Safely in Vienna...

Lots of wonderful stories to tell already and it has only been a few days...

While I was slowly but surely on my way to meet up with the girls in Prague, Joy accidently left her computer on the Metro in Prague. Wow right?...she was certain that it was gone forever and the documents that she needed for this internship were the least of her worries. She called her parents in tears after asking police officers, hotel clerks, and the Metro office for help with no luck whatsoever. Amazingly, the next day she received an email explaining that a kind young man who works for the Ministry of Regional Development in Prague had her notebook and wanted to return it to her. How amazing is that? Not only did this help restore faith in humanity, it assures us that the BIG MAN has his eye on us during this trip. Thank God for that, literally. 

The jet lag is definitely putting a damper on our nightly activities. Last night, after a 3 hour nap, I was ready to go. I wanted to experience the night life that Prague had to offer. Unfortunately my running buddies were down for the count. I went to the hotel lobby to call my fiance, who I miss so much, and then went to a cute little restaurant called  Banditos that was literally 2 steps from our door. I met two fantastic couples, one from Wales, the other from Manchester. I had great conversation with them, well for what I could understand. The accents were pretty heavy, but the part that I actually understood was enjoyable and entertaining. I love the culture that surrounds us at any given moment here. So many languages and wonderfully different people. Good times.

After an adorable breakfast in Prague with a server who looked strangely like Edward Norton and was particularly intrigued with us, we headed to the train station and caught a ride to Vienna. After sitting in a first class car (accidently...oops) and walking for what seemed like 27 miles, we are safe and warm in our hotel in Vienna. We walked to a little restaurant that had the best and biggest meal we have had thus far. The veggies are SO fresh here, Joy especially loves that.  But I must say there have not been very many experiences that were not hilarious in their own way. For instance, there was a "porter" who approached us at the train station, looked at our tickets, grabbed our bags, and headed to our train. Leah picked up her step in fear that he would disappear with our bags. Once we got to the our stop, I pulled out what I thought was a good tip, he looked at me with disgust and said "My services are 150 crowns." I, clearly, gave him his money, but laughed really hard when he walked away. 

All that to say, we are having a great time, enjoying the beauty and diversity that is Europe, and seeing the humor in everything we can. We are here for 3 nights then on to Budapest. Thanks for the notes and keeping tabs on us. There are pictures to come soon, I promise.