Eh…Vienna

I didn't love Vienna.  I got in and, though my hostel was very close to the metro, there was also a strip club next door.  I went to a laundromat and paid 11 euros to wash and dry my very small load.  I thought city center might be redeeming, but not really.  But it did have a pretty chapel.  By the way, throughout this trip, many of the big landmarks have had scaffolding on them.  In fact, that's how I've begun to pick them out from a distance…"That building has scaffolding, must be important…"

It did have a lego store! 

On Friday, I took a day-trip to Prague to drop off my luggage at the school.  Prague is beautiful and inexpensive, which I'm excited for.  When I got to the train station, I only had about 20 minutes before the school closed and I could drop my stuff off.  I didn't have enough time to figure out the public transportation system, so I had to take a cab…ouch.  I had a few hours to kill before my train back to Vienna, so I wandered around the city, and ate a lot of food.  An hour before my train left, I hopped on the bus…but it was going the wrong direction.  And I missed my train!  I had to wait until midnight for the next one and sleep on the train…ugh.  When I walked into my hostel the next morning around 7:00 AM, my dorm mates asked me if I had gotten lucky.

Saturday, I wandered around the city, and I have to say, my opinion of Vienna improved.  There was actually some cool stuff going on.  Although, the highlight of the trip was……A burger!  There are two guidelines for finding amazing food while traveling:  1.  Find a place with a long line and 2.  You only hear the native language being spoken.  The locals know where the good stuff's at.  

There was a sports carnival in the palace square…cool!

Bubbles!

There was a parade of people praising Jesus.