Wilkommen In Wien!

Sunday, October 9, the RegioJet (a train) whisked us from Prague to Vienna in a mere 4+ hours. A few stops, and top speed recorded on my phone of 51 mph. But it got us where we wanted to go. Moving from the Hauptbahnhof to our next apartment was the smoothest ever, via an easily found tram and a 200 meter walk. Our landlord was waiting for us, gave us an extended introduction (it was his former apartment; he and his family have moved on to something larger), in English, too, and we spent the remainder of the evening unpacking, moving in, and so on. It has become almost a ritual for us, getting the introduction, photographing (documenting) everything, checking everything out, deciding where things should go, etc. We'll be here nearly three weeks. We spent our first day exploring the neighborhood (Leopoldstadt, very near the Prater, a couple blocks from where the Wien River comes into the Danube Canal), the next a trip out to Neustift am Walde and dinner at old friend Furhrgassl-Huber, an heuriger, the next day a walk into central Vienna and a visit to St. Stephen's cathedral. All will be blogposts, of course. Eventually. Today, October 13th, we are taking a bus to Bratislava, Slovakia, for a day's visit and, for us, a new country and capital. Später mehr...

Wilkommen in Wien!

Schnitzel und Sturm, mit Salade (Sturm is very new wine; lots
of fiber...); Vicki's having the grape juice