The altar at St. Stephan's Cathedral
They had a festival of the churches last weekend - hence all the projection screens and cool lights
Going to Fan Zone!
A mix of old and new - the parliament building and a big screen for the games
GO HOLLAND!This morning for class we waited outside in the very cold, windy weather outside of St. Stephan's Cathedral. Our prof usually is a minute or two late, but today we stood outside waiting about 15 minutes for her. Then, to our dismay, we started our tour outside. St. Stephan's actually has a really interesting history, including it nearly being destroyed by fire in the 1940s, but I am not kidding when I say it was freezing today! Once we got inside though, it was nice, and it was fun hearing all of the legends and stories about the statues and tombstones and other artifacts in the Cathedral. After class I grabbed that apple sandwich from Billa and hung around the institute for a while. I took a nap this afternoon and cleaned my room - very uneventful but very much needed in both cases. Arin took Rachel, Paige, and I to Kolar for dinner for some yummy pitas, then we went to Fan Zone to watch the Italy-Romania game, which they drew 1-1 (Holland beat France 4-1... Go Dutch!) It was pretty quiet around here today compared to the craziness of yesterday, so that was nice. Now I just need to get to bed, I have to wake up at 5:45 in order to get ready and head over to Salzburg tomorrow!
Random things I've experienced:
- White asparagus for more than one dinner.
- Yogurt Milka (popular chocolate here) tastes just like the covered raisins, except there are no raisins.
- Never make fun of a statue, you just might get a toothache until you apologize.
- The Habsburgs (royal family) organs are stored in jugs underneath St. Stephan's
- There is an underground chapel that they discovered right next to my U Stop. I pass by it everyday but never have looked to see what it was.
- Poland fans really are the craziest. There were more of them at fan zone tonight than Italy or Romania, and they were the loudest and most decked out. I find them hilarious.
- Vera Bradley bags make good blankets in extreme circumstances.
Andi
3 comments:
Andi -- I'm glad to see that you are having so many exciting adventures in Vienna and beyond! Your blog is fun to read, and something in each entry always makes me smile! And it's easy to imagine that you are usually smiling too. It's also one of the most consistent and informative travel blogs I've seen lately! I hope you continue to make lots more good memories, and I look forward to hearing more!
Steve Hoogerwerf
Hey Andi, I'm loving your blog and seeing parts of the world with you, thanks for sharing. I can almost hear your voice in some things that you say. continue to have a great time and send those awesome picture. Sandy
Hey ANDI!
Hope U are having LOTS of F.U.N!!! I just went to camp and learned A LOT!!! I love your blog,it is SOOO inspiring!!!I want to tell U that I miss U!!!!!!!!! Keep going, and never give up!!!
It was fun being at camp with Alli,Kevin, and his brother Josh. I am staying with Grma, & Papa till my family picks me up to go to Michigan Adventures on Tuesday.
YOUR COUSIN,
Taylor Wrisley
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