After a great deal of traveling for work in San Francisco and Malta, and more airport layovers than I'd like to remember, I finally have reached the "urlaub" (vacation) portion of my travels: Vienna. I've wanted to visit the city for many years, partially for my love of the city's most successful pop star, Falco, partially because speaking German is ganz spaβ (very fun) for me, and my general love of seeing new places, new cultures and having new experiences. After arriving at the airport, I wanted to make sure to get to the hotel as soon as possible, as I had a concert at Musikverein to attend early that evening. I took the CAT, which advertises that it can take you from the airport to the city center in 16 minutes. It was quite comfortable,
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