Forgive the lack of a post last night. Could have blogged-but with the S.O. asleep from the days exertions and the internet in the lobby acting cranky anyway-decided to blow it off to drink a few beers at the International Bar, The Flying Pig, located just around the corner from our hotel. Turned out to be an interesting excursion-seems it is run by an young Englishman who speaks fluent German.
And speaking of fluent German, someone has to explain to me, why I took six years in High School and College to learn the language-only to have every German speaker I try to use it with turn up their nose at me as soon as I start with , ” Wir mochte…………” What is up with that?
Anyway.
We went to Schonbrun yesterday. It is one of two palaces the Hapsburgs used during the time they ruled a united central Europe, before i was fractured into the discombobulated mess it is today. It is an elegant palace, painted in the same yellow as Versailles, but unlike Verailles, in my opinon is not as elegant. Its more , oh I don’t know, German. But from the outside-it’s still pretty good to see:
Hanging with the Hapsburgs!
There was a lot more to see-if you are interested, read on!
