Sacher Baden

... had in onze opbloeiende romance... Juist ja...

Zondag hebben Günter, Leif (AUS), Wim (BEL), Frederick (BEL) en ik bijna de Champions Leauge gewonnen, maar helaas scoorden de *** Spanjolen in de laatste seconden van de finale de gelijkmaker.. Dan maar een plonsje in het koude buitenbad, voordat we ALWEER! naar een Heurigen geloodst werden. Gelukkig hebben die behalve wijn ook eten, zodat we met een goed gevuld buikje weer naar huis konden!   

Zu mein** P**son: ich bin 31 Jahre alt, promovi**t** Chemik**, laufe seit > 1997 Marathon, bis zum RaB falls nichts dazwischen kommt 73 Marathons, > davon ca 20 Ultras bis 100km, ein MultiDay (BalticRun 2008). > Bestzeiten aktuell: 6,75km: 25,05min, 10km: 40:48h, HM: 1:35h, Marathon > 3:27,50, 50km: 4:42, 100km: 13:52h, 6h: 58,8km, 6,5h (Benefizlauf): > 62,24km, 12h: 94,5km. > Aktuelles Pensum ...

... can find the Prater (amusement) park, the hip quarters of the second district (close to Schwedenplatz), Westbahnhof - a major national & international railway terminus - from which leads the major shopping street Mariahilfer Straße eastwards to the inner city, the Hundertwasserhaus and the Hundertwasser Kunsthaus. Outside the 'belt' road stand the Donauturm [Danube Tower], the Belvedere Palace, and Schönbrunn ...

... me about whether or not I watched porn in hotels and he laughed everytime he saw an ad for a sex shop while we were driving. The Creeper made for a somewhat long weekend since he ended up being my seat buddy for the entire trip. Why do I always get stuck with the crazy people? I guess the bright side of The Creeper is that I was constantly laughing to myself and asking myself "Really?" :) On to Vienna. We drove through the night to ...

... and palaces to duck into. We saw pretty much all the art we could manage. The only thing we didn't get to see here were the Spanish Riding School horses. They were out of town and we didn't think it was worth the money to see the mares and foals, especially since they don't do anything but run in circles. I guess we will just have to come back to Vienna and see all the things we missed. We can't wait to head off to Hungary and see my friend Janos!! Ta-ta from Wien!! rach & shan

... As soon as the leash came off, the dog bolted. I could see the embarrassment in the college student's eyes as he realized the Viennese eyes of judgment looked down upon him. I'm sure one day that dog will follow his owner's wishes on command, but until then...I'm glad I realized that even the Viennese must train their puppies. Death Cab My German teacher told us that the Viennese have a fascination with death. They have a saying: "I'm riding on ...

... ceilings,,,,You were forced to feel the creativity put into those buildings, just amazing. In his museum, I loved his building models of the church, the dump, and the town (only one never built). His philosophy behind making the church feel comfortable, welcoming, as if you are at home. Because that is a place you want to feel at home with God. And the dump? Who redesigns a city dump? He talks about rediscovering beauty ...

... hopped back on the scary underground back to our hotel. In the morning, we had hoped to explore the city a bit more, but after an unfortunate incident with a new bottle of murci (wine before it is wine) and a new dress bought at the local market (who new murci didn't come with a cork!) we decided it was too hot and humid to continue. We hopped in our air-conditioned car and headed for Hungary.

... and went straight to Schonbrunn Palace, the Hapsburgs summer residence. Originally a hunting lodge, the palace has huge gardens, complete with zoo, maze and a ginormous greenhouse. The palace was built to compete with Versailles outside of Paris. Brit and I wandered around for an hour and took some pictures for all the garden lovers back home. We then headed back to camp to set up our tents (no rain!!). We ate an early supper because our ...

... of it all is just breathtaking. Each room seemed to be more elaborate than the last. The wooden inlay on the floors, the wall coverings, the art work…all are unbelievably gorgeous. Once again, the craftsmanship is amazing. Knowing that these churches and palaces were built five, six, seven hundred years ago (and more), and without the help of today’s technology, is mind numbing. It seemed that every garden we saw was more impressive than ...