Contiki Tour – Vienna to Hopgarten

Hi All,

Vienna is Just like Melbourne, it even has trams! Beautiful place. Went to the Vienna Funfair in Prater and saw the famous big wheel and did the rides etc. Then went to the Schnapps museum! YUM! Bought some Absinthe, used by artists etc in the early century for it's creative hallucinogenic properties (remember the green fairy in Moulin Rouge?) Anyway it's illegal to bring to oz because it contains wormwood extract but I’m told to just remove the back label where it's mentioned and it should be good to bring home. So guess
what we're having for my return home party ?

Anyway, afterwards we proceeded into the Vienna Forest and had a nice dinner there with the best schnitzel I’ve ever had. If I had more time I’d go more into the food - I could do a food tour alone of Europe its so yum!
We all found out later the bald fat jolly harpsichord player in the restaurant was an ex porno star! Oh dear!

Anyways, after a heavy night of drinking (as per usual) I then went to Munich for the Oktoberfest! Woo Hoo!
Went on this massive roller coaster ride before the beer (logically), the best I’ve been on, then preceded to the beer halls and had 3 1/2 steins (1 stein = 1 litre). Also pretended to be someone’s husband because this drunk German guy kept hitting on her, which was funny Spent the night dancing on the seats and singing German songs (or trying to). Meet some interesting German people too!

Depressing part of the trip was going to see a concentration camp, which was horrific to see what people are capable of doing, the dark side of human nature....

Anyways, arrived in Hopgarten, Austria - Austria is so beautiful with 75% of it being very big mountains. Went on a mountain bike ride through the mountains followed by a BBQ - barely made it I’m so unfit... but it was a hell of a lot of fun!

Anyway must go, yes I’m looking after myself, I’m more fit than before I left and been eating well.. ok mum?

Next stop is Switzerland, then Germany, then Amsterdam and then London. Whew I’m exhausted!