Vienna from the top of St. Stephens church
When I left Louisville on late Wednesday evening I was convinced that I was not ready for this trip…both physically and mentally. I had to schedule a last minute meeting with my doctor because my recovering shoulder wasn’t recovering; it seemed to be getting progressively worse. Still, I managed the 7 hour bus ride to Chicago, a 9 hour wait at the airport, an 8 hour flight to Dusseldorf, another 2 hour flight to Vienna where we managed a brief pit stop in the city center. After all of this we still managed to climb the 350+ steps to near the top of St. Stephens church to get the view of Vienna pictured above. We also had lunch at a rib place in Vienna where each of us devoured 4 racks of ribs each. We were shocked when then brought so many to the table but apparently this was a single serving. So, don’t let anyone tell you that the U.S. Is the only place with large portion sizes.
It was hard for me to get a feel for Vienna during this briefs stay. It didn’t have the immediate impact positive that Istanbul had when we had an equally brief layover there during last year’s Central Asia trip. But then again, I had already been to Istanbul for a longer stay before that trip so I knew the city fairly well.
We are on the plane to Tehran at this very moment…halfway through the flight. I hope to have much more to report in the not two weeks..
Beautiful city…