We had breakfast in the eating hall of the “monastery” sharp at 8 am. We shared a table with the priest and an Austrian woman from central Austria (a town near the mountains where salt mines are). We had a very nice conversation and a pretty good breakfast with ham, cheese, jam, yogurt, etc.
After breakfast we decided to drive to Schwechat, a little town near the airport to look for a hotel. We were lucky and we found a decent hotel walking distance from the train station and about 15 min from the airport. Then we took the train to Wien Mitte and started exploring. I spent 3 months in Vienna 30 some years ago, but I still remembered the main stuff. We walked to Stefansplatz and saw the cathedral, then along Karntner Strasse, then to the Opera house, Hoffburg, Rathaus and a few churches. Along the way we had lunch, then coffee with lovely Viennese pastry. Then we walked to the Donau and had some wine on the terrace of a restaurant overlooking the river. It was a very hot day so we were tired after the whole day of walking. We took the train back at 9:16 pm and got to the hotel. Lucy and Reni decided to leave at 6 am and we didn’t go to bed until midnight.
Next morning
Lucy and Reni got up at 5 am so that Lucy can catch an 11 am train from Ostrava. We didn’t get much sleep because it was hot and noisy in the hotel and because we went to bed so late. Just so I don’t forget, I want to write down my favorite Slovenian expressions:
Dobrodosli = welcome, but the literal translation is “You arrived well”. We used it a lot to express our satisfaction with the place we stayed in. During the entire trip, we didn’t prebook any accommodations and we were always able to find something good.
Hvala = thank you, but in Polish it means “glory” or something to that effect so it has a particular flavor for us.
Voda s pipy = tap water. At first they always gave us mineral water when we asked for water in restaurants until we learned this expression. Very useful.
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