Not ever. Not even a little bit. Not even if i am super hungry and feel like i could eat and enjoy anything. Yuck. Ham.
Oh, and I am a little bit sick right now, and am really really tired. I want to stretch my arms and lean back a little, but whenever I do, the back of my neck and the tips of my shoulders are painfully reminded that there is a cactus behind this seat.
p.s
I dont even know why I wrote this post. Clearly it has no meaning to anyone in Australia, and is completely random. Whatever, its posted now, and theres nothing i can do about it.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Vienna - dearest Vienna
To be honest, I didn't actually see much of Vienna during this short but sweet visit. The touristy things can wait until I go on an STS 3 day adventure.
The trip came about when the girls in my class found out that there was to be a university open day in Vienna on Friday, 6th of March 2010. A perfect excuse to stay the night in the most famous city in Austria.
We got onto the train at 7.00 am, bright, shining and excited for our adventure. After 5 hours of traveling, we got off the train not-so bright, not-so shining, but still excited as ever.
Vienna. Wow. Freezing cold. Wow.
Luckily, the youth hostel that we had chosen to stay in was only a three minute walk from the train station. Really, this ended up being perfect for us, as we had to catch the O-bahn to get anywhere.
Next time I come to Austria, I want to stay in that youth hostel again. Not too pricey, free brekky, and a room big enough to easily fit ten people, with bunk beds around the edge and a large open space in the centre. Anyone up for a bit of backpacking in the future?!
After we had settled in to the hostel, we made our way to the Uni open day. We walked past the stalls advertising different courses open eyed and interested (although I didnt understand what most of them were about...) I picked up a few brochures on Drama though, hmmm, the possibilities.
Next, we decided to take a well deserved rest, and do a spot of shopping. I am proud to say that I have now walked down the longest road of shops I ever hope to see in my life. It was almost a marathon to get from one end to the other. Im not even sure that we actually made it to the end. While walking, I saw three H&M clothes shops, each three stories high, three New Yorker shops, two Macdonalds and a seperate Macdonalds dedicated just to the Mc cafe selection. I restrained myself, and only bought some shoes and socks on this outing, we were planning on shopping in the morning anyway.
Weary of looking at possible university courses, and shopping on the open streets, we then set out to find food. And find food we did! After some aussie battler style walking through the cold and pushing past the wind, we ended up in a cosy pub called the centimeter. Everything you ordered had to be ordered in centimetres. If you wanted a baguette, you had to say 'I want 10 centimetres of bread with a chicken topping'. And that is what you would get. If you wanted a plate of fries, you had a choice between three plate sizes, the diameter given in centimetres. Some of the girls werent very good at this type of eating, and so ended up with HUGE meals they had difficulty finishing. We ended up sharing our plates with each other.
After going back to the hostel, food babies on tow, we got dressed and went out for a night on the town. We found the club that the girls wanted to visit, and went inside. The club was THREE levels high. The bottom floor was just one huge mosh pit, the second dedicated to a smaller mosh and bars, and the third was solely for tables around which many smoking men and women sat. Of course, wanting to have as much fun as possible, we joined the biggest mosh.
We finally crawled back to the hostel at 4am... with enough time to get two hours of sleep before rising once again to pack up and clear out by eight. We did so, ate a breakfast of sweet bread rolls and nutella and made our way out of the Hostel. We still had hours before we needed to catch the train, and so attempted to do a bit of shopping. Only problem, the shops didnt open until 9.30. So that meant more walking in the (literally) freezing cold. Finally, numbed to the bone, we made our way into the first possible shop, a big toys-R-us type of shop. There, I bought a CD on a whim. After having our fun in that shop, we walked for a bit more to buy a few more bits and pieces (namely a cardigan/jumper thingo and a scarfe) and caught the O-bahn to hop onto our train.
We paid a bit more for the tickets this time, and made it home in three hours. Hungry and tired, it was the end to a successful night sent in Vienna.
