Small Town Adventures: When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

Hello friends!

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to Vienna and let me tell you, it was WONDERFUL! Our flight was at 6 on Saturday evening so we headed out to the airport at 3:30. The airport was boring as most are however the flight was entertaining as Claire and I annoyed our neighbors by playing a game of Phase 10. If you do not know what Phase 10 is I highly suggest you google it, and then invest in it! You can thank me later!

We arrived in Vienna around 7:30 and hopped on a train to the city center. We had to transfer to the underground which took us to our hostel. I will say this, the transportation in Vienna is fantastic! It was easy to figure out where you were going and the wait for trains was never more than 5 minutes.

We stayed at wombats CITY HOSTEL at „The Naschmarkt“ and it was AMAZING! This hostel opened a little over a year ago and they will definitely be in business for a long time. This hostel was absolutely fantastic. It was nicer than some of the hotels I have stayed in. The whole building was spotless, the rooms had lockers that you used your key card to unlock, the bathroom was stocked with shampoo and soap in case you forgot some. Each morning we bought a breakfast ticket for 3,80 that got us a very nice buffet breakfast. I would recommend this hostel to anyone going to Vienna. They have a few other hostels in Vienna as well as Berlin, Budapest, and Munich.

After we got settled into the hostel we decided to go out in search of dinner seeing as it was 10 p.m. and we hadn't had food since before we left at 3:30. We walked around debating which place to go to. We decided to try an Irish Pub however it was a bar that did not serve any food. Once we left there we decided to go to an italian restaurant down the street. There were only 3 people inside, all workers. They were still open so we sat down and enjoyed our meal. I ordered a pizza which was HUGE but delicious. After dinner we headed back to the hostel for the night.

Sunday morning we woke up and enjoyed a nice breakfast before heading out for the day. Our first stop was mass at St. Stephen's Cathedral. The cathedral was stunning inside and out however the inside was freezing! It was supposed to be 70 degrees that day so I had worn jeans and a short sleeved shirt. I froze all through church which was all in German so I had no idea what was going on. Below are a few pictures of the inside and outside of the Cathedral.

After mass we headed out to explore the city. We spent the whole day walking around and seeing all the amazing things Vienna has to offer. Monday we woke up early to enjoy the nice breakfast buffet and once again went out to explore. Later in the day we were able to meet up with my friend Kristina who was an exchange student in high school. She showed us around for a few hours in the afternoon before we had to leave for the airport. It was such an incredible trip. Below are pictures some with captions and some without. Sorry I don't know exactly what everything is. I am planning on taking another trip next weekend this time to Brussels or Edinburgh. I will know more later this week so stay tuned & enjoy the pictures! Please feel free to comment under the post. I love getting feedback!