I was in Vienna?

My urge to stay in Budapest as long as possible, coupled with that 6am bedtime on Monday morning meant there was no way I was getting to Vienna anytime before 3 o'clock. I could have caught the 12pm bus, but that would have caused rushed goodbyes to new friends and extra aggravation that I didn't want to deal with.

So I hopped on the 3:00pm and off I went.

I arrived in the city around 6pm, basically relegating myself to 90 minutes of daylight for sightseeing. I took the metro 2 stops and walked through the Inner Stadt (inner city) to my hostel...which was much farther away then I imagined or had planned, but I was at least able to see the old town before dark!




During my walk, I stopped for a quick bite to eat. I had a bratwurst. It was delicious.



Continuing on, I noticed there was much more diversity in Vienna then in Budapest. You find that a lot of Eastern European countries are very homogeneous, but Vienna was definitely much more cosmopolitan.  However, the women in BP are still hands down #1 in my book.

Quick Tangent. The Vienna Subway smells like popcorn, and the streets near all the major sites smelled like horse poop. I didn't see any horses. I saw horses, so that part made sense, the popcorn smell however, did not.

If you like high end fashion, designer flagship stores, and boutiques, you'd love Vienna.

The buildings and things to see are massive structures, moreso than I was anticipating. Hofburg Palace, the Rathaus, Schonnnbrun Palace, the Opera, the Museums...grand scale fit for royalty, which oh yea, it was.



Its 6:20am at the moment. I was going to attempt to go see The Other Palace at sunrise but I think that will be pushing the time limit I have...must catch an 8am train from Vienna Meidling Station to Ljublana, Slovenia.

I am going to be staying in an old prison baracks that has been converted to a hostel, so if there was ever a time that I was going to be butt-raped or re-live any portion of the aptly named movies Hostel and The Human Centipede, this would be it.

It really is a shame I had so little time to explore such a huge city, but definately worth a second trip sometime in the future.

-E

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Location:Vienna, Austria