http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Austria , Vienna State , Vienna en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:39:25 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:39:25 +0000 Liebe Freunde und Verwandteaus Wien sendet Euch eine glckliche Familie die herzlichsten WeihnachtsgreVielen haben wir es schon auf anderem Wege mitgeteiltAm 25.11.2009 wurde uns ein 4KiloBrocken namens Fabian geliefert der sich nach 4 Wochen in die Gewichtsklasse unserer heutigen Weihnachtspute gefressen hat 5 Kilo.Weitere technische Daten 50 cm Lnge 37 cm Kopfumfang. Zitat eines ges http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-462537.html Can you believe this is my 40th blog What a great place to blog about as well. It's been a fabulous weekend in Vienna. Not really a fan of the 4am rise to catch the plane but it was well worth it. This time there was 7 of us. Clare Emma Jenny Stephanie Sharaneya Tina and Me. As soon as we landed we dropped our stuff at the hotel and headed straight to the christmas markets or should I say http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-460369.html Day 15 I'm not dead. I'm not dead Woohoo I am not dead The almighty vengeful one did not take me out in my sleep. The glorious sun created no doubt by a glorious God or godlike invisible friend sauntered in poked me in the head and handed me the good news. Wow I am amazed. It turns out that my prayers and pleas for forgiveness have been answered after all. Despite telling http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-459439.html Day 14 Two weeks ago when I heard the work ldquoHungaryrdquo my thoughts immediately rushed down to soothe grumblings in my belly. My mind did not visualize former commie outposts novice lap dancers in the early stages of perfecting their trade or visualize old hags wrapped in babushkas. Rather it was on a big juicy satisfying Licks burger smothered in cheddar cheese plastered wit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-459438.html It has been almost a month since I last blogged so I will try to sum it all up somewhat briefly. The weekend after visiting Tbingen I met three friends in Madrid for three days. All three friends are students whom I know from DU but are studying in Europe this semester. One is in Madrid one in Malaga south Spain and the other in Athens Greece. We all agreed to meet in Madrid because it wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-457198.html Wednesday Temp. 4deg. No snowMum rang for Christmas at 8am waking us up. Spoke to Mum Dad Shane Michelle A. Glor Leon Grant Nan Bevan. After breakfast Greg Trish rang. Went for walk at 10am to Stadtpark beautiful snowy ice0covered lake. Not many people out at first but lots of people around St Stephen's Cathedral a few souvenir shops open. Bought another bust of Beethoven. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-456674.html Tuesday Temp. 2deg. OvercastLovely breakfast room pink tablecloths pink decorations on Christmas tree in lobby Rugged up in 5 layers including thermals. Walked along MariahilferStrasse main shopping street to old city beautiful buildings. Vienna is the most beautiful city we've seen. Snow all over ground in old city people very normal. Bought a bust of Mozart. Too cold to really http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-456650.html Monday Overcast rain snowAfter breakfast went to supermarket not open no snacks for train ride. Caught train at 926am got our own private cabin 6 seats to ourselves. Weather very bleak couldn't even see mountains for the clouds. German landscape pretty dull. Austria beautiful neat tidy snow everywhere like a Winter Wonderland. Got to Vienna 205pm very cold snow on the ground http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-456644.html One of the things we decided early on is to have and drive a car throughout Europe and see as many interesting places as we can. After spending some wonderful time with our families in Novi Sad we continued our journey to Zurich. Since Novi Sad Zurich is approximately 1300 km 800 miles we split the trip in three days with two stops in Austria first one in Vienna and the second one in Salzb http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-452460.html Business Pleasure in ViennaOne of the advantages of being an Israeli traveling abroad is the uniqueness of our language. Nobody besides us understands it which allows us to freely communicate among ourselves and to be totally honest we sometimes abuse this to gossip about others. Shame on us. Our worst nightmare is therefore making a nasty remark about someone who happens to understand Hebrew http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-449977.html We arrived in the home of red bull... one straight shot of redbull straight up for andy and a cream puff for jen... We settled into wombats hostel and then it was off to dinner... Being Austria we had schnitzels for din dins Jen Jen had chicken and Andy had Turkey... The restaurant was full up and there was only one waitress on the floor... she was super amazing and there were no waits only a cou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-449974.html London to Vienna By Caron the CheapWe recently visited Austria and decided to drive there. Oh boy what a delight London to Vienna in 24 hours by car. Sat Nav says LondonFranceBelgiumHollandGermanyAustria we arrive full of caffeine but wersquore here.Motorways were good more importantly we avoided driving through much of France and so didnrsquot have to pay any tollcharges http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-449903.html This is my first postsi i have to see how it looks..... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-448182.html In two months exactly I leave Vienna. It feels slightly unreal that I have lived here for more than two months already and looking back on it I have enjoyed every day. I have traveled to other cities attended concerts and performances gone rollerblading on the Donau Insel had Sturm and roast pork legs at local Heuriger and of course attended class during the week at the institute. Last Sund http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-447618.html All in Fourteen DaysBy Jim CollinsOn June 8 fourteen people meet at the Kings Hotel in Budapest. A few knew each other casually but many had never met. Two weeks later we were dear friends having shared the beauty and majesty of Budapest Bratislava Vienna and Prague. But most important we developed wonderful friendships had a lot of laughs good times and really got to know and appreciate ea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-446212.html I awoke this morning to something totally unexpected. Some of my roommates were staring out the window and with childlike joy exclaiming ldquoItrsquos snowingrdquo Yoursquore full of shit. They werenrsquot. It was really coming down.None of it laid as the temperature bordered on freezing. But when itrsquos snowing and itrsquos supposed to be in the 50s thatrsquos a bit frustrat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-445405.html I knew the weather was supposed to be bad today. Reports were calling for chilly weather with rain the next several days. So it looked like I would have to do my last long training run in bad weather no matter what. When I woke up and it wasnrsquot raining I figured this would be as good a day as any.After fueling up at breakfast and checking the weather freezing temperature and 2030 mph wind http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-445224.html I woke up to loud wind this morning like I have the last four mornings except today I looked out of the window and saw snow It has been sleetingsnowing all day today and does not appear to be letting up at all. The last few days unfortunately have been overcast and windy not my ideal Fall weather by any means. When the temperatures began to drop at the end of last week I was very excited fo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-445182.html Today was another one of those slow tedious train ride days. There isnrsquot much to write about. I made it to Vienna without a problem.Before I left Krakow I walked around a large mall next to the train station to try and find new running shoes. I found a pair and they seemed to be relatively cheap compared to what theyrsquod sell for in the US. I also looked at getting a new jacket since p http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-445159.html Day 7 Friday September 25 2009Today we went to Vienna It was kind of a last minute decision but Irsquom glad we went. Several people told us that the trains were nice and that the ride to Vienna had beautiful scenery. Sure enough the train ride was nice Much more comfortable than the plane and the view was very nice. This was the first time I had ever ridden on a train. I always wan http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-445051.html