Unicorn Scarves and Indian Headbands...

seem to have made me a hippy here in Vienna... I have had gelato three times in the last 24 hours, and its starting to get ridiculous but so delicious.  I have had blueberry, lemon, nutella, cocalino- which is the most amazing out of the four.  All I have done here is eat.  Haha.  Just kidding... I have explored. For instance, today after hanging out with my sister for a little while and roaming around the streets of Vienna I went on a little trip by myself around town.  There is an amazing church called Jesuitenkirche, it is considered one of the best of the Baroque churches of its kind.  It had a very high dome ceiling that i couldnt take enough photos of.  There was a service going on when I walked in (maybe I shouldnt have been in there...whoops) but it made me feel really blessed to have seen something so beautiful.  As I walked out I realized how tucked away this brilliant piece of art was and how many place/things you truly could miss in this amazing city.

After a little stroll I went down to the Innere Stadt... which is the main square where most of the museums in the city are located.  As I walked through Sisi's Palace I stopped to admire the gorgeous dome and cobblestone walkways.  Once through the Palace I decided to take a rest and sit in the park in front of all the horse and carriages.  After sitting and admiring for a little while, the drivers began to speak to me and ask me where I was from.  When I told them California they found it funny and amazing to tell me how much they loved Arnold... but the love Austria more than America.  I dont blame them, the people here are so nice and I havent felt threatened once.  I spoke to them about guns and theft and how low it is here, so they explained to me how the process goes to even have a weapon in europe... kinda crazy.  Any way... the whole point of this blog is to tell everyone about my adventure today. Here goes...

So as I sat by myself in this park and began to speak to the drivers of these carriages, they said they could tell I was from California and not a Republican because I looked like a hippy, then they asked me if I was Native American due to the fact that I wear an indian beaded headband... which is pretty sweet I might add.  They made me laugh.  My new friend Cristian then asked me if I wanted to take photos in the carriage.. I couldnt resist.  After taking photos of me with his hat on driving the carriage I got to take some of him with a cig in his mouth (because according to Cris.. this was the way it had to be)  So I decided it was now time for me to get back to the apartment and join my little fam here for dinner when all of the sudden Cris yells to me and asks me if I would like a free carriage ride... Could I ever pass this up??? NO!  So I got in the carriage and I told him that I have grown up riding horses and asked him about the calls for walk and stop and such.  He asked me if I had ever driven a carriage and when I replied no, he decided it was time to change that.  I jumped out and back on to the front and drove the carriage through the city of Vienna to the Opera house.  This pretty much made my trip to say the least.  Veinna is one of the most friendliest of places and I am so thrilled with my day.

Now it is my last night in Vienna... We are supposed to go out to some club, all I know is I want to dance, I think that will make my day even more glorious and unforgettable :)