Misc reflections on Vienna
Blue skies, nothing but blue skies, from now on.
Yes!!
Today, the day we're leaving for Prague there's clear blue sky and the forecast is 20. Luckily, then blue skies followed us all the way to Prague and it was a glorious 18 when we arrived this afternoon.
To backtrack slightly, I must admit that the subway system i Vienna rocks. Getting from our hotel to the train station took 2 lines and yet it was only minutes to get here. Minutes, I say. The public transit systm is simply grand.
Still haven't recovered from the prices here. Two cokes at the train station cost over $5.
If only airplane seats were as wide and comfortable as these train seats. The drop down table from the seat back ahead of me is so far forward I have to lean to reach it. Really, the comfort of train travel here is just fabulous, and the stations are always in the heart of town vs. airports which are so far away.
The clackety-clack that accompanied us as we left Budapest for Vienna was noticeably absent today as we headed for Prague. What does that mean? Aah. I just learned it means we're on continuously welded rail. It's smooth and totally noiseless.
We passed rows of long, matchstick shaped felds of sunflowers, corn, something green and low, and pale dirt fields already harvested and plowed under. Colourful pastle farmhouses dot the ends like heads on a match.
Two sniffer dogs and 6 armed handlers boarded in Brno, Cz. One dog was interested in my ripe cheese sandwich but evidently gave no other alert to his handler.
Yes!!
Today, the day we're leaving for Prague there's clear blue sky and the forecast is 20. Luckily, then blue skies followed us all the way to Prague and it was a glorious 18 when we arrived this afternoon.
To backtrack slightly, I must admit that the subway system i Vienna rocks. Getting from our hotel to the train station took 2 lines and yet it was only minutes to get here. Minutes, I say. The public transit systm is simply grand.
Still haven't recovered from the prices here. Two cokes at the train station cost over $5.
If only airplane seats were as wide and comfortable as these train seats. The drop down table from the seat back ahead of me is so far forward I have to lean to reach it. Really, the comfort of train travel here is just fabulous, and the stations are always in the heart of town vs. airports which are so far away.
The clackety-clack that accompanied us as we left Budapest for Vienna was noticeably absent today as we headed for Prague. What does that mean? Aah. I just learned it means we're on continuously welded rail. It's smooth and totally noiseless.
We passed rows of long, matchstick shaped felds of sunflowers, corn, something green and low, and pale dirt fields already harvested and plowed under. Colourful pastle farmhouses dot the ends like heads on a match.
Two sniffer dogs and 6 armed handlers boarded in Brno, Cz. One dog was interested in my ripe cheese sandwich but evidently gave no other alert to his handler.
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