Vienna

This is one of those cities that you hear about, one of the big cities of Europe, but you're not quite sure what's there to see or do. Some group of boys from here is suppose to sing decently, but what is there beyond that? I set out to find out.

I couldn't have asked for a better couple of days here (look at that sky). I first got here on Sunday to find a calm, peaceful atmosphere among some absolutely spectacular architecture. At some point in time, the city decided to tear down its outer walls and construct streets and public transportation to encircle the city that they call "The Ring" and inside of or around which lie many of the sites. I walked most of the day to see them all but wasn't really compelled to visit the museums here.

The calm, peaceful air about the city all but vanished on Monday, giving way to a busy, hectic capital city. I headed first for the palace above (you're looking at the back of it) and found a montrous property with this gorgeous garden behind it, complete with a maze and labrynth. I then went and found some famous ferris wheel, but I forget why it's famous at the moment.

The nightlife here is pretty much like that of any other place to which I've been, but a lot of us ended up just staying and drinking at Wombat's (where I stayed). I'm allowed to have one or two boring nights... haha

Vienna is definitely known for its opera, though. I had the opportunity to go see an opera called Werther, about a man, Werther, and a woman who fall in love after a few hours, but the woman is engaged to another guy who she promised her dying mother she would marry. It was a more contemporary opera but still very moving. My problem was that I couldn't get passed the fact that no woman would be attracted to a guy who started telling her he was in love with her after a few hours.