Delta Hotel Vienna

... war es trocken. Um die Mittagszeit, als uns doch schon reichlich kalt war, fanden wir neben der Hofreitschule ein ganz tolles Kaffeehaus / Geschäft "The Pharmacy". Es wurde in eine unter Denkmalschutz stehende Apotheke integriert. Ein sehr faszinierendes Kaffeehaus - wir waren begeistert. Sowohl der Kuchen wie auch der Kaffee haben hervorragend geschmeckt. Bei unserem nächsten Besuch werden wir da bestimmt wieder ...

... known as Sissy) who married the Hapsburg ruler Ferdinand who ruled the Austro-Hungarian empire in hte 19th century. Sissy had a charmed but tragic life and sufferred depression and obsessions so her life was similar to Princess Di and tragically Sissy was assassinated and then the media and people made her memory the stuff of movies, novels and she was revered more in death than life. The tour took us through the palace apartments so was ...

... rk** zu w**den. :-) Seh´ mich schon in ein** Garküche in Peking vor ein** Schüssel Nudelsuppe sitzen - od** am Morgen beim Himmelstempel Tai Chi üben :-) Ansonsten gibts nicht viel Neues zu b**ichten. Impfungen hab ich alle. Indien und Chinavisum auch. Nepal besorg ich mir nächste Woche. Rucksack, Umhängetasche, Filme liegen b**eit. ...... und noch 37 Tage :-)

... twee vakken bij LW: Digitale Literatur en Der Historische Roman, beiden van de heer Norbert Bachleitner.. Hij ging een beetje à la Madeleine Kasten de planning doorspreken, en daarna gingen we volledig chaotisch de referaten verdelen.. Bij de eerste les dacht ik dat hij daarna nog wat nuttigs ging zeggen, maar toen staarde hij ons nog even vijf minuten raar aan, en toen konden we gaan.. Weense studenten kloppen na afloop van een college met zn allen op de tafel.. Of dat een blijk ...

... We also went to see a Van Gogh exhibit in the Albertina Museum which was really awesome to see, being so close to the work of someone like that really was an incredible experience. Doesn't seem like it would be but it's pretty amazing to be standing just inches away from the work of someone put on his level, and I think a well deserved appreciation. That night we also went to see a ballet in the opera house, and I couldn't tell you the name of it but it was ...

... go by and enjoying this signature Viennese dessert. After eating I walked past the Memorial Against War and Fascism, the Albertina Museum and the Augustinerkirche (where I was drawn in by that excellent organ music I mentioned earlier) to the Kunsthistorisches (Art History) Museum. I did a tour of some of the great artwork in the imperial collection before walking across the street and visiting the Tutankhamen exhibit in the New Palace of the Hofburg. My timing was excellent ...

... Apparently this is the gate that anyone who is anyone must parade through when they come to take the city. (This is the famous gate that Hitler marched through, with the Nazi flags and stuff) So when Napoleon came through this gate he saw the statue on the top and thought that it was very nice and that it should be in Paris, so he took it down and brought it back to Paris to put in the Louvre. Well the Germans didn't like this so they got together with the ...

... hour train trip. Then I went and got my room in the hostel, quite nice by the way, and started to find my way through the city. First stop, Stephansdom. Definitely a nice cathedral, if you are into such things. The late gothic period has always had a strange attraction, and you can notice it is late gothic because of the ceiling. Anyway, it is, like almost everything there, crowded with tourists. I just fled the mass and went on to get lost into ...

... to see some more of the work Hundertwasser has done. I was really excited about this discovery, and I will definitly go back or try to see some of his other buildings some other time. Besides the sightseeing we spent a lot of time in cafes and restaurants. We tried Wienerschnitzel (which is not a cake..;), apfelstrudel, suchertorte and wienercoffe. The cakes were very good and the food was fine, but I missed the prices in Bratislava..

With class everyday at 9 and a lesson everyday (except Friday), the week started getting monotonous. Now, don't get me wrong: each and every day had something interesting and fun attached to it, but at this point, the individual days cannot get their own entries or this journal will take the rest of my life (and because it is Sunday night and I am almost a week behind in writing J). Clarinet lessons went great. I feel that ...