Caruso Baden

... moest z'n steak drie keer terugsturen omdat ie niet bloederig genoeg was..

Daarna gingen Paola, Miia, Inka (FIN) en Inka's vrienden en ik naar de Staatsoper! Jeej! We hadden deze keer echt prima staplaatsen op het balkon waar we alles, inclusief orkestbak (Inka's vrienden doen conservatorium viool cq cello in Trieste) konden zien. We waren trouwens bij Anna Karenina, het ballet. Superstoer, heel modern, maar toch met een verhaal dr in (al ging her verhaal niet veel dieper ...

... in Schwechat mit Platz 2 in der M35. 2008 2 Plätze beim 6 Stundenlauf in Ottobrunn/D, 6Stundenlauf in Wals, 12Stundenlauf in der Vogau. Platz 16 bei den österreichischen Meisterschaften über 100 km in Steyr. Persönliche Bestleistungen: Marathon : 3:02 6 Stunden: 73,279 Km 12 Stunden: 118,960 Km 24 Stunden: 153 Km 100 Km:9:26 Stunden

... by the Ringstraße [Ring Street], a grand boulevard constructed along the old city walls. Vienna Ring Boulevard is 4 kilometres long and circles the city centre. The construction of the Ring Boulevard was initiated by Emperor Franz Joseph I in December 1857. The magnificent road was errected on the free space, which emerged after tearing down the former city walls, glacis and military enforcements protecting ...

... Be prepared. Okay. Tour picks me up around 4:30pm on Friday afternoon. It is open to anyone and everyone...and as such, they pretty much take anyone and everyone who wants to spend three nights travelling around with a bunch of strangers. I jump in the little bus that is supposed to take me to the big tour bus and immediately meet a man by the name of Gene. Gene is about 65 and is retired from the education field after 36 years of ...

... life lived and lost. Sissi is bigger than Mozart to the Viennese people. On display in the palace are her dressing rooms and bathing area. This place is dripping with golden filigree and tapestries galore!! Also inside the palace walls, we found a labyrinth, a carriage museum, the palace gardens and a zoo. I got to see a baby panda which made my day! We caught an apple strudel presentation where they show you how to make the traditional style, plus you get a free sample!! The ...

... in an attempt to remove the pigeons from my line of sight. Why does eating my lunch have to be this hard? I recognize that these disease-carrying birds probably won't climb on the bench and eat my food, but that doesn't change my undying desire to drop kick them across Vienna. All I Ever Need to Know About Life, I Learned from a Viennese Dog Owner Before I came to Vienna, I heard that the Viennese typically prefer dogs to children and that ...

... about 100 years ago, and even though I was close by it took me ages to find because I thought the building would be bigger and the golden cabbage much more offensive, so I walked right past it several times thinking it was some sort of small-scale imitation Secession Building. Inside I saw the Beethoven Frieze painted by Gustav Klimt, which I really liked despite the fact it was much smaller than I expected and I thought it looked unfinished. When I went to ...

... is a sad imitation of the original, I'll tell you! It melted in my mouth. SO GOOD! We made our way over to St. Stephen's Cathedral (hey look! scaffolding! I'm shocked!) and the Hofburg (the palace of the Austrian ruling family, the Hapsburgs) where we went through the palace and the Sisi museum. Sisi was Elizabeth... the young bride (and cousin) of the Emperor. She was not happy in her ...

... or something like that...?!). Then, in continuing with the theme of trying to see as much as physically possible in one day, we stopped for a quick bite of lunch before heading to the Schonbrunn Palace, which was the former summer residence of the Hapsburgs. It was a VERY impressive palace, and we spent the duration of the afternoon walking through the palace and expansive gardens. Of special interest were the apple strudel show where we ...

... wineries. We stopped at one such establishment for dinner and a taste of the local wine. During dinner, we were thoroughly entertained by a trio of local musicians. They were absolutely delightful. They walked around the room as they played and sang, to the full enjoyment of everyone there. We were even treated to that world famous ballad, the Beer Barrel Polka! Talk about a party! I did have a ‘taste’ of the wine. I was told it was good, but ...