05 February 2011
Today has been productive! My internal clock has not completely adjusted to the external clock on which everyone else around here seems to operate. I always want to wake up at 11pm EST – and yes, that is 5am here. The good thing about my confused internal clock is that I have a lot more time to do stuff. Stuff like watch the sunrise down Landstrasser Hauptstrasse (the main road by my apartment), write a 10 page paper for one of my classes, run to the store and do laundry. Before noon.
Having accomplished so much so early today, I decided I would spend the afternoon being a tourist. I headed out to catch the U3 to Stephansplatz to see St. Stephans Cathedral. It was impressive! They are in the process of restoring the amazing exterior and I took time to capture several pictures. The beautiful blue sky made a great backdrop.
Speaking of the weather, it was almost 50 degrees today! I thought I wouldn’t need a winter coat…until the wind began to blow. Once I realized nobody was trying to drop a house on a wicked witch or whisk me away to munchkin land, I officially proclaimed Vienna sister-city to Chicago, IL. “City of Wind” – you have officially been challenged. The wind made it feel like it was at least 15-20 degrees colder, with the hardest gusts being almost unbearable. The stimulating temperature change quickly prompted me to return to my apartment and bundle up before heading out sight-seeing.
All bundled up, along with a bunch of other people who were all bundled up, I came upon a group of British B-boys. They did a show for the huge crowd that had gathered. I was impressed by their skills – one guy had the most on-beat threading I have ever seen and another guy held a head spin for about half an hour! It was the perfect end to a fantastic afternoon.
Sunrise :-)
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