1. I am sorry for all of you who were anxiously waiting my post from yesterday, I really didn't do too much yesterday, and I had a headache, so I just went to bed instead.
2. Right not my computer is being dumb and WILL NOT let me upload any pictures to this site, so I might have to backtrack a little once it starts letting me again.
All that being said....
Yesterday, as I said, I really didn't do much of anything. We looked at slides during class, I did some window shopping after, came back to the apartment, started working on my journals, accidentally fell asleep. Rachel woke me up, we got ready to meet Paige and Arin for dinner - Spar! I know, we really went all out :) After dinner Arin, Rachel, and I decided to head over to the main Fan Zone for the Austria/Germany game - that was an experience. We got there about an hour before the game and it was packed. There was no concept of personal space. Once we were finally able to get through the push and through security, we thought we'd brave it and try to go to the main area. That was a crazy idea - we spent about a 1/2 hour in there, and we were pushing and being pushed the whole time. The craziest parts were when I lost Rachel and Arin temporarily, and there was one point where my feet weren't even on the ground - everyone was so smooshed that I was actually being held up by the people around me - like I said, crazy. We only stayed for the first half, and Germany ended up winning 1-0, so now Austria is out of the Euro Cup.
Today wasn't too much more exciting. My class went to the Kunst Hinstostorhious (I have absolutely no clue how to spell it) Museum again - the museum built for the private collection of the Habsburg family. Some of the stuff was interesting, and I also was able to come to the conclusion that it is Baroque workshop art that I am the least fond of - so I guess that's good to know. Anyway, after that I went shopping with Sarah Fetter for the afternoon and was able to get an Osterrich (Austria) scarf on sale now that they're out of the running... Early this evening I met with Rachel and Paige and we went to try the world famous Hotel Sacher torte - honestly, it's overrated. Then we took the U to go see "We Will Rock You" a musical based on songs from Queen - it was amazing!! The dialogue was in German, but the plot was a little far out there anyway, but the songs were in English and the actors were incredible! I almost got kicked out during "Another One Bites the Dust" because they caught me taking pictures - in my defense, this is the first theater here in Vienna that has had a problem with it, but the guy made me delete all the pictures from the show and said that he would normally make people wait outside, but I just couldn't do it again. And it's a good thing I was able to stay - because the end was by far the best part. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun. And, after some confusion on the U, Rachel and I made it home, and now I'm off to bed. Guten Nacht!
Random things I've experienced:
- Getting a 78 euro seat for 15 euro thanks to my international student ID card!
- Discovering that I do, in fact, know every word to the song "Johnny B. Goode"
- Dried beer in your shoes feels even more disgusting than wet beer.
- German fans are nicer to you than Austrian fans, and Swedish fans tell you that it's a smart idea when you decide to leave jam-packed places.
- "We Will Rock You" is not only a musical, but also a concert and a light show.
- The U is so much busier at 8:30 than at 9:05
- According to the German fans, collecting the plastic cups @ Fan Zone and returning them for a euro is our way of getting back at Austria.
- Book illustrators make some of the best painters later in life.
Love, Andi
1 comment:
pretty much i am living vicariously through you! i cant wait to see ALL of your pictures!
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