Here are some pics of this past weekend in Vienna. Saturday was Arianne's first birthday, so we went to an amusement park and did the only ride that is appropriate for that age. The Prater is the oldest ferris-wheel in the world. It's actually a dozen small train wagons that you ride inside. Later, Christine drove a go-kart, and then we both rode the "Sombrero" (separately), which pulled some real G-forces.
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| Riding the Prater |
Of course the public-transit system here is fantastic. The old streetcars are still around with wooden seats.
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| Riding the #5 tram together. |
On Sunday, the 18th I took the D tram north to the suburb of Nussdorf (
Nut-town). I walked up the hill through vinyards where this year's crop of grapes was being harvested. It was a hot day and the view was spectacular.
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| Eichelhofweg |
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| Peasants |
The pointy tower at the left (the
Donauturm) is the highest in Vienna. I went up it on Thursday.
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| The Danube |
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