Vienna
Saturday, 17. November 2007, 17:53:36
It is very difficult to write about a trip that I did 7 weeks ago but I should not blame no one else than myself. Will do my best and try to remember lazy moments under the sun in one of my favorite cities.
Visiting friends in Vienna turned out to be a very relaxing holiday. My friend planned to go to Naschmarkt to walk around, do some grocery shopping and having lunch. There I was impressed with Vienneses as we were waiting for our food about half an hour. Not the waiting impressed me but some beautifully dressed men and women. Living in Germany for several months has such an effect, you forget fashion and start to admire cities with stylish people, although you never cared so much about what you wear.
At another table two men were talking loud but I couldn't understand anything, I wasn't even sure whether they speak German. Yes they were speaking German but with a very heavy viennese accent. It's still a very strange feeling not to be able to understand Austrians as they speak to each other.
After lunch my poor friend had walk hours with me to show the city. I refused to take tram just because I like walking to see more from the city and the weather was just lovely. We didn't go to many of tourist attractions like Schönbrunn Palace or Hundertwasserhaus in that I saw them in my previous visits. Photos of this walking tour are here.
In second day first we visited my friend's sister in her new appartment. Seeing it made me feel like living in Vienna in an appartment with high ceilings, big windows and huge rooms just like that one.
Our last destination was a hill close to city centre, don't ask me it's name, to drink a glass of red juicy Sturm (Federweisser in German). It's one the most delicious alcoholic drinks I ever had *yummy*
Next day it was time to hit the road again and this time to Bratislava.
At another table two men were talking loud but I couldn't understand anything, I wasn't even sure whether they speak German. Yes they were speaking German but with a very heavy viennese accent. It's still a very strange feeling not to be able to understand Austrians as they speak to each other.
After lunch my poor friend had walk hours with me to show the city. I refused to take tram just because I like walking to see more from the city and the weather was just lovely. We didn't go to many of tourist attractions like Schönbrunn Palace or Hundertwasserhaus in that I saw them in my previous visits. Photos of this walking tour are here.
Our last destination was a hill close to city centre, don't ask me it's name, to drink a glass of red juicy Sturm (Federweisser in German). It's one the most delicious alcoholic drinks I ever had *yummy*
Next day it was time to hit the road again and this time to Bratislava.