The trip came about when the girls in my class found out that there was to be a university open day in Vienna on Friday, 6th of March 2010. A perfect excuse to stay the night in the most famous city in Austria.
We got onto the train at 7.00 am, bright, shining and excited for our adventure. After 5 hours of traveling, we got off the train not-so bright, not-so shining, but still excited as ever.
Vienna. Wow. Freezing cold. Wow.
Luckily, the youth hostel that we had chosen to stay in was only a three minute walk from the train station. Really, this ended up being perfect for us, as we had to catch the O-bahn to get anywhere.
Next time I come to Austria, I want to stay in that youth hostel again. Not too pricey, free brekky, and a room big enough to easily fit ten people, with bunk beds around the edge and a large open space in the centre. Anyone up for a bit of backpacking in the future?!
After we had settled in to the hostel, we made our way to the Uni open day. We walked past the stalls advertising different courses open eyed and interested (although I didnt understand what most of them were about...) I picked up a few brochures on Drama though, hmmm, the possibilities.
Next, we decided to take a well deserved rest, and do a spot of shopping. I am proud to say that I have now walked down the longest road of shops I ever hope to see in my life. It was almost a marathon to get from one end to the other. Im not even sure that we actually made it to the end. While walking, I saw three H&M clothes shops, each three stories high, three New Yorker shops, two Macdonalds and a seperate Macdonalds dedicated just to the Mc cafe selection. I restrained myself, and only bought some shoes and socks on this outing, we were planning on shopping in the morning anyway.
Weary of looking at possible university courses, and shopping on the open streets, we then set out to find food. And find food we did! After some aussie battler style walking through the cold and pushing past the wind, we ended up in a cosy pub called the centimeter. Everything you ordered had to be ordered in centimetres. If you wanted a baguette, you had to say 'I want 10 centimetres of bread with a chicken topping'. And that is what you would get. If you wanted a plate of fries, you had a choice between three plate sizes, the diameter given in centimetres. Some of the girls werent very good at this type of eating, and so ended up with HUGE meals they had difficulty finishing. We ended up sharing our plates with each other.
After going back to the hostel, food babies on tow, we got dressed and went out for a night on the town. We found the club that the girls wanted to visit, and went inside. The club was THREE levels high. The bottom floor was just one huge mosh pit, the second dedicated to a smaller mosh and bars, and the third was solely for tables around which many smoking men and women sat. Of course, wanting to have as much fun as possible, we joined the biggest mosh.
We finally crawled back to the hostel at 4am... with enough time to get two hours of sleep before rising once again to pack up and clear out by eight. We did so, ate a breakfast of sweet bread rolls and nutella and made our way out of the Hostel. We still had hours before we needed to catch the train, and so attempted to do a bit of shopping. Only problem, the shops didnt open until 9.30. So that meant more walking in the (literally) freezing cold. Finally, numbed to the bone, we made our way into the first possible shop, a big toys-R-us type of shop. There, I bought a CD on a whim. After having our fun in that shop, we walked for a bit more to buy a few more bits and pieces (namely a cardigan/jumper thingo and a scarfe) and caught the O-bahn to hop onto our train.
We paid a bit more for the tickets this time, and made it home in three hours. Hungry and tired, it was the end to a successful night sent in Vienna.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Ok, so, to distract you all from the fact that I havent blogged in a while.... I'm going to add a whole load of photos of everything ive done. Except for Vienna. I'll talk about that later.
SO FAR
SO FAR
i have been snowboarding
ive been put to work in the garden...
i helped a three year old make a snowman
i made friends with the family dog, Deejay
had more than one snow fight
walked up and down these stairs a million times
seen that sun + snow = wow
taken actual, real lessons in this class room
eaten these chocolates (that taste a little like what I imagine earwax would taste like)
walked through uncountable streets of traditional towns
walked through the doors of four amazing churches
been to two really, really, really old castles
made some crazy friends
joined an entire lovely, happy family
been to a festival parade
....
eaten 'the best chicken in the world'
given the cutest child a mo hawk
and walked the streets of Salzburg
enough? i think so...
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