This morning we were a little slower to leave the apartment but at long last, covered in sunscreen, we made it out the door and headed towards the Prater area of town. We got really confused with the public transportation system along the way but we made it! The Prater is the largest public park in Vienna with a pretty intense amusement park connected to it. Our goal was to ride the much talked about ferris wheel. It's a super hot day but Evie was pretty cute 0n the merry go round. The ferris wheel ride was essentially like a gondola ride but instead of a view of snowy mountains, you get a pretty cool view of the city. Evie was more interested in the two little boys who shared our gondola car, however. Flirt. But really, since I am not super pumped about amusement parks and it was kind of a long ride to get out that way, I think we're done with the Prater. Prater-check. Onto part two of this day- the arrival of Athena and Nicole! Yipeee!
Last night's AIDS march is really the highlight of this post though -see attached video (thanks Jeffrey!) and this link to the international AIDS conference going on this week in Vienna
http://www.aids2010.org/
One final note: it was delightful to see this glorious city at night! What a groovy vibe, especially in the museum quartier, where the march took place. Next time we head that way, we'll take Evie to the butterfly conservancy there. I really want to go in the national library too. I know Evie will want to go to the Natural History museum, if only to visit the big elephant out in front again!!
Funny. Last year my mom and her sister spent the better part of a day, and a very confusing series of tram rides, getting to the Prater. Then they got there. And said, "There it is. Ok, then." And then went back home.
ReplyDeleteEither way, I'm too chicken ever to get on a ferris wheel, so you're braver than I am!