I finally got some great sleep in our surprisingly clean hostel, and now I'm writing this at the end of my only full day here in Vienna. In summary, I saw a lot, but I'm not really sure what I saw since we had no guide\book. We headed out downtown and checked out some cool shops, the city seemed a little bland from our inital perceptions but then we got into the 'museum quarter' and thigns got a lot more cultural. Museums, churches, cathedrals and parks - not really sure, but they were all there! Nick and I were taken aback by the amount of effort gone into the architecture of this part of Vienna - I guess Ultravox would've gotten tehir influence here! !!Just as an update, we saw Karlsplatz, Stephansplatz and the Voltiv Church.
We got a few bits and pieces in for our trip and now we're sorted for an early flight to Kathmandu, Nepal in the morning... I hear it's around 30 degree's - Sweet.
I finally got some great sleep in our surprisingly clean hostel, and now I'm writing this at the end of my only full day here in Vienna. In summary, I saw a lot, but I'm not really sure what I saw since we had no guide\book. We headed out downtown and checked out some cool shops, the city seemed a little bland from our inital perceptions but then we got into the 'museum quarter' and thigns got a lot more cultural. Museums, churches, cathedrals and parks - not really sure, but they were all there! Nick and I were taken aback by the amount of effort gone into the architecture of this part of Vienna - I guess Ultravox would've gotten tehir influence here! !!Just as an update, we saw Karlsplatz, Stephansplatz and the Voltiv Church.
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Luke,
"The man in the dark in a picture frame, so mystic and soulful. A voice
reaching out in a piercing cry, it stays with you until,The feeling has
gone only you and I, It means nothing all to me, it means bugg*r all to me
...............Oh Vienna.
Anyway enough of the musical interlude, I was very surprised that you took
the train and plane to Vienna, wouldn't a more traditional route have
sufficed, I'm talking about previous Germany-Austrian crossings like the one
on the 12th March 1938. You could have practiced your Goose step. Yes the
glorious day came when the Germans marched into Austria, the alleged call
from Arthur Seyss-Inquart (isn't it strange how they're all called Arthur)
who had made himself Federal Chancellor the day before, they then became
part of Greater Germany, there was a wave of arrests of the National
Socialists and Political opponents (not unlike what Ken Livingston was
trying to do to Lambeth). Not that I'm boffered !
Anyway like the pictures, great impression of Liam Gallagher, and he never
tried leaning into a fountain before did he ?
All for now catch you in a different country from here
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