Vienna

Once again, I am not sure where to begin. I guess I'll start by saying that I don't think I am a very big fan of chain hostels. In Vienna I stayed at the Wombat- the Base hostel. And there are 3 Wombat hostels in Vienna, and also one in Berlin, Munich and Budapest. From what I could tell, the 3 in Vienna were all pretty big. It was too.. commerical, if that makes any sense, for example: we still needed to put the linens on our bed ourselves, but they came in a heat sealed plastic bag to prove they were clean... okay, alrighttttt.

The first evening I was there was pretty nice, I went for Japaense food (pizza and falafel is cheap, but lacks the health factor) So I got fried veggies, rice and even some sushi for about 7 Euros. Only complaint, like many restaurants in Europe they wouldn't serve tap water. After dinner, which was in the nauschmarkt area, I went with Lany, the girl I met in Budapest, to the museumquartier and had some ice cream - we both had sore throats-. Museumquartier was super nice at night, there were restaurants and bars inside the courtyards. We were able to walk through "electric avenue" which was a section inside of like shops and stuff -the shops were closed, but you could see into them because the walls were glass.  There were also plastic structures that you can sit and lay on all over, which is where we ate ice cream. In one section they were also showing a documentary outside. Very nice all around.

Near Nauschmarket

Museum Quartier

However, that night was the worst. I was feverish and was having cold sweats all night. I don't even know how much I slept during the night, but I woke up late, at 11am. It only took me until 11:30 to get out of the hostel though. I went to the Albertina, which has the largest collections of prints and drawings in the world, or Europe or something. It was my museum fix for this leg of the trip. Since they have so many, they rotate them, but of course I got to see some big names, Renoir, Klimpt etc. There was also a special exhibition about an American Photographer which I throughly enjoyed.

I then headed to the fountain near the entrance to the Bellvedere to meet up with Lany again. We saw some girls in the fountain, and was informed that after it is hotter then 32 degrees you are allowed to go into the fountains in the city. Which was a fun fact.

We then went to Schonbruun, where we walked around the grounds, which were HUGE!!!! But it was pretty cool, we checked the price of the zoo ticket, but 15 Euros was a bit too steep for our student pockets. But we were melting -apparently it was hotter then 32, afterall- and tired of walking. So decided to then head back into the city and ride the tram around the ring, which is where the old city wall was. We also checked out the beach bars on the Danabe, which are interesting. Sand, beach chairs, and tiki beach bars on the side of the river. We rode the 1 and 2 tram, each doing half the circle, and you can see alot of the important buildings from it, like the Rathaus.

Later that evening we went to an old school style ice cream parlor, where I had a ice cream pizza (probably the healthist thing on the menu, because it was covered in an intense amount of fruit). It was A-mah-zing. And ended the night with a quick drink at the bar at my hostel.

Because my next stop was Bratislava, I was able to leave Vienna pretty much whenever I wanted, because trains leaves every hour, and only take an hour. So I decided to make the most of being in Vienna. I did a free walking tour offered by the hostel. There were a lot of people (3 big hostels remember) but I really really liked the tour. You could tell the guide really knew what he was talking about. He really explained the different architecture, which I really enjoyed. After the tour, I went for a drink with a couple of fellow travellers, where I enjoyed an apple strudel, which Vienna is famous for, which was a lovely way to end my stay in Vienna before heading off to Bratislava