Renaissance Wien Vienna

... a few more things, but seeing as it was a Sunday (most things were closed) and we were SO tired, we sat in the hotel for an hour, then took a taxi to the train station, got on the train, and enjoyed the quiet, four hour ride back to Regensburg.<br><br>Overall, this weekend was a lot of fun. I was glad that Betsy came to visit, and it was a nice change from living the poor backpacker&#8217;s life to staying in a hotel that provides towels and taking taxis instead of walking everywhere!

... dr achter dat ik als student voor 5 eu binnen kon..), vanwege het geld, maar volgens mij ook omdat ze het wel relaxed vond om zonder 'eigen' publiek op te treden.. Ik vond het in ieder geval wel heel indrukwekkend wat zo'n uni 'koortje' even op de benen had gezet! En de trompettisten (die maar twee regels hebben, heel gemeen van Verdi!) stonden heel grappig op het balkon, waardoor de dirigent nekpijn kreeg van het naar achter dirigeren.. Daarna zijn we samen ...

... s finest... but I'm still seeing fuzz. Bugger. It wasn't long before the nausea set in and I had to admit defeat to avoid throwing up over a priceless national treasure. The blow was doubly severe as I had intended to get some cheap tickets for the world famous Viennese Opera house that evening. Buggery Bugger. Vienna was an impressive icon of Western style supremacy. Its huge buildings, all funded by the blood sweat and tears of the Habsburg Empire, dwarf ...

... had been playing the same card game since Cescky Krumlov and I had lost all games. By a stroke of good fortune, I defeated them however it's fair to say I wasn't gracious in winning. This didn't seem to matter however when I was beaten resoundingly by them at fooseball. The next day I headed into Vienna to check out the city. I wasn't disappointed, it was glorious. Not only were the building picture post card perfect, there were people dressed in period costumes which ...

... seats with me. I can only assume that she had sat in the wrong seat and was releasing the seat which was rightfully mine. (At least, that is what I'm telling myself!) For the rest of the opera, I got a perfect view of the entire stage, a bird's eye view of the pit, and an armrest. I was thrilled. The rain and the wind has halted any tourist-y plans for the rest of the weekend, but that just means you guys get to hear of my Viennese adventures sooner. ENJOY!

Since we arrived at 4 am, we decided to wait at the bus station until a more sane hour before we began any travelling. We decided that 8 am seemed fair enough, since most of the shops around the station seemed to be open at this time. We followed direction sent by Lukas and they were perfect. We got to the flat around 8:30 and a wonderful breakfast feast was prepared for us with fresh fruit, and other goodies. It was soo good ...

Day 8 - Vienna - 12/06/07 Monday Sitting in Café Jedermann in Mayerhofgasse Vienna . . . . Joanna and Robert have taken Anna to the playgoround and will be home at 15:30 - I sit here drinking DietCoke adjacent to her apartment . . . Joanna is an ex-colleague and student from Toowoomba and she's known of me since she was ten. . . and she s a busy violinist on the world circuit - Just returned from Paris Monday where she was playing for the Opera ...

... I have for now. As a side-note, there are seriously a lot of churches in the inner city, as I've learned. Just from what I know there are 15 (Stephansdom, Peterskirche, Karlskirche, Maria am Gestade Kirche, Kirche am Hof, Michaelerkirche, Minoritenkirche, Schottenkirche, Franziskanerkirche, Jesuitenkirche/Universitätskirche, Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church, Dominikanerkirche, Kapuzinerkirche, Augustinerkirche, Burgkapelle), and I'm probably forgetting or ignorant of several more.