Vienna 1
Trip Start
Nov 14, 2008
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Trip End
Feb 26, 2009
Vienna,
Austria
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Another one of Lance's twisted recommendations, which I actually really enjoyed. Once upon a time a Czech priest went to the Holy Land, bringing back Holy Dirt. All the people wanted to be buried among the Holy Dirt, so the church's cemetery starting holding far more bodies than it could sustain. With a surplus of human bones, the church decided to hire designers to do something with these bones, and made what is now a fantastic attraction - a bone church!
Everything inside this church is made out of human bones - the coat of arms, a massive chandelier, and a house-like structure constructed entirely from skulls. We have mad photos of the place. Vicki: "I hope none of you guys got a boner".
Vienna
We had lunch on the way at Kutna Hora, not far from the bone church, which had a nice old feel to it and lots of cobblestone streets. We reached Vienna when it was dark, and had a drive around to see a lot of the grand buildings.
Vicki dropped us off at the amusement park with a large ferris wheel, she said for our 8 Euro we could get a 30 minute ride with great city views. 11 of us went, I negotiated a group discount, but the ride only lasted 10 minutes and had crap views, and the rest of the amusement park was closed. The group of us walked along the Burg Ring road for about an hour, enjoying the city's antiquated charm, before we called it a night.
