Vienna

Last weekend, Rotary Hungary took all of the exchange students on a trip to Vienna. I took the train to Budapest early Friday morning, boarded the bus with the rest of the kids, and we all drove to a Hungarian city called Győr which is only 2 hours away from Vienna. In Győr, we slept at a youth hostel, but, in truth, there was no sleeping involved. If you combined the number of hours all of the exchange students actually slept on Friday night, you might get enough hours to meet the reccommended amount of sleep in one night for ONE person. All of the exchange students get along really well and most of us spent the entire night hanging out and gabbing and laughing about how stupid Hungary is sometimes.

The next morning, bright and early, we drove to Vienna. We had free time all day and I spent the day exploring the city centre, taking pictures of beautiful old bulidings and perusing the numerous Christmas stalls set up in the main square. Budapest and Vienna are very similar cities in that they are dominated by big, old, beautiful buildings of the same era. Unfortunately, because Vienna is a big city, it is very difficult to find your way around the city. My one day in Vienna gave me a very shallow glimpse into the city's character, so I would love to go back sometime soon to visit all the museums and walk around the town pretending like I know where I am going.