August 1

After spending an eternity on the plane, we finally landed at VIE airport at 11:30 AM (Central European Time). Then I got my suitcases and said one final goodbye to my Dad and sister, and met up with my classmates as we walked through the customs together. Thankfully, the lines through customs were not long at all and we were able to get through no sweat.

Right underneath the airport was a train station. Trains are everywhere in Austria! I cannot emphasize that enough. It was from this train that we would enter Vienna. As we sat on that train, we got to get a great look at the Austrian countryside.

Here, we depart from the airport.

Here, we got a look at the Austrian countryside.

Here, we begin to enter the city.

And now, we've arrived (and for some reason, google sites cropped the image weirdly)

We were now in the wonderful city of Vienna, but we still had to get to our apartment. Luckily, Vienna has too many trains to count, which means it is incredibly easy to get around the city without worrying about things like walking or driving (I vehemently loath driving with a passion).

So we got on another train, and then another, and then another. Then we got onto one of the trollies in Vienna (one of many throughout the city), and waited a bit more.

Then finally, we reached Kandlgasse, our apartment.

The fact that I didn't fall asleep after half a days' worth of flying is a miracle. I was too hyped about being in Vienna.

into the viennese supermarket

Now, the typical Viennese supermarket is not too different from that of an American one. The only thing that really separated the Viennese supermarket from an American one was the fact that there were these baskets that could also be used as shopping carts. It was interested because I never saw something like it before.

One really funny thing was figuring out where everything was, since I did not understand ANY German at all. I often had to pull out Google Translate (which has questionable reliability) to see what the labels said. Luckily, I didn't have to do this too often, since I could tell what something was by looking at pictures and logos.

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn was really awesome and impressive! The second I saw that palace, my jaw immediately dropped. My face literally looked like that of a MrBeast thumbnail. I was taken aback. People often compare the Tuilieres Palace in Versailles to the Schönbrunn, and I can definitely see why. I saw lots of classical (or maybe Neoclassical) architecture that depicted lots of Greco-Roman soldiers and warriors, saw Roman-like columns, impressive gardens, and so much more.

The Gardens were insane to say the least. The looked insanely symmetrical, as though you could cut a map of it in half and each half would look identical to the other. I forget the style of architecture this palace was, but the basic premise of this style is the idea that man conquers nature by defining the landscape, or something along those lines.

brandauers tagesgerichte

Right after our lengthy journey through Schönbrunn, we went to this really nice, cozy beer garden and chilled for a good long while. I'm not much of a beer person, and you could even say that I hate beer due to its texture.

However, the beer here was a curious anomaly, as it was the only time I actually liked beer and even managed to finish my cup. Luckily, I did not get drunk (thank the Lord).

I think that the area this beer garden was in was once its own separate village at some point, but as Vienna grew bigger and bigger (especially after the medieval walls fell down), this village basically became incorporated into the city of Vienna.

Also, here's a vlog that I'm doing in my youtube channel

It's just a series I'm making that's documenting all of my adventures here. It's not the video assignment that I will do for this class.

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