Astoria Vienna

August 8, Saturday<br><br>When we went to pay Len mentioned about being crowded and the people beginning their dinner when we were going to bed. He also mentioned to her that they want to charge us (as small as we are) the motor home rate and yet tell us we can't park in a large site because it is for the large motor homes. She then told Len to be quiet! And not in a nice tone of voice. She gave him 2 Euros back and said good-bye go!<br><br ...

... the person staying at a friends house... my SIM card was out of money). Since it was so much nicer out (70s and sunny!) I visited the Schönbrunn Palace in the morning... which was pretty awesome as you can see by the pics. Around 1, I started to head back to Frankfurt... but there was a lot of waiting around for the trains (first in Wien, then in Passau)... which weren't express either...so I didn't get back to Frankfurt until around midnight.<br>

... 2. The hike on the Great Wall, 10km from Jinshanling to Simatai, passing some 30+ towers, seeing rebuilt parts, and broken ones, enjoying great views and sceneries. It is a "great" wall, indeed. 1. Chinese people, their openness and curiousity, and the way how they live and their attitude. Even though the big cities are crowded, taking rides on public transport can become uncomfortable, and streets can be chaotic ...

... on exhibit. Disappointing because I paid extra to be able to shoot photos and video but the lighting was so dim nothing really came out (and they don't allow flash). I also went to the cathedral museum which had an interesting display on "Faith and Football (Soccer)". The theme tied in with the Euro2008 Final that was on Sunday, 29 June. Of course while getting from one place to another I did lots of walking and sightseeing along the way. In general, though, I avoided the ...

... aber ich komme zuruck!! Berlin-Wien vi betalte 44DM for sovekupe, som vi dellte med to arabere som hadde spisst litt for mye hvitløk. Vi hadde ost og vin, nå trengte vi bare selskap. Det fant Petter. John og Katie fra USA. Katie var veldig pen og gjordnær, og John var kliss lik sin navnebror Lennon. Katie syntes jeg var kul og skreiv ned ting jeg sa. Hun likte ikke USA og hun ville flytte til Europa, en dame etter min smak. Vi drakk og koste oss, og bestemmte at vi skulle ...

... the gate I had used when coming in, so just got in to the tram which claimed to be going towards the inner city, and got down on the nearest subway station. That was it for me, my feet were sore, my back was sore, and I was hungry. I headed down to base camp to prepare for the following expedition of the city. Among the interesting things I had seen was an exhibition about Maximlian of Habsburg in the mint of Vienna, which will be talked about on a different chapter.

Nachdem ich 19 Jahre in Öst**reich v**bracht habe, ist es Zeit auszuwand**n. Ich w**de ein Jahr lang durch Asien fahren und mich vielfältigsten Betätigungen widmen. Im Moment sind es all**dings in Öst**reich noch all**lei Vorb**eitungen die mich beschäftigen. Mein inn**es Post-it ist vollgeschrieben mit Dingen die zu **ledigen sind und ich hake we***** ab als neue dazukommen. Auß**dem schleppe ich eine Ottakring**-Tray in d** Gegend h**um um meinen Rucksack auszuprobi**en. Langsam ab ...

... had time to do was walk to the Obelisk Fountain. We did hear an orchestra practicing behind the palace. We were glad when the tour ended, although I would have liked to have seen more of the grounds. When we got back to the bus, Franco had the scratch smoothed out and you could barely tell it was ever there! Vienna must really dislike President Bush because we also saw on the roof of a building, "Go Home Bush" in big white letters, along with the comment from the ...