A World without walls
everyday life while homeschooling overseas
What a lovely stay we enjoyed in Vienna! We arrived in the city at 8:30am and found a large van taxi to take us to our hotel. Fortunately for us, the room was already ready! WOW! So they let us check in early! That was a first! I will HIGHLY recommend the Hilton Danube to ANYONE! If you go to Vienna, stay there. Yes, it ‘s a little ways outside the city center, but not really THAT far, it has great HUGE rooms, beautiful views of the Danube (Our rooms were on the ground level and the windows looked out right on the river! So pretty!), AND if you’re staying at the hotel, kids eat free in the restaurant! THAT was our favorite part! J We dropped our bags off in our rooms and Devin and I showered. After a LONG flight across the Atlantic, I have to admit that it was NICE to shower and get a little refreshed. I know I hardly slept on the flight. I sat straight upright the whole time. Andrew, Claire and I had the middle three seats, so Andrew lay down and put his feet across my lap and so did Claire, so I held their legs on my lap all night while they slept. It was alright. Then Claire woke up at 6am Vienna time—there is no stopping her internal clock!!!!—and asked me if it was morning yet! Gah! She spent the rest of the flight playing video games on her tv. Thank heavens for that! Anyway, we showered and changed and walked over to the train station so we could get day passes on the public metro/whatever system to go do some siteseeing. We got to the ticket machine and swiped the credit card, and it asked for a pin. Huh? It’s a credit card. There IS no pin. But then we read the fine print and it said that ALL credit cards required a pin and if you didn’t know it, you needed to call your credit card company. Um, it’s hard for people who have no phone, you know? So, our ticket transaction was denied. We couldn’t get train tickets! L We were all REALLY grumpy at this point, so we walked back to the hotel and realized that we hadn’t eaten for almost 24 hours. (Yes, they fed us on the plane—and unfortunately, it was the WORST airplane food I’ve EVER HAD, and I’ve been on lots of airplanes. They gave Claire, Andrew and me pasta because everything else was out. Number one, I don’t eat pasta. Number two, you open that up and it was DARK BROWN—almost BLACK from being overheated and was as hard as a rock! Gross. Everything was serious carbs. I would get less sick eating nothing than eating what they gave me. Same with breakfast. Sugary yogurt, a muffin, and orange juice.) So, we went to the hotel restaurant that had just barely opened for business and ordered a HUGE lunch for everyone. It took a little while (they cooked it!!!) but when it came, everyone ate in silence and at the end there was nothing left on the table! Hooray! We all felt much better after that. So, we decided to go for a walk on the banks of the Danube since we couldn’t see the city center. It was SO LOVELY!! The PERFECT way to see some of Vienna on our own terms. In the middle of our walk, we found a park! Now the kids will have VERY fond memories of Vienna! Then, we walked back to our hotel and watched some Olympics until dinner. It was a lovely, lovely day. I’d definitely go back to Vienna.
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As a Stay At Home Mom of 4 wonderful children, I have the amazing opportunity not only to home school them, but to do so in many different places! I am married to the most amazingly wonderful (and handsome) man in the whole world! Together, we seek out, every day, that Joy in the Journey that makes life exciting! Archives
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