Today was my last day in Austria. Which required eating an extra roll at breakfast, and eventually buying 2 more to stick in my luggage to ease the withdrawal.
The one thing I wanted to do today was go to the Leopold Museum. Bridget and I had tried to go 3 years ago when we were in Vienna, but their credit card machines were down and we didn't want to withdraw more Euros before heading back to Hungary. So I was curious to see what we had missed. First, though, off on a wild goose chase to store my luggage for the day. I managed to snag the last locker at the Westbahnhof (you'd think they' have more!) and had to do some fancy rearranging and shoving to get it all in. But I did.
It was a nice collection, not - in my mind - worth the $15 it cost to get in. But I'm not a big Klimt or Schiele fan, so maybe some people would have enjoyed it more. It wasn't that large of a collection either. The text was interesting to an extent, commenting on political and social movements at the time of the art, but sometime - again, in my opinion - overanalyzing the ties between the two.
Then off to the Naschmarkt for lunch, where I had the obligatory wienerschnitzl.Yum! I walked around after and bought some cheese (if you know me, you know I had to!) and my rolls.
I decided I wanted coffee and dessert before heading to the airport, so started walking to the Inner Stadt. But on the way I came across this HUGE festival, with national park kiosks, wine/heuriger stalls, and food stalls - woohoo! What a find! I got some apricot ice cream and some Most, which is like a very lightly alcoholic apple juice - not as tangy or alcoholic as cider. Very tasty.
Then it was time to head to the airport... which was an ordeal in itself - there's a fast train (16 minutes!) but it involves roughly 30 minutes of walking and 129 steps. Next time, I'll take the bus.
Now it's off to LHR for a brief hotel stay and an early flight. I can't wait to get home, I miss my little fuzzball and all my friends & family.
The one thing I wanted to do today was go to the Leopold Museum. Bridget and I had tried to go 3 years ago when we were in Vienna, but their credit card machines were down and we didn't want to withdraw more Euros before heading back to Hungary. So I was curious to see what we had missed. First, though, off on a wild goose chase to store my luggage for the day. I managed to snag the last locker at the Westbahnhof (you'd think they' have more!) and had to do some fancy rearranging and shoving to get it all in. But I did.
It was a nice collection, not - in my mind - worth the $15 it cost to get in. But I'm not a big Klimt or Schiele fan, so maybe some people would have enjoyed it more. It wasn't that large of a collection either. The text was interesting to an extent, commenting on political and social movements at the time of the art, but sometime - again, in my opinion - overanalyzing the ties between the two.
Then off to the Naschmarkt for lunch, where I had the obligatory wienerschnitzl.Yum! I walked around after and bought some cheese (if you know me, you know I had to!) and my rolls.
I decided I wanted coffee and dessert before heading to the airport, so started walking to the Inner Stadt. But on the way I came across this HUGE festival, with national park kiosks, wine/heuriger stalls, and food stalls - woohoo! What a find! I got some apricot ice cream and some Most, which is like a very lightly alcoholic apple juice - not as tangy or alcoholic as cider. Very tasty.
Then it was time to head to the airport... which was an ordeal in itself - there's a fast train (16 minutes!) but it involves roughly 30 minutes of walking and 129 steps. Next time, I'll take the bus.
Now it's off to LHR for a brief hotel stay and an early flight. I can't wait to get home, I miss my little fuzzball and all my friends & family.
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