Ok, so without diacritical markings, I cannot do the title of this blog justice.
"it is the Weekend!!!"
A planned trip to Vienna was just what Amy and I needed to give us a break from bird feathers, smoke and a LOT of noise.. And, the fact that it was pouring rain when we left would have made staying in Modra that much more difficult, even with a winery just down the road.
So, we headed off yesterday after class, and finally figured out how to get a bus from Modra to Bratislava, where we then boarded a bus to Helga's flat. How happy we were to greet her.
Of course, she made us a fabulous meal and spoiled us last night. Then, this morning, we headed off to the Bratislava bus station to board a bus to Vienna with Helga's assistance.
Everything was going smoothly until we reached the metro station in Vienna. Apparently the Red Route, U1, is under construction, so Amy and I just could not figure out how to get to our destination. There were no paper maps, no instructions to be had, no tellers behind windows to help one with tickets. We were two people walking around in circles in an underground metro, generally confused and frustrated.
Finally, I spotted a man in a bright yellow vest who was helping a group of 4 purchase tickets. At least Amy and I had figured out how to do that much! I flagged the man down, and he was happy to walk us out of the building to a platform outside where we were told to get on tram 68 and take it to the end, then transfer to the red line for the stop near our hotel.
Without this man to help us, I'm sure our feet would hurt even more than they do now!
And, why do they hurt? Because the map that the hotel gave to us is extremely confusing. Amy and I pride ourselves on being relatively good map readers. But we got lost so many times, I gave up counting.
We soon found ourselves laughing as we went through town and noticed that anywhere there was a group of 3 or more huddled together, regardless of nationality, they had a map that they were studying, so obviously, we were not alone!
We enjoyed a great lunch at a side-street cafe.
We are SO enjoying the quiet atmosphere, extremely large and clean room, and I may just take a shower tonight AND tomorrow........... just because I can!!
Despite the luxury of the moment, we will head to mass in town tomorrow, then back to Bratislava and onto Modra tomorrow afternoon. After all....we've got studying to do!!
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