Vienna Austria Day 2

 

On our second day in Vienna I woke up when Mishaela was about to leave the room. She had snuck around getting ready and was going to get us breakfast. A while later she returned with fruit danish’s and hot chocolate. What a great morning of breakfast in bed in a nice hotel! We got ready slowly and planned out our day (with a few suggestions from Laura). Our first stop was the Sigmund Freud Museum. Being psych majors this stop seemed necessary. We decided to walk for the whole day to see more of the city and save some money on bus fare. We walked for a half hour through the city, and saw many beautiful buildings and statues along the way.

The museum was smaller than we expected but still did not disappoint. The building was previously the home and workplace of Freud before he was forced to leave Vienna. Sadly he took his famous couch with him, but we still saw the original waiting room (with all the same furniture). The other rooms were filled with letters, photos, and information about his life. Turns out Freud was an avid traveller as well, and even visited Niagara Falls! After wards we had lunch at the Freud Café next to the museum. The food may not have been amazing but it was still a funny experience to eat there.

Our second stop was the Viennese Prater, a large theme park within Vienna. Mishaela’s (improving) navigation and map reading skills got us there eventually. We were told that it’s a must to ride the “big wheel” a very old, and very large Ferris wheel within the park. So we paid our nine euros each and boarded the rickety old ride. People didn’t seem to understand that our weight should be distributed evenly so the car didn’t tip, which made us a little uneasy.

Afterwards we walked around the theme park. We found another, smaller, Ferris wheel that went a bit faster than the previous one.  At only 3.50 (which seemed cheap in comparison to the last ride) we felt we should take it.  

We took the long walk back to the hotel around 6pm. We dressed up in our only fancy outfits we had packed and decided to go out for a nice dinner. Online it told us that our hotel’s restaurant was booked until September (something that didn’t seem to be the actual case), so we went in search of somewhere else to eat. We ate at the Bristol Bar hotel. The food was amazing, and we were given complementary chocolates (bonus!). Thanks to Mishaela’s mom for treating us!  After dinner we headed back to our hotel to have a slice of the famous Sacher chocolate torte at the café.

Vienna Austria Day 1

Our bus left from Prague to Vienna at 10:30 on Monday morning. Jiri and his roommate took us to the bus station and said goodbye. I wont be sad about leaving though because he promised that he would come to my party in Germany at the end of July! Thankfully we used a Eurolines bus this time and it was ready and waiting when we arrived. The ride was uneventful, but the view was pretty great with many small villages, countryside, and mountains. When we arrived in Vienna we had absolutely no clue how to get to our hotel, so we caved in and took a Taxi (at only 14 euros, it wasn’t such a bad deal)

 When we arrived at our hotel I was pretty impressed to say the least. Mishaela’s mom had surprised us by putting us up in Sacher Hotel, located across the street from the Opera House. Walking into the hotel (door opened by a doorman of course) I felt out of place in my ripped jean shorts. While checking in we were given a city map, asked for our bags, and asked if we wanted an international newspaper delivered to our door in the morning.

We were given a tour of the hotel, and then escorted to our room on the fourth floor. Upon entering the room we were greeted with mini chocolate torts, chocolates, and exotic fruit. A chandelier hung from the wall, a comfy double bed, and a shower with two spouts. Needless to say, we were very pleased!

After relaxing a bit and getting cleaned up we went to explore the city center of Vienna. The city is filled with beautiful architecture, not to mention a castle right in the middle of the city. High-class shopping streets were filled with designer brands, including Gucci and Swarovski. We found a nice café, and were drawn in by the piano music being played. After our dinner we headed back to the hotel.

I’ve been travelling now for about a week and a half so it was about time I did some laundry. Being too lazy and cheap to find a Laundromat for half a load of clothes I filled the bathtub with water and soap and did the laundry at the hotel. After hanging everything up to dry we climbed into bed to watch the movie Grease.