Ended up ripping my bag as I was putting too much stuff in there. Then it was time to say farewell before heading for the train station in the early arvo. Finally getting our tickets, we made it onto the train with minutes to spare. It was a nice ride until we hit Slovakia and the guard told us we should have changed trains in Czech and our tickets did not cover Slovakia. So after paying in Crowns and Deutschmarks we had to get off at Bratislava, change currency and by tickets back to the border. In the end we made it to Vienna after nice sunset train ride.
Now the hard part, getting to our penzion. We knew where it was on the map and I had some cryptic clues as to where to go. In the end we had to use the force and got on the tram and hoped to hell it was the right one. We got off the tram 3 times to check our bearings. With intense studying of the map I had broke the code to the transport system. From then on it was plane sailing. We got our room with a private shower, a shower box in the corner of the room. Not quite a dump, but not far off it.
Out we went looking for a bite to eat and the only time you need a maccas, they close it down 2 days before you need it. Ended up with overly priced coffee and brownies. Oh well, we walked back to the dump and hit the sack.
Woke up feeling kinda uhh because of the room. We rang to find a room near the airport and said 2400 schillings (about $400au), dinner and breaky included. As I had come in under budget and wanted us to have a very nice last night I said OK to the fright of Zuz. So we packed our bags and took off. First stop, the Aussie embassy to get some questions answered about our application. In the end the lady said it should be knocked over by November. You could have knocked me over with a feather with that news.
Now the business was done, time for pleasure and seeing the sights. There are some very nice building, but were a little dirty and the atmosphere was not really there. Maybe we were not in the mood for sightseeing. The city has great potential though. One thing I must say is that the pigeons are great shots. Managed to get Zuz on the bottom of her foot. We headed back to get the bags and take off to the airport. The hotel was 100m from the departure hall, we checked in relaxed and kicked back. The mini bar was prohibitive. Who in their right mind would pay $7 for a can of coke? The complementary dinner was quite nice. It even included a ‘free’ glass of wine.
Not much to say. Very foggy. I hate airports. Took off an hour and a half late, but landed on time. To prove it is a small world I even saw a bloke from work on the plane as well. I had a spare seat next to me and watched some good movies. So, there ended the trip.