First day of Vienna

Well we did a good job of covering some of the basics of Vienna our first full day here.  Saw St. Stephan's Cathedral, many horse statues, and lots of other really old and really big buildings.  Much of the day was taken by the "House of Music".  This was a museum dedicated no only to great composers that lived in and worked in Vienna, but also of music & sound itself.  It had a whole floor devoted to the creation of and manipulation of sounds.  Lots of cool computer mediated activities.  And a nice audio tour through the great composers floor.  A good museum, and at student prices!

For lunch we stopped at a outdoor eatery and had some scnitzel and some chicken.  We also got some pretty decent icecream -- lemon, grapefruit, cappichino, and raseberry.  Bethany's combination was better than mine.  We came back to the hotel and went out to the grocery store for wine, water, and sweets.  I think I've decided that bubbling mineral water is better than my other option, flat mineral water.  I say that after two days of drinking the later, which really has a terrible aftertaste.  Tonight, we may go see war of the worlds, or batman at the english theatre. Tommorrow, its more of Vienna, and hopefully, more icecream