Wilkommen!

Well, it's official! After many hours on a really lovely airplane (only outdone by the really lovely flight attendants in carmine red full-body tights) and a brief stop through customs (I didn't even have to say anything, just hand them a passport and look non-threatening), I arrived in Vienna! The city is beautiful, although viewed through a slight haze of jet lag. We went for a walk after arriving at the hotel, and in a matter of hours I saw more statues and cathedrals than I have my entire life. The attention to detail in every column, every lamppost, every flowerbox; as if the city had been crafted by thousands of tiny artisans, each caring specifically and pedantically to their own tiny corner of the Stadt. Needless to say, I took dozens of shamelessly tourist-y photos, which will be soon posted.

But, one final thing, because everyone loves lists...

Top Five Things Learned Today:
1. Playing the recorder can be a lucrative career (rejoice Jamie!), as per the street performers in Michaelsplatz.
2. Brie cheese tastes inexplicably good for breakfast.
3. Pattered tights are the new pants, apparently.
4. Look up, when you walk, always. The view will be so much the better.
5. Citybike= Pure Genius.

Bis spater!