Well, I now officially a backpacker sell-out because I joined my Topdeck Tour on Saturday. So far so good, everyone has been really friendly and lovely. And drunk... but apparently thats just what people do in Venice so thats ok.
We managed to get from Venice to Vienna in about 7 hours, which is pretty good, so we made it to the Shoburg (?) place, one of the homes of the Hapsburgs (a family which controlled much of Europe for 650, mainly through marriage aliances and inbreeding, hence there were some interesting rulers...). It has Europes oldest zoo and huge gardens that are filled with roses. So it was a nice break after being on the bus for so long.
Last night we went to Pratar, which is Europes oldest Amusement park. It has a ferris wheel built in 1897 (which i went on) and all the rides are owned by individual families rather than a big corporation. It was fantastic!
Today is our free day to wander around Vienna so I visited the catherdral and am off to the Hapsburgs Winter Palace... then this evening, I get to dress up and see a concert at one of the four Opera theatres in Vienna, which I`m really looking forward to- Vienna is the home of classical music for those who were unaware. There are Mozart statues everwhere and apparently they play Eine Klien Nachtmusik (which i know i spelt wrong) at the concert, so it will be just like being on tour :o)
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Hi Travelling Girl.
bus rides,zoos,roses and amusement parks one day Catherdrals palaces and opera the next. theres no end to it.
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