Allyouneed Vienna 2

... in the basement of the town hall (doesn´t sound nice but it was) and a classical Mozart concert! Dinner was actually very very good but very very simple. Some delicious ham wrapped thingy and a massive massive chicken schnitzel! Well when in Austria you have to have one!! Oh and the odd glass of wine!

Now off to the concert.... I can´t remember at the moment what the building was called but it was pretty grand We found out later on when we were ...

... at worst all day…maybe it was lost in translation) and I looked like the world’s most stereotypical tourist. Now all I needed was some McDonalds. Well, maybe I’d have to sacrifice that part of the stereotype, though had I wanted some Mickey D’s it would have been readily available around every turn in Vienna.

I started at the Vienna Opera House and made my way to the Royal Palace that once housed the Habsburg Dynasty (they kind ...

... and we purchased a tour of the stables also. The show wasn't starting for about 30 minutes, be we decide to wait so we can get a good seat. I am glad we did, for a long line formed behind us. We were actually the first up the stairs into the viewing gallery and selected seats at the head of the exhibition hall. I was really glad to do this, but found myself more excited than I realized.

In about 10 minutes the first horses entered the hall. It ...

... hier wel van de 20e eeuw, geloof ik..) Ik wilde eigenlijk Buikdansen en Afro dans doen, maar Afro is in dat sportcentrum, en na een half uur dwalen door de regen heb ik besloten dat ik al genoeg beweging krijg zonder elke week mn kont te schudden op trommelmuziek in een verre uithoek van de stad.. De Buikdansles is in een sportcentrum letterlijk recht tegenover Schloss Schönbrunn, hoe koel is dat!?! De Oostenrijkers waren weer heel lief schüchtern ...

... and stay in the airport, seeing as I was going to a bed in a house in Doha. I did some research and found this really useful website, (I believe) it's called Sleepinginairports.com If not that one its something on those lines, just google it. This website rates airports based on how accommodating it is for commuters who are either connecting to flights or just too cheap to stay in a hotel (thats me). Vienna was rated a modest two stars out of three ...

... be able to come back. But another part of me also knows that I have had a year of little socializing, so that deserves time and energy too. You also get to see more of the city walking around than you do just walking in a museum. After getting back from the museum, I took a short nap. Andrew, Kelly (a girl from the hostel), and I hit happy hour at the hostel bar, grabbed some pizza, and decided to hit the pub crawl again. The bars this time were ...

... here she says....is napping not what young'ins do these days i am thinking? but reply, taking a nap before i head to try to get opera tickets....oh... hahha rest up, boogie over to the opera and get there about 5:15p, Madame Butterfly is at 7:30p...no one waiting out side....hmmm..go inside and small group gathered sitting in line. the same usher from the other night in gallery seating recognized me right away and gave me a sort of smile and did his usual instructional gestures ...

... n *ging *nd motherlike l*dy works every d*y from 6pm until 6*m. So you c*n drink just metres from your bed until 6*m, *nd it w*s che*p *s ****. We m*de *n impression *nd we *re now fe*tured on the w*ll of f*me in photogr*phic evidence. The night consisted of m*ny convers*tions, but those th*t st*nd out were led by Fr*nz, the b*rtender from our hostel. At *bout 3*m 2 good looking girls w*ndered into the b*r. The *ttention of us boys w*s immedi*tely dr*wn. Fr*nz told us in * loud voice th ...

... cheap. Joey had the Goulash and I had a turkey schnitzel. Later that night I was asleep at 0100 and I heard all this yelling outside. At first I thought it was drunk guys but then I realised the yelling was real. What had happened was that two room at the hostel had been broken into and this guy had lost his camera, his money, his travellers cheques, his credit card. A few others had lost their mobiles that were charging. The stupid git though had locked all his stuff ...

... leaving, we stopped in a Vienese coffee house for coffee and pastries. I wish that I'd gotten to see more of Vienna, but travelling on a budget prevents me from going into too many expensive palaces and musuems. But, I honestly think one of the best ways to experience a city is just by walking around and hanging out, especially in outdoor spaces. Things I Loved Doing: 1. Hofburg Palace - Hapsburg Palace - magnificent complex 2. St ...