Wien

Wien, Austria. Or, should I say, Vienna, as it is more commonly known. This was our last stop during our epic Central Europe trip.

It would seem a little unkind to summarise all that we did in this place down to a few paragraphs, especially when I've elaborated quite a little on the previous places. The main reason for this was just simply because it happened quite some time ago and I've been busy doing things.. and thus not really having the time to come back here.

But in any case, I'll just make a list of the places I really enjoyed.

Haus der Musik:

House of Music. It has some really cool things in there, and there are free concerts too. You can even pretend to be a conductor (and there is a simulated orchestra that will actually move in tune with your conducting. hehe). Some floors were just weird. You'd have to go there and see what I mean. But it's a very nice experience nonetheless. :)

The Opera House:

Well, we didn't exactly watch the opera. It was a play. I'm not exactly sure why this was so, but we got to see it for free. Basically we think that it was because we happened to be there on a Friday. The Opera House would have a wide screen on the outside by the courtyard, and they'd lay mats out for people to sit on and some chairs as well. What we did was that we bought some Chicken Schnitzel, some crisps and some drinks and had a nice meal while watching it! Sure, it was all in German, but heck, we couldn't care anyway. We had fun. :)

Food!!!!!

Who doesn't love food?

When in Wien, go try some coffee. But the place you should go to for that (and some good cakes and some AWESOME asparagus soup!) would be DEMEL. :)

For the Chicken Schnitzel, go to this place called Figlmuller. It is cheap, and tastes fantastic. Reputed to be the best in Vienna, and I agree!

And last but not least, Cafe Sacher, for some brilliant Sacher Tots. :D

Some places to go, which might be a nice experience but I wasn't that fascinated by, was Mozarthaus (Mozart Museum) and the Imperial Guards Horse Practice.

Also, there is this really cool church. Now, most churches have stained glass. This church is a little different. It has coloured glass panels, and thus when the light shines it, it gives the church a trippy kind of feel. It becomes colourful! Weird, but cool.

I'm sorry to reduce Vienna to this, but my memory isn't that fantastic. All this is just based on pictures though.

Oh, and you should definitely pay for the walking tours to get a good overall view on Vienna.

Wien.. I love this city. Definitely one of my more favourite places in the world.