Okay, so this is
another two countries in one post post! We start in Slovakia,
somewhere that I imagined to look like a dodge eastern European
country, but Bratislava was so beautiful! It was another stop that
was just for an hour or so while we had lunch, but like always we had
a walking tour and once I had finished my lunch I had a wonder around
the centre city, which was so different from what I thought it'd be!
I seriously want to go back for longer so I can properly see the
place!
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| Statues like this were all over the streets! |
We left Slovakia and
entered into Austria, and ohmygod that place is insane! We had the
usual driving tour, and then stopped off at the Palace and
surrounding gardens (which were so immaculate I was certain they were
fake...)
We then went back to
the campsite and set up the soaking wet tents (which dried up pretty
quickly because it was so dam hot!). After dinner me and Phoebe
walked to the local petrol station to get a cheeky ice-cream before
we got onto the bus and went to an amusement park! It was more like a
permanent carnival and the rides were amazing (if not slightly
expensive... it was pay per ride.) There was a La Familia race on the
go karts that had everyone showing their competitive side, so much so
that they needed to have a second race to determine who was the
fastest. I only went on one ride, but it was amazing! It was one of
those ones that are basically swings on really long chains that spins
round and goes up this massive pole.
I know, yet another
incredible explanation, but all that matters was that it was magical,
from the top we could see over all of Vienna at night, flying through
the air with a 360degree view of the illuminated churches and
streets, the carnival beneath us. Literally the only words that come
to mind are magical, breath taking, and unforgettable. Because we
were high up in the air we weren't allowed to take photos so you'll
just have to use your imagination!
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| The palace! |
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| The team getting their game faces on for the race |
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| This was the ride we went on. Understandably we had to take our jandals off... |
The next day was a
full day in Vienna, and god it was amazing! Although our original
plan of hiring bikes didn't go to plan, we ended up having the most
incredible and hilarious day! We walked around and saw all the
sights, and invented our own tour of Vienna: The statue tour.
Basically this means
that you find statues (and they were everywhere) and copy them and
take a photo of it. It was hilarious and made for a very interesting
and different kind of tour of the city!
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| Sneaky photography, behind the bush with the flowers is scaffolding.. |
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| Trying to keep cool while being tourists is tough... |
We all got schnitzel
for lunch which was a must in Vienna, and then after a quick look
through some shops (which was pointless because they were all full of
winter clothes..) we then went to a schnapps museum!! We got a tour
by the grandson of the guy who invented proper Austrian schnapps (and
he was hilarious!) and then we all got to try some of the schnapps!
They said they we could have 3 shots each, and me being a good girl
only had the three (a butterscotch, an apple strudel one, and an
orange liqueur one that had flakes of gold in it that they add to
champagne for the ultra classy people of Vienna) and they were
actually quite nice!
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| Luuuuunch! |
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| Schnapps!! |
We then went back to
camp and got all dolled up for the orchestra! I was so excited to see
an orchestra in Vienna! Those of us that went looked a million bucks!
And the show was amazing, there was the orchestra, opera singers,
ballet dancers, free champagne and the best people to be there with!
It was the most amazing day and night, and Vienna surpassed my
expectations by miles! On the way back to the campsite the bus had
music playing and we were all singing along and it was amazing!
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| The classy half of La Familia |
And that was Vienna!
Absolutely stunning!
Next stop: Prague!!
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