One week in Vienna down, one to go

Trip Start May 19, 2008
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Trip End Jul 21, 2008


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Friday, July 11, 2008

The first week in Vienna had its good parts and its bad parts.  School is as boring as ever, and we have 4 hours of it every day.  Craziness.  I'm starting to get a little burnt out with school.  I have been sitting and listening to people talk at me for way too long now.  We haven't done much for most of the week.  We've gone to school, done a little shopping, and just a little exploring now and then.

As an update, Amber Lane has me running in the mornings with her.  She's crazy.  I have no idea why I agreed.  Also, Amber Bireley's birthday is on Saturday, but she left today to go to Prague.  Since we won't be there with her this weekend to celebrate her birthday, we had a early birthday with her last night.

We went to the ittle restaurant on the corner that's always packed.  It's really good, and they have some good chocolate cake.  I got a fish dinner, and the ambers got a struedel and beef and potatoes.  I thought they were all good choices.  However, my fish showed up at my table with the head on it.  What?!?! Yes, the head was still attached to the fish, and the eyes were looking at me.  I always heard about that kind of stuff happening to other people and thought it was funny.  Its kind of gross when it happens to you, though.  I actually made Amber Lane cut off the head and hide it for me so I didn't have to look at it the whole time we were eating.  It was so gross.

To follow that up, today was a great day too.  Amber Lane and I skipped classes since everyone else was (to go to Prague).  This was our first skip day of the whole trip, so we decided that it was absolutely necessary.  We spent most of the day by a public pool.  The pool experience is very different culturally, but amber and I kinda kept to ourselves and got a nice tan.  Amber actually got a nice burn.  After we decided we should get out of the sun, we headed for the shade.  Coincidentally, the sand volleyball court was in the shade.  We played around a little just between the two of us, and then joined a pick up game just to show the Europeans how to play some real ball.  It was tons of fun.  When the games were over, we were hungry and headed back to the hotel for some dinner. After dinner, Amber and I went to the English movie theater to watch Hancock.  It was just what we needed.  It has been so long since we've watched any movie or show in English - it was crazy.  We've been rationing seasons 1 & 2 of The Office, which I have saved on my computer, because its the only thing that we have.  It was a great movie, and it was a great relaxing day.  I sure beats sitting in uncomfortable wooden chairs and being talked at for 4 hours straight.  Getting some sleep tonight, and probably off to the pool again tomorrow. 
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