Ich wohne jetzt in WIEN!

Hallo from Vienna!
I. Am. So. Happy.

 Last Monday I packed my bags once again and set off for Vienna. This last encounter with public transport was made much easier by my wonderful friend Sam, as he helped carry my luggage. Since Monday, or rather Halloween, I've settled into my new abode and few quite at home. My room is a bright yellow, accentuated by posters of Marilyn Monroe, artsty furniture, and gallery style lights that hang from the ceiling. I've added a touch of Muffin by decorating with postcards from Bike and Build and Hawaii, tapestries, and a good ol' map of 'Murica on which I've traced the route of P2S '11.
I've even been cooking! Mmm penne and pesto.

I'm feeling a bit of writer's block, so I'll let the photos do the talking.

Due to All Soul's Day and All Saint's Day, and the notion of "Oh why bother?" I enjoyed a one day work week. Some of my friends haven't gone to school in ten or so days. Nisha and I decided to wander through Zentralfriedhof, which was decorated for All Soul's Day.

On Wednesday I visited Meredith in Eisenstadt, a gorgeous small city in Burgenland, or as she says, "The Canada of Austria." Its absolutely gorgeous, and I would rather love to live there. And hey, you can accidentally take a train home from work that stops in Hungary first! We enjoyed delicious coffee- yes I've become a coffee person, its official- and conversation in a quaint cafe where the waiter thought it would be funny to fake spilling coffee on Meredith. We were also stared at quite a bit, something which is socially acceptable here. Oh Austria..

My old IES pad!! Alfred Wegenergasse...

Nisha and I took a lovely long stroll above the city and down Kahlenbergerstrasse into the 19th district. The hills are alive...

Gorgeous.

Very typical fall stroll  for a Grinzing couple.

Nisha and I have officially decided to start playing the lotto. Once we collect our winnings I shall move here. And yes Mom and Dad you can live here too...

Before meeting up with the crew today I decided to spend a bit of quality journaling time at Schloss Schönbrunn. Behind the Schloss lies a labyrinth of gardens which were particurly stunning in the fall sunlight. 

AUSTRIAN SQUIRREL!!




*GO BOMBERS! FLYING SQUIRRELS!!*

 Time for lesson planning...
More soon.

Be Well,
Muffin