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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Went to Vienna last Friday. The trip was very fulfilling and got chance I sure will go back there again. Anyway I have not gotten the photos yet. Once have I will post it up.

Vienna is the capital city of Austria and it is the city of Music and Arts. Mozart was born in Vienna and also started playing music in this city. Hence most of the shops sells lots of souveniors with Mozart's face on it!

We rented a car and drove to Vienna. There were 4 of us...Laxe, Ginny, Marco and me. After a 2.5 hour drive, we reached Vienna. First feeling, very beautiful city and COLD! Yes the winds are strong and luckily I wore my down jacket or I will freeze to death! First stop we went to a chinese resturant. This restuarant sells local dishes...imagine our faces when we see asam laksa, green curry, tom-yum soup on the menu! Well the boss is from Penang and we felt really at home except for poor Marco because he is Italian.

Next we went to a food street. There were alot of shops selling lots of chinese food that can be found in Singapore although, the prices are double. Anyway we got some nice vegetables and also salted eggs (they cost SGD2). But we manage to get some preserved fruits which are very nice. At the market, we manage to meet a Singaporean Gay couple. They were happy to see us and chat with us awhile. Well, it feels great to see people from your country! Anyway it is really romantic to come all the way here for a holiday! At that moment how I wished D.C was here with me as well!! After that we went to some museums and a library. Soon it started raining, so we seek refuge at a nearby cafe. Here the buildings are very beautiful. They are very magnificent with all the statues and very well-kept. The cafes are very nice also, selling very nice coffee and cakes. It is really nice to be able to sit in a nice cafe, sip coffee or tea and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

After that we went to the shopping street. Here you can find lots and lots of different shops. We walked and shopped. I manage to get a nice pair of carmo pumps. Yes I know I have lots of shoes but they are my passion and I really love this pair of shoes. Shops closes at 6pm and so after that we continue to walk to sightsee. Along the street you can see alot of people busking. Either they dance, sing or play some instruments. It is really very wonderful! We went to Vienna's tallest Cathedral. It was really beautiful with all the paintings and statues. At that time we went in, they were having an evening church service. At that moment I felt very peaceful.

Later in the evening, we went to get dinner. It was an Italian restaurant and I had pasta. It was very nice...but before the dinner, we stop by a small stall and had very good cheese sausages. Well, sausages are the most famous in Austria...so if you come over, you must try!! After dinner, it was already 10pm...it was really late so we drove and check into our rooms at the youth hostel. The youth hostel is very nice and clean and cheap. One night stay is 20euros per person per night inclusive of breakfast. It was a nice decent room with a double-deck bed. It also has an attached bathroom but no toilet! For toilet you have to use the common one...Haha! And you have to put your own bedsheets, quilt cover and pillow case (provided by them). Anyway after a hot nice bath, was really tired and went to zzzland.

Woke up late in the morning and so no more breakfast for us. Here you have to check out by 9.30am or they will charge you extra money. So you can imagine 4 very sleepy faces pulling out all the bedsheets and stuff (yes you have to return all the bedsheets and covers!) and packing out of the rooms at9.15am. Went to get breakfast at a nearby railway station before we head to the palace. Yes we went to the royal palace of Vienna. The place is really huge with lots of rooms but compared to the Forbidden City In China, I feel that this is still small. Anyway the last queen is Elizabeth nickname SiSi. She is considered the most beautiful woman of her time and was adored by alot of people. Hence now, there are alot of plays about her. But the sad part of this royal family is that most of them either died of dieseases young, was assisinated or commited suicide. Hence the end of the royal line...well maybe being royal is not so good after all.

After the tour, we went to get some lunch at a restuarant. Here they serve authentic German food. I had a beef goulash and it was really good! After the hearty meal, we continued walking and went into a casino. Stayed there and played roulette. Well I lost 50 euros after spending almost 3hours there. Ginny had better luck and won 80euros...anyway it was real fun! Anyway it was late and so we drove back to Graz to return the car.

Well this trip was really an eye-opener for me. First time I can see and experience all the beautiful sceneries of Europe instead of just seeing it on TV. Got chance, I would love to come back here for a holiday with D.C.!!

kittylover feeling feeling at 12:39 AM