before she married Emperor Franz Joseph I at only 16 years old. Much like many people who marry into royalty, her life changed drastically. She was thrusted into the much more formal Habsburg court life, which as a shy-natured child, was unprepared for. As the marriage and crown had a large impact on her health, the Empress often enjoyed her visits to Hungary, where she could enjoy a much more relaxed way of life. As w

  MA 2412 - Austria's favourite sitcom? MA 2412 is an Austrian Sitcom produced by Austrian company MR Film in Vienna. The show ran from 1998 to 2002 and deals with the everyday problems that come with life in Austria and portrays the difficulties in a sarcastic and humorous way. The show is named MA24 after the municipal departments of the City of Vienna, which are recognised by the letters MA followed by a two digit number. The producers decided to call it MA2412 because, the characters in the show work in the department responsible for Christmas decorations. Therefore 2412 means Christmas Eve. MA 2412 is a parody of the Austrian-Viennese administration and is full of clichés about the departments, civil servants and general humanitarian issues.  : HERE IS A VIDEO OF SOME OF THE FUNNIEST MOMENTS FROM THE SHOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlPY1TJQnoI   MAIN CHARACTERS. The four main characters are Herr Weber played by Alfred Dorfer (right),  Frau Knackel played by Monica Weinzet

Falco & his legacy in Austria.  Johann Hans Hölzel better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian singer/songwriter and musician, famous worldwide in the 1990s.  Born in Vienna in 1957, Falco always knew that he wanted to be a Pop Star and showed great talent from a young age. He stated in an interview that as a toddler he was able to keep in time with the drumbeat of songs from the radio and at four years old he was gifted a child's grand piano where he would play songs from his idols The Beatles, Elvis and Cliff Ritchard.  Falco is now considered to be the best-selling Austrian singer of all times after selling 20 million albums and 40 million singles. He gained international fame with hits such as "Der Kommissar", "Vienna Calling" and "Rock Me Amadeus" which reached number 1 on the Billboard charts in 1986, making Falco the only artist whose main language was German to score a vocal number-one hit internationally.