Vienna is one of those cities that makes you jealous of the people who actually live there. It is beautiful, cultured and REAL, as opposed to some tourist traps... Following a nigh
t train from Venice, we began our day in Vienna by changing in the hostel bathroom and set out to se the sights. That's when we were surprised. There aren't really all that many "sights"in Vienna, but just really cool things to do that many locals do as well. Coffee shops, bookstores, etc. Admittedly, we did seek out the renouned Viennese Natoinal Gallery and the Palace rose garden,
the dom church, as well as the REALLY cool clock that has different significant figures pass by it with different tunes to mark different hours in the day. There was also the massive State Hall Library with a trillion books and an exhibit of early manuscripts- Erica was in heaven. One of the cooler things we did was go to the Viennese Music Museum, but I type "museum" loosely. 
It was really more of a Pacific Science Centre dedicated just to the current music scene and musical history. At the museum, there was one type of, like, video game area that allowed you to simulate being a conductor for 
the Viennese Philharmonic Orchestra... you would wave a type of remote baton at a video screen showing the Real Orchestra (videotaped) and according to how you conducted the orchestra would speed up or slow down. You were supposed to conduct them properly, but if you went to fast or slow, they would stop and insult you. Dan has proved himself to be a world-class conductor, while Erica proved herself to be "a criminal to music." :) 
We also went out for beers one night, but instead came back with a massive bar of Toblerone...
t train from Venice, we began our day in Vienna by changing in the hostel bathroom and set out to se the sights. That's when we were surprised. There aren't really all that many "sights"in Vienna, but just really cool things to do that many locals do as well. Coffee shops, bookstores, etc. Admittedly, we did seek out the renouned Viennese Natoinal Gallery and the Palace rose garden,
the dom church, as well as the REALLY cool clock that has different significant figures pass by it with different tunes to mark different hours in the day. There was also the massive State Hall Library with a trillion books and an exhibit of early manuscripts- Erica was in heaven. One of the cooler things we did was go to the Viennese Music Museum, but I type "museum" loosely. 
It was really more of a Pacific Science Centre dedicated just to the current music scene and musical history. At the museum, there was one type of, like, video game area that allowed you to simulate being a conductor for 
the Viennese Philharmonic Orchestra... you would wave a type of remote baton at a video screen showing the Real Orchestra (videotaped) and according to how you conducted the orchestra would speed up or slow down. You were supposed to conduct them properly, but if you went to fast or slow, they would stop and insult you. Dan has proved himself to be a world-class conductor, while Erica proved herself to be "a criminal to music." :) 
We also went out for beers one night, but instead came back with a massive bar of Toblerone...However, Dan made up for that in Budapest when he ordered a liter of good beer for only the equivalent of 3 euros. Food is ridiculously 
cheap and delicious in Budapest!!
cheap and delicious in Budapest!!
It is SUCH a beautiful city that has withstood SO much war as we saw in the Museum of Terror, 
dedicated to the victims of the Nazi and Soviet regimes. SO probably the coolest thing about Budapest is the currency. Dan went to the ATM and pulled out a 20, 000 Kt bill. It was so much fun. We also saw a cool castle and explored an underground labyrinth, that was used by resistance movements during the war. 
dedicated to the victims of the Nazi and Soviet regimes. SO probably the coolest thing about Budapest is the currency. Dan went to the ATM and pulled out a 20, 000 Kt bill. It was so much fun. We also saw a cool castle and explored an underground labyrinth, that was used by resistance movements during the war. 
ps- back to food we also tried the local cuisine fried goat cheese, which was awesome, oh and the waffle cones were good too... ;)
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