BACK FROM... VIENNA
Yes, I am another time back from another beautiful city. This time was the turn of Vienna (I'm not sure if in English it is written so, but you understand me, I hope). The destination of this trip was changed in the last minute. We wanted to go to Praha, we had the reservation of the hotel and the rental car, we had changed money into crowns (you know that the Czech Republich has just entered in the European Union and it hasn't changed its currency to euro),.. everything prepared. But when we read the hire conditions, we saw in one page a map of Europe, and all the East part was painted in red. The legend said (I've just copied what it was written): " Countries in Red as well as all areas situated further eastward/southward prohibited for all vehicles". But this wasn't the only thing which frightened us. In the lower part we read that the police or custom officers have the right to confiscate the car and take it to a safety place if we cross or try to cross the custom. All these conditions frightened us and we decided to change our destination. But I'm very glad with what we have done. First the car was an incredible machine. For those who are experts on cars, the car was a Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI. This car has realized my dreams (exagerated). I have never seen the sixt gear, I have never driven more than from my village to the town (18km), I have never driven over 160km/h,... and with this car I've driven 580km, over 175km/h (you know there isn'n any speed limit in the german highways), and never used the sixt gear (it is set like the reverse gear of my father's car, and the first time I had fear to destroy awfully the car, jeje). Well, the way to Vienna was very easy to find, as well as the youth hostal in which we spendt the night. It was incredible cheap. For one night in Vienna, only 15.2 € , with breakfast (eat-all-you-can) included. So, we arrived at 13:15 after 5 hours of voyage, with two stops (we carried two girls, you know). After cheking in the youth hostal we went to the Schönbrunn castle. Here some photos of it.
Castle Schönbrunn.
Backside of the castle.
Castle Schönbrunn.
Gloriette.
Large view of the field.
It is like a big "Viveros" (for the people of Valencia), a big "El Retiro" (for those of Madrid and suburbs). It is vastly inmense. In the third photo you can imagine how big is this park. And the size of the castle shows you the power emperor Elizabeth (Sisi) had got at that time. The interior of the castle is also wonderful. It's like the movies of classic ages shows, with rooms full embellished, all luxus ever imagined.. worth to admire. The visit to the castle and the park took us the whole day, better said, the whole "lightday". At four o'clock the darkness invaded us and we turned back to the youth hostal to take a little rest. We were extremely tired and we knew that the next day would be a hard one. In the night we went to the downtown to have dinner. We entered in a restaurant specialized in duck and chicken. We eat as much as we can for only 6 €. I'm satisfied with all the decissions we took. I think we went to the cheapeast places of Vienna unconciously. On the next day we took a long passage through the downtown, taking photos of every building we found interested. So, I have some more photos for your eyes.
Hofburg.
A museum (I don't remember how it was called).
St. Stephan's church.
Me in front of St. Stephan.
The Vienna big wheel.
And nothing more to say. The photos are completely explicit. Vienna is very beautiful and I recommend to visit it if you have the opportunity.
See you.
PD: I hope that there isn't any problem if I continue writing in English. I don't know how much long it will take to change to Spanish, but for the moment I am satisfied with myself, and it's important in these days.
Castle Schönbrunn.
Backside of the castle.
Castle Schönbrunn.
Gloriette.
Large view of the field.
It is like a big "Viveros" (for the people of Valencia), a big "El Retiro" (for those of Madrid and suburbs). It is vastly inmense. In the third photo you can imagine how big is this park. And the size of the castle shows you the power emperor Elizabeth (Sisi) had got at that time. The interior of the castle is also wonderful. It's like the movies of classic ages shows, with rooms full embellished, all luxus ever imagined.. worth to admire. The visit to the castle and the park took us the whole day, better said, the whole "lightday". At four o'clock the darkness invaded us and we turned back to the youth hostal to take a little rest. We were extremely tired and we knew that the next day would be a hard one. In the night we went to the downtown to have dinner. We entered in a restaurant specialized in duck and chicken. We eat as much as we can for only 6 €. I'm satisfied with all the decissions we took. I think we went to the cheapeast places of Vienna unconciously. On the next day we took a long passage through the downtown, taking photos of every building we found interested. So, I have some more photos for your eyes.
Hofburg.
A museum (I don't remember how it was called).
St. Stephan's church.
Me in front of St. Stephan.
The Vienna big wheel.
And nothing more to say. The photos are completely explicit. Vienna is very beautiful and I recommend to visit it if you have the opportunity.
See you.
PD: I hope that there isn't any problem if I continue writing in English. I don't know how much long it will take to change to Spanish, but for the moment I am satisfied with myself, and it's important in these days.