The drudgery continues
Trip Start
May 19, 2008
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Trip End
Jul 21, 2008
Vienna,
Austria
Monday, July 7, 2008
Sunday morning we got up early to load the bus and get on the road to Vienna. The trip was uneventful. Since we've been in Vienna, I haven't done much. I have had some time to recuperate. I still only have internet in the lobby of our hotel, and its slow because everyone is sitting there trying to use it. The more people, the less productive. I'm trying to do as much as I can regardless of the situation, though.
We woke up Sunday morning to pack up and leave Salzburg early. We rode the bus, and reached Vienna in early afternoon. Another hotel, and another very small room. The Ambers and I crammed our luggage into a room about the size of my bedroom back home, and got ready for another two weeks of close quarters. I didn't do much for the rest of the day. I got some food, explored the town a little, watched Sunday School on the internet, and went on a guided walking tour of the town. After all of that and some time on the internet, I was down for the count.
I got to sleep in! I slept until almost 9:00am today. We got some breakfast at the buffet at the hotel, and then got ready for school. We had classes at the Vienna School of Law today....not very exciting. It just looks like a regular college, and the classes for them aren't in session, so nothing special. We just had four hours of classes that are no fun when you have plenty of things to do. After class, we rode the train back to our hotel. We dropped off our stuff and grabbed our laundry. We stopped at McDonald's on the way to the laundry mat and got some dinner. I crammed everything I possibly could into the washer, and paid 4.50 for 1 load of laundry - just to wash. As we waited, I started on my cheeseburger (with mustard and pickle, yuck) and fries, and the Ambers ate theirs. The laundry was spinning, we were chilling, and the bugs were enjoying their salad. Wait, what? Oh yes, the bugs. There happened to be an entire dead bug in Amber's salad - about the size of a lightning bug, but of the form of a beetle or baby cockroach. Yes. Amber did not finish her salad, and I did not finish my meal. I was never a fan of McDonald's, and certainly not the McDonald's in Vienna.
Three drying cycles and six euros later, we finally packed up our clean, but way to expensive to wash clothing and headed for home. We unpacked, internet-ed, and relaxed. Later on, Amber Lane and I decided we needed some real food and headed for a nearby diner. We tried some classic Austrian food, and it was delicious. It was even better because it was served with Austrian hospitality.
Now, my belly is full, and I'm tired. Getting up tomorrow for another day of classes.
