September  9, 2013

After a week at home of relaxing and spending time with family and feeling less worried about Israel,  I just arrived in Vienna, Austria. Today was great, my dad and I walked around the city, got lunch at the hotel and relaxed after a long day of flying. The city is beautiful; all of the building date back from the 18th and 17th century. Vienna is a really cool city because all the architecture, old wealth, and the way it looks is very old and breathtaking, but it is a very modern city with tons of restaurants, coffee shops, cafes, modern stores, international stores, bars, clubs, casinos, and international nice hotels. I had a great time just walking down the streets of the shopping district, the Ringstrass, and getting the feel of Vienna. After coming back to the hotel and relaxing a little bit (we were exhausted from traveling all day), my dad and I found a great typical Viennese restaurant. He got calfs liver and I ordered goulash. Both of the dishes were really good. Typical Viennese food is very similar to German food; lots of Veal, Schnitzel, beer, beef, sausages, and potatoes. Although the food was good, I do not think I want or need any more Austrian food! There is a very famous opera house in Vienna, that Mozart grew up playing at and it has hosted many famous musicians and opera singers. As my dad and I were walking around after dinner, we passed this opera house and the show that was going on inside, was playing on a HUGE projector screen outside on the plaza. There was a large crowd of people picnicking and sitting and standing watching the opera. I really enjoyed this informal experience of seeing the opera and being outside and hearing the beautiful voices echo in the streets! I am exhausted now so I am going to sleep, hopefully tomorrow will be as much fun as today!