Hotel Kahlenberg - Austria Trend Vienna

... House area...and then bought some food for dinner and headed back to the hostel! The rest of the day I just chilled, relaxing at the hostel and eating...I seem to be so good at that! Haha. And just reading up on Budapest and the things to do and see when I get there...pretty exciting, it sounds cool and I am staying 4 nights arriving early arvo so I have more time there.
Then I have to organise my next stop...

... that sold hot, fresh food in square takeaway boxes. It had always been Cesca's dream to eat noodles from a box so we bought some and enjoyed them at a little table nearby. Using our travel pass we hopped on a few trams to try and see some more city sights including the parliament and the national museum. The tram ended up going a crazy route and ended up taking us way outside the centre of the city, still we had enjoyed seeing some of the suburbs! Back in ...

... we happen to spot our "secret symbol" - two rabbits together...you might've seen them in some of my previous blogs if you got to read them...the meaning behind this symbol is private, but even if it wasn't - it would be too difficult to explain...so - the "official story" is that we both are born in years that correspond to the Chinese Year of Rabbit ...well, the two rabbits we spotted in Vienna were replicas of ...

... and cafe at the top. We got back on the subway and walked through a park to the tower and went up to get some lunch. I started feeling a bit sick again, so we stayed for a while until I started feeling better and so we could warm up. The cafe rotated as we ate, which was probably not helpful in the whole being sick scenario, but allowed for some really nice views. Peter tried the Viennese sausages and coffee and I had potato soup and a 7-up ...

... in coffee, but doesnt that kind of defeat the whole purpose. Then again, no one said that McDonalds was a pro on coffee. After drinking up, I decided to consult the Lets go, and see where else I could go for coffee. I was really developing a taste. Either that, or I was trying to stay awake. It seems like the more I sleep, the more tired I am. I learned that there was a world famous cafe called Central Cafe close by, but then again ...

... Salzburg last year) Everyone in my studentenwohnheim seems to come from eastern europe or the balkans and German with a macedonian accent is hard to understand. Apparently I have an american accent (according to a parent at camp) Fritz (a kid in my class)'s Grandad thinks I'm a famous actress who performs at the Vienna international theatre. Quinoa is cheaper than rice and available everywhere. Lots and lots of big Vienna kisses xxx

(Transcribed out of my journal) My train is rolling out of Wien Sudbahnhof right now. I'm on my last excursion-- by myself at least. I'm headed to Slovenia to visit my friends Sandra and Zoran who live there. I met them last summer working at the Tyler Place. Slovenia borders Austria so I'd be a fool not to visit them while I'm here. It's only costing me 58 euros round ...

... to cure my jetlag. Drinks and 5 hours later, I went to bed. There were some awesome people at the bar, and I had a great time with this guy from NZ and these Californians studying abroad. So I went to sleep, but the night was not over, unfortunately. I had been told that I would be rooming with 4 "fräuleins"...I immediately thought Indiana Jones...fräulein = evil Nazi ladz, but realized ...

... district to see some of Vienna's most famous sights. We walked around the Ringstrasse (Ring Street) that surrounds downtown area, and with Karl and Ingrid as our tour guides, saw the Staatsoper (the opera house), the Hofburg Palace complex, the Museumsquartier, the Volkgarten (a garden filled with hundreds of different kinds of roses), and several other important buildings, ending at the Rathaus (the City Hall). In the Rathausplatz (the area in ...

... felt about power, conquest, and war. Inside the museum, I was in awe of the amount of artifacts collected and displayed dating back to the medieval time period and the Thirty Years War. What struck me the most about the museum was the obvious change of attitude about war by the Austrians. The floor of the museum which showcases the memorabilia from the Thirty Years War and from the Austrian Empire is displayed in such a grand fashion. The rooms themselves reminded ...