Yesterday I took part in a guided tour to the UNO. I've been living in Vienna all life long and now I thought it was about time to pay a visit to this building. We were only a few participants, about 8 people and a disabled girl, who always wanted to be led by the hand (my hand included). But it was a nice group and an interesting tour. It's just been a bit astonishing that there were not too many employees. Closed offices, an empty conference room and a confusing labyrinth of stairs and endless corridors. Maybe because of the Easter holidays. Anyway, though the interior appeared to me very clean and modern, I still felt a bit uncomfortable. Two interesting things that our female guide told us. One, the official languages spoken in the UNO are exactly those, that I'd like to learn or have already learned: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese. The other thing is: The rent for this huge building is only 7 cts/month. That's kind of symbolic and had been negociated during the Kreisky era (one of our former chancellors). In conclusion I can only say that it's been a nice experience, but I don't think I'd like to work there. (okay, I may never get into this situation, but it's just the impression that I have) http://www.unvienna.org/unov/en/index.html
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