Vienna / September 5

  After our first night in a hostel, we woke up early so that we could explore the area around the church we would be having mass at (right).

Viennese morning birds

Artistic photo of an unknown (to me) building

Statue inside the art museum

Vienna National Library

Vienna / September 4

     



Pictures can't even do justice to the beautiful city of Vienna. This school trip was an overnight excursion, meaning we would have two full days of seeing the city. 

Detail of the palace where the Hapsburg family lived

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Flower stand on a Vienna street

Always broth and
bread as starters

Restaurant where we
ate for lunch

The white wine was so good!

We went to see
Rigoletto for
only ¢3

Vienna Opera House

Elisabeth and I trying to
look posh...
(while taking a selfie)

We gave up!

Gorgeous Gaming, Continued

A random Chopin Statue in Gaming...

Rainy Kartause

Salzburg / August 29

    



 The next school outing was to Salzburg! After having watched the Sound of Music the night before, we were all ready to go see the beautiful city. 

The house where Mozart was born, January 27, 1756

"So : a needle pulling thread"

"Fa : a long, long way to run"

The fountain where Maria flicks water onto the
horse after leaving the abbey

Kartause Barbecue / August 28

The Austrian staff gave us a huge feast! There were literally over five meat options and many more options for the sides. Of course, we all ate at least three servings of meat. 

After eating, we played volleyball and came back outside the kartause in time to watch the Sound of Music and eat milka. 

Melk (not milk) / August 22

     After Durnstein, we headed to Melk where we ate and had a tour of the abbey. 

Outside Melk Abbey

The beautiful ceiling of the church inside the abbey

Durnstein (dern-sh-tine) / August 22

For the first school outing, they took us to nearby Durnstein. At Durnstein, we all climbed the hill (more like a mountain) to the castle at the top. This castle is supposedly where King Richard III, the Lion Heart was held captive. 

View from the castle. The river in these pictures is the Danube. We saw some of the Viking River Cruise ships on the Danube.

The blue bell tower is the church were we had mass.

Me, Brenna, and Amy

Brenna by the door of the Church

Passage way that lead down to the
Danube's riverside

Gorgeous Gaming

Some pictures from the first couple of days in Gaming: 

The stream that runs through Gaming.

A group of people listening to a band playing 
music outside of the Maria Thron Kirche.

Perfectly Packed / August 21

     I checked in at the kiosk and lugged my one suitcase that would contain everything I would be using for the next four months onto the scale, silently and fervently praying that it wouldn't weigh over fifty pounds. The lady at the counter states : "Fifty pounds exactly." In disbelief I look at the scale and read 50.0 lbs. The lady commented that I "packed perfectly!"

My luggage made it 
to Vienna!

Crammed on the tiny 
plane to Chicago.

My lonely little lunch in the Chicago Airport, 
brought to me by Starbucks.