My day had a bit of a rocky start. I went down to the communal kitchen and had breakfast, and then proceeded to pack my lunch for the day. When I opened my bag in the fridge, I saw that someone stole my cheese and had enough tact to leave the empty wrapper! I thought that was a bit rude, but I still had some deli meat, so my sandwich wasn't completely lost. This morning brought more rain, but like always I braved the weather to make the most of the day. I arriv...

I think I'm becoming too efficient of a traveller! I covered so much today before 3:00pm, that I didn't know that to do with myself! I had a big day planned, so I woke up early and hit the road by about 9:00am. The weather was very beautiful today, which was nice because I planned to be outside for most of the day. I started at Schonbrunn palace. This palace was the summer palace of the Habsburgs (The royal family who lived in the Hofburg, which I visited yester...

Last night, after a little catnap and a much needed shower, I headed out to a free concert. A famous philharmonic orchestra was performing for the annual "Sommernachtskonzert". Of course, once the concert started at 9:00, the rain started coming down very hard. The last thing I needed when starting 6 weeks of traveling was a cold, so I decided to leave after two songs. I made it back to hostel around 10:00 and slept for about 12 hours! This morning, I woke up an...

Tuesday afternoon, after a goodbye lunch with my Brazilian friend, Gabriela, I headed back to my residence to start packing. Like any responsible young person, I left all my packing to the last minute. Which, led to the last minute realization that all my stuff wasn't going to fit into my suitcase. So consequently, I sent a last minute package home, and by last minute I mean I ran into the post office and they locked the doors behind me. I gave away all the kitch...