Yes, yes, I know. I'm a terrible person and you're all very angry with me for not updating sooner. Well, now that that's out of the way, do you all want to hear about my awesome weekend in Vienna? Yah? Then quite grumbling and keep reading!
As I think I've already told you, the Oma and Opa from my host family live in Vienna, and last weekend (every second weekend in fact) Jasmin and I got to stay there. We walked down to the train station from the HAK (my school) and then caught the snail train to Vienna. I call it the snail train because it stops at every station, therefore it takes about three times as long as the express, which goes straight to Vienna. Oma and Opa (I'm gonna call them that because it is WAY shorter than "My host families grandparents") live in a tiny apartment right across the street from Jasmin's Father. (They are his parents, not Daniella's) The first evening was pretty quite; Jasmin did homework and I watched the second Lion King movie in German (which was awesome by the way!). The next day however, things got a little more interesting, we were descended on by the whole motley crew: Jasmin's dad Kristien, his wife Katerina, and their two daughter Isabel (7) and Stephanie (2). We went to the Prater Wien, which is a huge amusement park. It was loads of fun, and I even went on a few rollercoasters. I also made Jasmin come on the biggest Ferris wheel I have ever seen in my life, so I could get a few pictures of the view of Vienna! It was awesome (I haven't loaded it onto my computer yet, but sometime this week I'll do an update with just pictures for you guys). On the Sunday morning we went to Vienna's inner-city and I got to be really touristy and take loads of pictures. We saw the opera house, the town office, and the Austrian parliament building, the outside only though. We were able to actually go into Stephensdome Cathedral and St. Peters Kirche (church). The Stephensdome was huge, but we were also there during Sunday Mass, so you couldn't go wondering. That was also really amazing though, there was a choir singing and it was so beautiful I started crying, luckily no one noticed though! St. Peters was smaller, but I actually think it was cooler. All the walls, and even the ceiling were covered with paintings. It was also slightly less gaudy then Stephensdome.
Then, it was Monday and back to school for another week, but a little different. I started a German course at the Deutsch Academy in Vienna this week, so every day I would go to school for two hours, then go and hop a train (express, not snail!) to Vienna. I then spend about twenty minutes on the Subway, and get off at the Opera station, and go for three hours of class across from one of Vienna's most famous sights. Then I get back on the Subway, back on the train, wait a while, then get on a bus to Tulbing. All in all, I'm going from 7:15 am, till 5 pm, and that's just the work I have to do outside. When I get home I do my homework, and still always make a point to help my host mom with supper. By the time that's done, I am so knackered that it's time for an early bed for me though. It's all worth it though, my German is definitely improving!
This weekend was a quite one. Yesterday Daniella's cousin and her little boy came to visit, and today is Daniella's birthday, but I don't think we're doing anything to crazy today.
To Jamie, happy B-Day, even if it is a little late! I'll get those pictures up as soon as I can, but I hope this will keep you happy for a little while at least!
Ellyn
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