Spring Break: Vienna cont'd

I’m writing this entry on the plane home from Berlin. We had a great trip, ending with another sleepless night, but of course I can’t sleep on airplanes, so this is how I’ll be passing the time. I believe I left off that we had gone to an Opera in Vienna (fantastic by the way). That night we decided to have our McDonald’s from another country. I must say, every McDonald’s I’ve been to in another country tends to outdo any in the States. In Vienna they had the best of Europe, so we could get the El Mac or the newyorker. Of course, we went with the newyorker and then as a side, we had some shrimp. The shrimp were not amazing, but not horrible either. That feast was quite good and quite filling, so we were ready to return. Back at the hostel, we drank some beers and watched youtube videos until we were ready for sleep. Fast forward to the next morning, we didn’t have much else to do in Vienna. We had been around and had seen everything that we needed to see. That day we went to the oldest Ferris Wheel, the oldest zoo and a palace that was supposed to rival Versailles. Let’s just say it didn’t come close, but the palace was nice and interesting nonetheless. The Ferris wheel was dull and expensive (8.50 € for a 10 min ride). Rather than buying a pass for that, we went to this really cool café that was hidden in away in a neighborhood not far from the wheel. I can’t remember the name, but the floor was curved and the outside was a strange mosaic. Inside I had a delicious strudel and hot cocoa. There are some pics of that place that will be up on Picassa. Everyone was pretty tired at this point, so the majority of the group went to the hostel and Andy and I went back downtown to buy a souvenir shot glass and look at times for ice skating. When we arrived at Stephenplatz (or something like that) I grabbed a shot glass and we hurried over to Vienna’s town hall or Rathaus. Previously we had seen that there was a skating rink that had a path into the park and lots of food, so we were thinking about going that night. It wasn’t that expensive, but when we got back to the hostel, we passed out. Once we woke up it became a mission for food rather than going skating, so there ended our time in Vienna.