Just in case I was already missing her after seeing her only 4 days before in Dublin, one of the loves of my life, Elizabeth (my roommate freshman year and my to-be roommate next year) came to visit me in Vienna! We did all of the wonderfully touristy things such as visit the gardens of Shönbrun, the Hofburg palace, the Naschtmarkt. As Saturday was the nicest day we had seen as of yet in Wien, we all enjoyed just walking around all day while showing Elizabeth all around Wien. What should we find while walking the Ringstrasse but a protest in full-swing, complete with live music! It was the most peaceful protest I've ever heard of. Maybe I should describe how the Austrians do protesting - drinking Ottakringer all day while listening to live bands perform in honor of the protest's subject. This one was against the economic decline. And here I thought we all liked it when the economy wasn't doing well. Guess I better re-think that thought process. Ah well. Better luck next time, eh?
Given the extent of our Saturday (followed by a night on the town Austrian style, of course!), we were all too willing to accept the bad weather Sunday and gave in to the idea of a slow day spent inside. That's not to say that we didn't do anything, oh no! We had cuddle time watching a few episodes of The Office:
Elizabeth, Whitney, and Sue all cuddled on my bed ready for The Office time!
We also made a fully Austrian dinner including (but not limited to) Wienerschnitzel and Knödel. YUMMM!
Down with the Economic Decline! Hurray! :)
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