Hunden.

Today was a very nice day, in which I finally walked through the Prater park.  It is huge and full of trees and meadows, things I have missed going from a small town in a valley to a big city.  There were dogs everywhere, but we couldn't touch any of them, which was just extremely upsetting.  However, there were a couple which bounded over to where we were lying and jumped all over us for awhile.  Tomorrow or sometime soon might bring an exploration into the Wienerwald.

Today also began the quest of Find Every Aida Cafe/Konditorei in Vienna...there are 26, according the website.  I've been to three now.

Last Monday a bunch of us got together at another Wohnheim to have a Passover feast.  Sometimes I am pretty sure I should be Jewish just for the food.  Matzahball Soup is delicious, as were all the other dishes.  It was also complete with the traditional four glasses of wine.

Last night, my friends and I went to the Zwölf Apostel-Keller again, one of my favorite cafes here.  It´s in an old Baroque cellar, and features various delicious deserts.  There are also the old men that roam around with a violin and accordion and play The Third Man theme every night.  As I was enjoying mz Glühwein and Topfenstrudel, I noticed a loose brick on the wall.  We pulled it out and found a package, full of notes from lots of countries in lots of languages.  We left one there as well, congratulating anyone on finding the hideout.  I was hoping that it would perhaps lead to a secret passageway.

Also, went to Prague recently.  Despite the fact that it rained the whole time and I have possibly not ever been wetter and colder for a whole day, it is a beautiful city and I want to go back.  We went on a very rainy tour, where we all probably looked a bit miserable and therefore got our tour guide to let us stop for a long lunch.  But the tour ended up in Prague Castle, which was pretty amazing.  The second day we found the Mucha/Dali exhibit, and I bought some Mucha prints because I loved pretty much everything he did.  We also went to a very old bar featuring old Czech men playing jazzy stuff and pretended to be writers.  Where was the absinthe?

And I now have my Innsbruck trip planned for the Pentecost holidays.  Innsbruck for two days and possibly a day trip into Salzburg on the last.  So excited ALPS!