Vienna Day 1!

For my third post of the day, I think I shall write about my first exploration. Today, I decided to wander around near my apartment. I think the farthest I went to make sure I didn't get lost was about 10 blocks before making sure I knew where my street was! I decided to do an overview of the area today. I hope once I figure out the logistics of the city, getting lost won't be as much of an issue! BUT I did NOT get lost. I must say I'm rather proud of myself.

I saw a lot! I saw a weird building with a funny little gold dome on top which i am not sure what that is. I wandered over to Karlskirche which is quite the church from the outside at least! Then I went over to the Opera house to find my school, which is across the street. I did not find the school because I forgot the address. So I will do that tomorrow. 

Then, I wandered through a street which had a lot of little shops where Stephansdom is located which is also quite the church! Very cool. And there were a lot of carriages in front of the church, which I thought was kind of funny. I also saw a shoe store called "Salamander" which I thought was rather funny. Then in my attempt to head back to my street to figure out exactly where it was, I couldn't figure out how to get on the side of the street with the funny building with the golden ball on top. It was hailing a lot and there was construction going on and I ended up doing a very large loop. and I was very wet at this point. Did I mention it was hailing? I think during my walk I went through 3 different seasons. It rained, then it was sunny to the point that I was hot in my jacket, then it was raining, then it was sunny, then it was hailing hailing hailing, then down-pouring, then sunny again, then raining. I think Vienna and Seattle need to choose a season and stick with it!

I wandered around some more and found the Museums quarter and took some pictures of those buildings which are pretty intricate. I also found a little park and walked around in there. I will figure out the names of those soon. 

and I saw a duck.

Then I wandered some more. I found Mariahilfstrasse and the grocery store Elisabeth told me about and bought a few groceries, though not many since at that point jetlag decided to set in I did not take a nap though since I know that would then make it worse. Anyway, the city is quite beautiful! One thing I did notice while walking around was that it's weird to walk around by yourself when nobody around you is speaking English. I mean, obviously I was expecting it, but it was still weird to realize. For some reason, when you are with a group of other English speakers it doesn't seem quite as foreign, at least for me But, I am sure I will get used to it! Tomorrow I will continue exploring. I might go to a museum. Also, I need to buy a blanket because my room, even with the heater on, is very cold, but that's ok. It's still very nice and in a wonderful location!

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Here are some pictures from my wandering! Some of them I labelled and I'll label the rest later.