Blogs from Vienna, Austria, Europe - page 112

I'll spare the commentary and let the photos do the talking. I will say that there is nothing like flying India Air, like visiting another culture while in transit. ... read more

We arrived in Vienna and proceeded to fight our way through thousands of Saturday afternoon shoppers with our huge backpacks - fun! We got to tourist office alive and they directed us to our campground that we found without too much trouble. We set up our tent and headed off to find a grocery store only to find they were all closed already (it was after five on a Saturday) but we managed to wrangle up a feast from surprisingly well-stocked Shell gas station. The next day we did a self-guided walking tour that took us past the major sights with a few unexpected surprises such as the United Nations bears. These life sized bear statues were each painted to represent a UN country although Canada’s was nowhere to be found. We discovered that ours was ... read more

First of all, I´m doing some catchup as i´ve finally found some cheap internet time, so sorry about the influx of emails telling you i´ve updated my blog. Second´iùm typing on a French keyboard, and the keys are in mad positions, so forgive spelling and grammar. OK, Al and I arrived in Vienna Austria nice and early after catching another overnight train. It was a mixed cabin of 6 with tiny bunk beds. It was absolutely stifling hot and a very uncomfortable ride. We both agreed that the reclining seat option we were offered would have been much better (we both realised later that we both would have taken that option but thought the other would have wanted the bed.. one of us should´ve spoken up!) We spent most of the day wandering around the city ... read more

The picture that I'm putting with this entry is of the "Rathaus" which is the city hall of Vienna. Tomorrow night this guy named Dan (what is it with me and Dans?) and his roommates and I are going to the Rathaus for an opera shown on a big screen. And it's free, which is lieblich. Two nights ago it was really nice, and there was an outdoor market by it, so we ordered strawberry juice with real strawberry chunks in it, and watched part of Don Giovanni. Being the boring person who had lots of German homework, I left early and got lost on the way home but that was alright. The U-Bahn is my new best friend, for sure. So where was I going with that? I guess the whole "opera on the screen" ... read more

Vienna, Austria: August 8th - August 10th Our arrival in Vienna in the evening was pretty straightforward & we even scored a free map to the city at the train station. We made it to our hostel which was nearby - a new university halls of residence, being rented out to the public over the summer break. It was a huge place with hundreds of rooms. On our arrival we were booked into a room on the second floor, but when we went in we immediately saw that someone else’s stuff was already in the room. When I went back downstairs to sort it out, the girl at reception told me it was impossible, as the previous people had booked out already. I told her to come & see for herself, which she did not, & ... read more