Vienna, week 2.
Trip Start
May 19, 2008
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Trip End
Jul 21, 2008
Vienna,
Austria
Thursday, July 17, 2008
This past weekend, Amber Lane and I just hung out in Vienna and relaxed. We are pretty much traveled-out and burnt-out. It was a great weekend though. I've already told you about Friday.
On Saturday, we slept in again, and then decided to try out the flea market in town. It was a pretty neat experience. It was huge, and very full, and very hot. At one end of the market, they were selling fresh foods, in the middle they were selling t-shirts and other items that are common in these type of markets. At the other end of the market, it was basically like a huge yard sale. All kinds of people had tables and blankets of random items that looked like they dug out of their garage that morning. We didn't buy anything too exciting, but the experience was enough.
After we got so hot walking around in the market, we decided to try out the other public pool in town. This one was supposed to be at the Schönbrunn Palace - sounded interesting. We go back to the hotel, change, and head out. When we finally get to our tram stop and walk out of the station, we look up at the formerly very blue and very bright sky....that is now overcast and gray. And then it starts: the rain. Ok, but it was only sprinkling, so we kept walking. The weather didn't predict rain, so it can't last long, right?
We get to the gate and pay our way to get into the pool - still hoping that the rain stops. Thankfully after about ½ an hour it did, and was bright, sunny, and hot again. It turned out to be a beautiful day. We left the pool around dinner time, got some food and hung out at the hotel for the rest of the evening. We've been so burnt out lately, that the hotel sounded really really nice.
Sunday, we didn't do much. All I can remember is catching up on some homework, and somewhere around 4 naps. It's been a weekend of recuperation.
This week is full of classes, homework, and last minute things to do in Europe. We went to get the famous chocolate cake here in Vienna: Sachertorte. It was delicious. I love cake. Other than eating, sleeping, going to school, we aren't doing anything interesting over here. Finals will be on Saturday, and we have some work to catch up on. I'm also trying to make plans for coming home. It's been a long 2 months over here, and I miss the good ol' USA. The next few nights will be study time, so I probably won't post again until I'm in London.
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