Vienna, Austria

Vienna was one of my favorite cities on the trip. The experience was great specifically because of our Couch Surfing hosts. We stayed with a couple Hannah and Flo in their flat just outside of the city center in Vienna.

They were really welcoming and a lot of fun to hang out with. When we arrived they showed us the their flat, which was small, but very very nice. They had decorated it nicely and it was very comfortable and homey. We spent most of the afternoon and evening talking and listening to music, before going out for some food and beer.

We went to a place called the Centimeter where we tried Flo's favorite Austrian beer. We ordered a 3 liter tap for the table. It comes out as a column of beer in a base which has a tap on it so you pour draught your own beer. It was a lot of fun, and a good idea for a group. I think it could be really popular at home, it's a bit of a novelty, but also a lot of fun.

The next day we had a good breakfast at their flat. We even got to try the strawberry jam we brought for them. It was really good, and they liked it. We went out to a coffee shop after breakfast. The place is a historical site where many important artists used to spend time. The coffee was great.

They took us on a tour of some of the city. I didn't take hardly any pictures unfortunately, but it was still fun. We lucked out because that weekend was a festival in the city. There were tons of food stands and some stuff for kids to do like a fair. Cao and I both tried schnitzel, I really liked it.


This huge platform used to hold large flak cannons during World War II. There are several of them in Vienna. Today this one is a climbing wall. Pretty cool I think.





Unfortunately, it started raining, so we headed back to the flat after braving it for a little while. It was okay though, we got to spend more time with them and just relax. The time passed very quickly as we hung out, played Xbox, had tea, and watched videos on YouTube. We ordered pizza for dinner and went on a short walk to pick it up. A personal pie was only 4€ and it was good. It was a nice surprise, because someone had told us that Vienna was one of the most expensive cities in Europe. It is clear that this person had never been to Paris, which is still the most expensive place I've been to.

I can't stress enough how much fun it was to hang out with Hannah and Flo. They were great hosts, and I think we got to know them pretty well. They were a lot of fun, and had good taste in music. Plus they gave a good tour around the city and knew some cool places to check out. I'm looking forward to hearing from them if they visit New York.

After writing in their Couch Surfing guest book we took the metro to the bus station to head to Munich on an overnight bus. That leg of my journey is next, so check back soon!