Alex's Travels

Another Great Day in Vienna

Woke up around 9 so that I could take advantage of the breakfast offered by the hostel. I paid my 3,5EUR expecting something nice, eggs perhaps. Instead, I got a bowl of bad cereal, an orange and a espresso. Kind of a ripoff, but at least tomorrow I know to get something cheaper from one of the bakeries down the street.

After breakfast, Debbie (one of the girls I met in Prague) and I headed down to the centre to talk a walk. And we walked. And we walked. Two hours later, we were near the edge of the city. Everything was very beautiful. Vienna's business is just perfect: there is alot going on, but it is not overpowering like in Prague. We stopped by a local pizzeria and got one of the best pizzas I have ever had. Very thin crust with a great amount of spinach and garlic. It was so cheap that I thought I was buying a slice; turned out I got a whole pizza and ate the leftovers for dinner. We came back to the hostel but went to the centre again and walked around inside Stephan's Church, which was very beautiful. Then we came back to the hostel and just hung around while I got myself a few shots of espresso.

Met up with the Aussie and the two Austrians for the night at the same bar we hung around in last night. After a few drinks, some friends of the Austrians called and told them about a bar a short distance away with great drink specials. So we went and had a great time. The Austrians are from out of town and are Vienna as part of some police conference (apparently they are nationalizing their forces). Because they were police, we got a couple of free drinks. Unfortunately, I still had to pay for quite a bit. And it was such a good time that I missed the last subway ride home and was forced to get a cab, which cost a pretty penny.

Tomorrow is my last full day in Vienna and I'm going to miss the place. Its a great Western town and I'm a little upset to be heading back to Bohemia.

posted by The League: Reassembled @ 4:22 PM