Posted on 08.18.08 3:55AM under Uncategorized
Gestern bin ich in Wien gekommen. (That is possibly grammatically incorrect.)
The Wombat´s Hotel is what dreams are made of. It is 19€ a night. I am in a 4 bed room. There is a bathroom in my room. It is more like a cheap hotel than anything. The water seems to be always hot. In Nürnberg the last shower I took was cold and uncomfortable. The breakfast is not included, but it is 3.50€ and is the typical fare. I´ve met some cool Canadians in the hostel bar. Last night we were given free shots after the Canadian team won a gold medal. I started talking to the Canadians, and I met an Argentinian girl named Lucia. We ate breakfast together. I have really been forced to stop being such a wallflower, but I have to work at it. Also when you are traveling it is easier to meet people.
tonight I may do the 13€ bar crawl. That already seems like it is WAY out of my comfort zone. August really isn´t the month to be in Vienna. The opera doesn´t run and neither does the Spanish riding school. Poo. KHM for the win though!
Today I am going to see everything that´s not the KHM. It´s early yet, plenty of time to do things!! I am going to kick down money for a day pass on the tram (I save about 2€ buying 2 24 hour passes rather than a 72 hour pass) and then I will pick and choose my museums. I want to see the only other palace in Europe that rivals Versailles, and there is a museum that has over 500 of Dürer´s works. A bit sad that Vienna has more than Nürnberg, but that is how the cookie crumbles.
Tomorrow is KHM and King Tut. He´s my homeboy. Before the 16th century fascination started, Egypt was where it was at. Once I bought a kit and made my own papyrus. I´ve been a nerd from the beginning.
and now I am off! Vienna is a bit confusing. Very few street signs to be had, but that seems almost typical.
Those who are interested in the culinary aspect of my trip (mom) will be happy to know I ate schnitzel last night. And poppy seed ice cream. today is kaffee mit schlag and perhaps the original sacher tort.
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