My weekend in Wien!
On Friday night, we headed out around ten door downtown Vienna. I was told jeans, a tank top and a sweater would be sufficient for where we were going. About 45 minutes later we were in an Irish bar, and with the exception of all the German flying around and the euros, we could have very well been in Boston. Drinks in Europe are absurdly cheap, like 2.40 for a mixed drink or beer and about one euro less for a shot. Within one minute of being in there, we were stepping over one table to get to a free one and my leg went off an invisible step. This left me with a scraped ankle and a huge bruise on my knee before the night even started. Good one, American.
We hung out there and played foosball, which I am apparently terrible at. Then we changed locations and went to a place called Alt Wien. This was a better lit, slightly classier establishment. We all had a round of beers and played a card game that one of their friends bought, which was pretty funny. It involved snatching this little wooden thing depending on what cards were on the table.
I'll just add that it was already 1 am by the time we got served our beers. Our group had grown from four to about twelve and I was ready for bed. However, can't stay in one place for too long in Vienna so we headed to their regular place. Julie was getting a glass of wine so I asked her to order me the same. Something was lost in translation because JT's girlfriend Laura also ordered me a beer and I ended up with all this sitting in front of me. Needless to say, I basically passed the drinks around until we left at 3:30!! My head was on the table I was so tired! I was so not meant for this part of the European lifestyle.
The next day I arose at 1 pm. I haven't slept that late since I got here, not even close! I showered and Julie, Laura and I headed to Fiegl's for some traditional Viennese food. Apparently, I had to have schnitzel. We each ordered veal schnitzel and aside of potato salad and greens, all for a good price of 18€. Schnitzel is basically huge breaded veal cutlets, and with a little lemon juice and some ketchup, it is delicious.
Later we went home to make volcanoes. Well, Laura and Julie made them while I watched Grey's Anatomy. They are made of cake batter which you chill and then bake. Basically they are like chocolate tortes with a center that's not completely cooked. Is there anything you can find wrong with that combination? I had one before dinner, which was served around 9 pm. We had ribs, mashed potatoes, caprese salad, broccoli, bread and some fruit. Everyone was impressed at my rib eating ability, and I have the Falkenhams to thank for that. After dinner we watched Surrogates, a Bruce Willis film of their tv. The English tv is run by the armed forces, so all the commercials are military based which is a little weird.
This morning I woke up early to see the Picasso exhibit at the Albertina. I convinced the ticket lady to let me in for student price even though I forgot my student ID at home. The Picasso exhibit was huge and amazing. Mom was right about me getting a different kind of education while in Europe. I learned a lot about Viennese history and modern facts while staying here. Also, I learned a lot about Picasso's contributions at this exhibit. I was a little bummed because there were only three exhibits there. The staterooms of the Hapsburg were pretty cool and very well preserved. I really wanted to sit in the fancy chairs, but I had already angered the ticket lady so I thought best it stay standing.
I returned to the Hilliards and did a quick turn around to the train station. Only five hours to Praha!
XO
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