We arrive in Austria tired and worn from a long flight, an hour delay and a piece of luggage that was seemingly lost ... we had the first day to rest and relax. Many took the opportunity to catch up on some sleep, on the other hand some just napped for a portion of the afternoon and then headed out to experience some Austrian culture ...
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| Visiting our first cafe, the famous Black Camel |
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| which has been around since 1618 |
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| Imagine the people throughout history who have walked thru these doors ... on second though don't |
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| My first Austrian beer: Reininghaus |
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| Jamie Drummond's 4th and 5th Austrian beer ... there were plenty more to come |
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| plus snacks (part 1) - mushroom and mayo? |
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| snack (part 2): salami with eggplant tapenade? |
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| Evan Saviolidis tweets about the experience |
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| The Group of 5 (from left): Ben Macphee-Sigurdson (Winnipeg), Lisa Stephenson (Seattle), Evan Saviolidis (Niagara Falls) and Jamie Drummond (Toronto) - I'm taking the picture |
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| Other snacks available, but not tried |
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| My second Austrian beer: have to try the ones available; I swear it's research. |
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| This little fella joined us on the patio (he was very friendly and seemed to be fascinated by beer) |
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| Arrival at the Welcome Get Together |
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| At this floating restaurant - and yes it is called "Holy Moly" |
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| Looking at the Holy Moly Restaurant from afar |
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| Plenty of Austrian whites being poured: very welcome on this hot 26C day |
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| The crowd gather up top |
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| Food seemed a little scarce at first and this BBQ joint across the way seemed the answer to our hunger pangs (many had not eaten since the flight in the AM): instead we waited it out and the food did show. |
Night Time Sights on the Way Back to the Hotel ...
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| Lit Bridge |
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| Street Meat |
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| And Pizza |
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| with pop, water, juice and ... beer - very civilized country |
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| Evan finds a Gyro stand very much to his liking. |
End of Day 1 ... Join me for Day 2 when we'll be tasting a lot of Austrian reds.
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