As I write this, we are waiting for our train to Munich. It'll take about 4 hours, so I bought Eat, Love, Pray to keep me occupied, and Abbe is continuing Freakonomics, which she picked up a couple stops ago. Vienna was a fairly quick stop for us, but we got alot accomplished. On Wednesday night we went to the hostel bar for a cheap meal, and then went to The Travelers Shack, which was an Aussie hangout. I got in a political argument with a 16 year old schmuck from New Zealand who got so angry with my view of Obama and healthcare that he left! It was amusing to me because 1. I remember being stubborn in my fairly uneducated opinions when I was 16 and 2. he doesn't even live in America so I'm not sure why he was so fired up. Whaaatever.
Thursday was spent walking all over the city to see the major touristy spots like the Schonbrunn Palace, Parliament, and some churches. We were really disappointed that we paid admission to see the Sigmund Freud museum because it was just a bunch of his manuscripts and family photos on the walls. We were hoping to see more of his findings in psychology presented so it was a bit of a bust. That night we each had a delicious meal at Bermuda Brau - Abbe got the beef goulash, and I went with a salmon au gratin baked potato. We are so spoiled with our meals here, I can't imagine going back to freezer dinners when we get home!
Our favorite part of Vienna was our trip to Grinzing yesterday. We took a tram about 30 minutes just outside the city to a little Austrian village known for its wine. We stopped in a few heuringers (wine houses) try their vinos, and had a lovely day walking around in the sunshine. We were pretty tired when we got back, so we mustered up a little energy to find some dinner before heading to bed. Our hostel (Wombats) was quite nice, and we are staying there again in Munich. Off to catch the train now!
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