Airo Tower Vienna

... were banging on Fred and yelling for us to come out! It was very scary as we saw them with their flashlights checking inside for awhile first and speaking in German-I was very nervous and then when they started banging I think we both got a bit of a fright. Matt asked them what the deal was and they said that they needed our “camping card!”. We explained to them that we checked in after 5pm and the signs said to find a spot and check-in the ...

... more. Window shopping here and there and soon began to make our way back to the hotel, this time by another route to see some different sights. The shopping square was very crowded and the weather turned very cold and windy. It was a relief to get back to the warmth of the hotel. We went to dinner and then back to the room to pack for our train trip to Chur in Switzerland. We will spend one night there and then it is onto the Glacier Express to the Matterhorn.

... the regular tickets are sold out (which happens fast) - you could get a standing place right before the performance (they sell out fast, too, but at least one can try)...just as it has to be - nobody should be deprived of the pleasure of opera!...<br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br><br>and speaking of the pleasure of opera - Anna Netrebko sings there often since she lives in Vienna now...to Europeans "Anna ...

... nog eens in twee talen op powerpoint.. Maar we mochten wel zelf onze naam op een oranje papiertje schrijven en er een foto in Pritten. En met een beetje geluk kreeg je dan aan het eind van het liedje een sticker, en dan was je pas lid. Voor de bieb haal je dan een extra sticker (jezus wat een ongezellige man werkt daar!) en als je korting bij de mensa wilt (die alle studenten in principe krijgen) moet je bij de ÖH (soort studentenrechtenvereniging) nóg een sticker gaan halen ...

Vi ankom til Wien ca 12.30, hvor vi ennu en gang skulle igennem en security check, da det blev min tur og jeg var gået gennem metal detectoren blev jeg hevet til side, der var nogle flasker i min bagagge som ikke måtte vaere der, ****, taenkte jeg.... men da de blev hevet op så jeg at det bare var de 2 vandflasker jeg havde köbt i Kasstrup, jeg måtte undskylde menge gange. Asger havde også glemt at tage sine og Mortens flasker op som han ...

... to visit the beautiful (there it is again) palace museum where you could see the entire royal dinnerware, crystal, silver, porcelain piled into glass cabinets for all to see. Makes my Corel dishes really look tired. We entered the next section which told the story of Emperor Josef and his Queen known as Sisi. She was a romanticized figure after her death and has become a legend in Austrian history. She had a training room with bars and hanging ...

With wet clothes we jumped on a train to Vienna and headed to the well known hostel Wombat's and checked in before heading to the Wombar for a quick bite to eat where I left the boys to a night of rums, beers and pool with yet again more fellow Aussie travellers. The next day we jumped on the ring road tram for a round trip to see which buildings we would want to get off and see. Basically we saw nearly all of them as they were all within walking ...

... there are probably 10 different musuems, several theaters-opera houses and many perfectly manucured gardens. Even though the Hapsburg family is not ruling any more, the buildings and gardens all seems very royal still. We walked around for awhile and looks for any souvenirs or shops. Our time is Vienna is diffently rushed, but atleast we can we say we have been here now and saw many of the main attractions in the city. We didnt get to look in depth at anything though. Vienna is on ...

I forgot to mention when I discussed the music lecture, perhaps the most exciting part of the lecture for me. One of the poems that Shubert turned into a song has some importance to me. The poem, "Erlkonig," is pretty much the only German that I know. In sixth grade, my middle school has the students rotate between each of the four languages for six weeks at a time; so ...