How About Another Kebab?

So right not were sitting on a train headed for Munich. The train ride is four hours and the train is PACKED. Something tells me were not the only ones headed for Oktoberfest. Luckily we reserved our seats so we got on the train just fine. Leaving Vienna and looking out the train window is truly a sight to see. The countryside here is incrediable lush...reminds me alot of British Columbia. Vienna in genereal was a gorgous city. Every building had white marble with gold and vibrant colours. You could literally just walk around looking up all day. So our first day in Vienna was of course our figure our lives out day. We have a rountine now that seems to be working. Things are getting stressful because we still dont have our pin number and now we have resorted to using our Canadian debit cards. O well, I'm sure years from now when we look back on this trip we wont be thinking about how expensive it was to go. After we did what is my personal favorite....walk around till you get lost. We ended up by the opera house. A HUGE building with men outside in Mozart looking costumes selling tickets for the show. However, you didnt even need to get a ticket. On the side of the Opera house was a huge screen playing the show live. As we walked through the square the music played throughtout. It was beautiful. Later on that night we found out about this place along the canal where there is all these bar with sand. Again, Vienna has a great metro that is easy to follow. However, this time we did not pay for one metro ticket. All they have are these gates you go through......you dont even need a ticket to get in. That and no one else was buying tickets or getting it stamped...So to save money we just crossed our fingers that we wouldnt get caught, and we didnt! So we get to Schwaaplatz...we have been guessing how to say ever name in germany. True enough, here is this large canal...very similar to the seine in Paris, with all these bars with deck chairs and sand. We got a couple of bottles of wine and sat down in a deck chair by the canal. The weather was hot that day so the cool brezze was nice. Rats are popular in Vienna....christie was having a hard time with that. But it was worth seeing her jump out of her chairs and squeal. That night was were pretty hungry so we decided on a Kebab. Thats when the love affair began. It was cheap, you get lots of food, and it is delicious. I know I talk alot about food on this blog...but when you dont get to eat often, you remeber the good times when your full. We must have eaten 3-5 kebabs on our trip. Turkish food we discovered is very popular in Vienna....and we understand why. The next morning we got up early and went downtown to rent bikes. For the day it only cost us 12euros each and man was it worth it. You first get on the bike and your a bit wobbly. THere like nice mountain bikes made to climb mount everset. The lady gave us a map, told us to just follow the green line for those are the bike paths, do not bike on the sidewalk, heres a poncho if it rains, be back at 5 to return the bikes. And we were off. Well.......That green line is not as easy to follow as one might think. At first we were doing ok...we found the Park! With some really awesome playgrounds. Forts, ropes, ziplines, slides...the whole nine yards! We were having a pretty great time, even tried for 30min to make stef do the zipline...but after me and chirstie trying to convince her..and her just sitting there going nervously giggling...we gave up. Then we tried for awhile to do what every europian does....the hop on and off. There is a metal thing that hangs off the back of the bike that the passenger can sit on . The Europians look so graceful sitting on the back with their legs crossed to on side. Well...Even after many trial and errors all would accomplish was an awkward staddle. We were supposed to follow the right side of the canal not the left for a bike trail. Well....we couldnt figure out which side and we ended up on the left. However....there was a construction accident in the canal so there was a ton of fireman and police. So realy the view wasn't so bad. Then after going down some street that looked like the ghetto having no idea where this bike path is...we saw a biker! We bike and followed him to the bike path...he was doing such a great job we followed him for about 45 min. He kept looking at us with skeptical eyes...but we just pretended he was our tour guide. Once we got on the bike path it was brezze, and its fun because you have a little bell so when people are on the bike path you just DING DING DING..and they move. Cruising along you see all the magnificent building, shops, cafe, muesuems....and you can cover alot of miles. Eventually the guy managed to loose us and we realized we were back at our hostel. So hoping to head to the Opera house again we got on a bike path and headed towards it. Were cruising along and out of no where on a straight street it just ends then were right in the heart of traffic with parked cars on one side and whizzing cars on the other. OMG it was scary!!! We tried to get on the sidewalk and Christie biffed it off her bike. (dont worry folks shes ok not a scratch on her, maybe just down to 8 lives) Man down we just used the sidewalk and went back to the old bikepath we were on. We are brave...but you could loose your life out there. After 3 hours of biking are out of shape asses were pretty tired so we returned our bikes. It was kinda raining on and off and pretty cold so we wanted to go back to the hostel. Getting on the metro and frezzing wanting to go back...me and stef booked it to the train....cheering christie on to make it to the train she flys in just as the doors were closing. (7 lives left) Then while on the train this mountain of a man lost his balance and rammed right into christie almost breaking her toes......needless to say, chirstie was sore the next day. That night we got all dolled up for this pub crawl that we saw an adversitment for.Everyone coming out of the hostel going out was dressed to the nines. Heels, great hair, dresses...the works. So we figured we would do the same. After heading to the metro and getting on the right street we found it. We get into this pub and go to the bar and ask to buy tickets for the pub crawl...we were on time and ready to go. He explains it will only happen if he has enough people, we ask how many he has.....he says were the only ones. Awkward. We look around the bar and there is about 20 people all dressed very casual with jeans and a tshirt. Really awkward....we stuck out like a sore thumb. Well he let us pay the 15 euros and we got 3 free drinks on the house then the 15 euros as a tab for the rest of the night. We sat in a cornor....it was awkward. Thankfully the bartenter who i think felt sory for us came to converse. By far one of the most interesting people thus far. He is Austrian, going to school to be a lawyer and very passionate about his country. He was kind enough to explain the history of Austria, why they are different then germans, how the country came to be...the whole nine yards. It was like a free history lesson. Later some of his friends joined and things we not so awkward anymore. They also had the game Jessie was talking about! In the one cornor there is this huge log of wood with nails and a hammer. Our new friends were kind enough to show us how to play. What you do is you barely put the nail in the log. Then everyone gets one chance at whacking the nail with the opposite side of the hammer...first one to get the nail all the way in wins. Well...you are also not allowed to aim. You have to put the hammer beside your knee and swing from there. IT WAS HARD! eventually they let us cheat a little cause we were getting no where, and put the hammer beside the nail then whack it. Which we still got no where. There is also this shot called a Vienna blood shot. You take it swish it in your mouth for 10 seconds and swallow....and it tastes like bubblegum. Of course that was a childs shot compared to the fire shot. We saw a girl do it...you take a shot of sambuca then put water around your mouth, then they light it on fire and sprinkle cinnamon on it to make it sparkle! It was crazy but after seeing her face there was no way I would do that. Because she did it she got to write on the wall....well i had a pen in my purse so I wrote on the walll anyways. After the pub we got a kebab and went home. Yum....kebab. The next day we were in pain....and tired. That bike ride really took it out of us. I know....sad rightt? We booked our hostels for the next two weeks, got a kebab and went down to the canal to read our books and relax. Then to be honest we had some supper a shower and went to bed. Dont worry!! We are headed to Munich and Im sure there will be no rest there. The train ride is always a nice way to start the day...by far the best way to travel. Today we get to Munich at around 230 so we have the day to meet Farah the girl that is hosting us and time to see the sights. Tomm is the opening ceremonies and apparently you have to be there early....like 10 am to get a spot. Weird. Anyways, wish us luck and lots of cheers!