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September 21st 2011
Woke up around 7 am and finished packing up. Caught my train at 8:40 am. As I sat in my nice first class. I saw in a brochure they had a Premium class. Hmmmmm. Only 25 euros....free food....bigger and more comfortable seats. I think I shall check this out. SOOOO worth the 25 euros. I mean I got a 9 hour train ride I figured why not go in style and comfortableness. All i did was eat...sleep and finish my audio book. "The girl with the dragon tattoo." Good book and that reminds me I need to download the second part of the series now. I got in around 4:40 pm and Didn't have to much finding my hostel. Just took 2 subways and ten minute walk and made it. I was the first to check ... read more
September 20th 2011
On arrival in Vienna it was still rainy and relatively cold. I got the metro to my hostel. I was ready for a stiff drink or two and got chatting to an American guy I was sharing my dorm with and we proceeded to get wasted at the bar downstairs. Pints for 2 Euros and 5 jeager bombs for 10 Euros were bound to have that effect, not to mention the wet pussy shots. To cut a long story short, I completely overdid it and ended the night having the vomit washed out of my hair by the guy in my dorm and also the vomit cleaned up off the dorm floor by said guy. Legend in my eyes. Needless to say I felt atrocious the next morning and my hair felt very dry (god he ... read more
September 17th 2011
" Vienna" The name itself sounds so royal and in some way tries to suggest that a beautiful girl is waiting to be explored and to be known Well thats what exactly vienna is all about. Apart from being one of the best cities to live in, it also a city which should definitely be visited. Vienna goes beyond the obvious geographical beauty and terrain. The beauty of the city lies in its people and culture. I landed at vienna airport on an early chilly european morning and could smell the nip and chill in the air, which somehow makes you want to drink a nice hot cup of coffee or tea. Vienna airport is very modest as compare to its other european counterparts, so please dont expect a swanky airport spread over acres and acres ... read more
September 14th 2011
Packaging is a little different in Vienna I went to the grocery store looking for some water. While there I saw 3 things that were odd; - Redbull being sold in a glass bottle - Coke being sold in a .5 litter can, looks like a 22 oz - 2 litter of beer being sold in a plastic container, like a big bottle of water. And it was cheap beer only $1.75 for the 2 litters.... read more
September 13th 2011
Hello all!The heading is kind of a lie. I'm not in Vienna I've since moved on to Budapest then back to Vienna then Venice and now Rome! But more on that later! Vienna is a gorgeous city indeed. However my feet were getting unbearable so I grabbed the closest hotel. The next day I went to the train station only to be greeted by a gum snapping gal from Chicago who was painfully loud. She lit into the Austrian people for not interacting with her. Well dear after my 30 seconds with you lambasting the Austrians I can see why no one wanted to talk to you. I can sum you up in one sentence. You are a gum popping attention seeking juicy monster. For those who don't know what a juicy monster is I'm not ... read more
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September 12th 2011
Today we had a full day in Vienna, the morning was a pretty full on schedule but between 1pm and 6pm we had free time to do what we wanted. In the evening we went the Sound of Vienna. In many ways Vienna is the home of classical music with names such as Mozart and Beethoven synonymous with the city. THE HABSBURG DYNASTY The first excursion on our schedule was a trip to the Schonbrunn Palace. The palace was a summer residence for the ruling Habsburg dynasty. The Habsburg name pops up all over Europe it would be fair to say throughout history they were one of Europe’s significant royal families. Franz Joseph had the glacier in New Zealand named after him to the tentacles of the family even extended to our shores. It is a ... read more
September 11th 2011
Another 7.30am start on the coach, but again well worth it as we headed off to visit the Eagles Nest, Hitler’s mountain top retreat, high up in the Bavarian mountains. Things just get more amazing by the day! THE EAGLES NEST On the way to eagles Nest we picked up our local guide. Insight has a Tour Director who travels with the group and ensures everything runs smoothly, in some areas they have local guides who have specialist knowledge of a particular area (usually when it is a special highlight of the tour) – this was one of those occasions - our guide was Gabby. Initiated by Martin Bormann and presented on behalf of the National Socialist party to Adolf Hitler on his 50th birthday Eagles nest is perched on a mountain to 6,017 feet above ... read more
September 8th 2011
Vienna, Austria. So the first night in we had the Mozart/Strauss concert, so we checked into the hostel, which was actually a pretty cool hostel (Wombats), then made a mad dash to the laundry before heading out. Very few people came to the concert, like 8 or so, but it was really awesome, hearing Mozart played in a theatre he had once played in is a really cultural gem :-). So we get back from the concert, and I figure I’ll have a quiet couple of beers at the bar (if it’s still open) before calling it a night. Well I opened the door to the bar and I couldn’t believe my eyes, it was so epically OFF THE HOOK!!!!! The guys were running around with water pistols, the bar staff were smashing the crown with ... read more
Friday 2nd September – We just want to find the Ferrero Rocher!!!
Published: September 11th 2011Europe » Austria » Vienna » Vienna
September 2nd 2011
We started today off with a driving tour around Vienna, stopped of at a castle then we were dropped off in the middle of town. We some how ended up hanging around with Tim and Carla today. Our aim was to find the markets that had been pointed out at the beginning to the driving tour... unfortunatly we were given the wrong directions and ended up spending most of our day walking around. We went to a cafe and had tradtional Veinna coffee, a slice of Suck-a-toe (as Steve calls it, I think it is actually Sucatorte) and an apple strudle with vanilla sauce – that was really nice!!!!! We were picked up at 3.30 to go on a tour of the original Schnapps museum. The guy that took our tour was the 5th generation of ... read more
Thursday 1st September – Vienna (the place not the bread!)
Published: September 11th 2011Europe » Austria » Vienna » Vienna
September 1st 2011
Today we went to Vienna. On our way we stopped in Bratislava (For anyone who has watched Eurotrip... It is nothing like it!) I can't decide between which is my favourite place – Lauterbrunnen or Bratislava. We did a short walking tour around Bratislava then had 2 hours free time. We walked around the quaint little streets and they had a few market stalls around. I just love how quiet and cute the town is and they have a lot of funky shops. At the end of the walking tour myself and another girl found a hippy type of shop where many of us bought something... I finally got a bag which I have been looking for since before I left New Zealand! I was guttered that we had to leave but we had to move ... read more
