One of Rosalie's friends who is living in Berlin came down and met up with us here in Vienna. His name is Ahmed and he speaks many languages, including german, and I got to practice and speak German with him a lot today. It was very fun for me and I felt like I knew more than I did before.
We started out and walked around in the city center (mostly) inside a big circular street referred to as the ring. There were many cool shops and sights that you could find just by walking down random side streets in the ring. We saw some of the same things as yesterday as well as Karlsplatz, Hofburg palace, and we went inside Stephensdom. The all-around beauty of the architecture is outstanding.
We went to the Sacher Cafe and had the original Sachertorte (Viennese chocolatey cake type thing) and a Wiener Melange (coffee drink typical of Vienna). They tasted too good!
We then walked to Belvedere Palace and saw the grounds... That place is amazing. I think I might get myself one. It seems like the thing to do. The gardens were huge and when we walked in I was taking all sorts of pictures and then realized we were in the back yard :) The front was just as cool with a giant reflecting pool in the front of it.
After leaving there, we stopped in a few shops (Oh if I hadn't mentioned it yet, Vienna is kind of famous for all of the shopping that you can do here) and wandered around them for a while. We then had dinner at a local place and headed back to the hostel.
Check out these pics from today.
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