We had a fun day! I slept in a bit then hung out and drank four cups of coffee for breakfast - I'm on a health food kick it would seem. I met Romain, Victoria and a friend of hers from her dorm named Sandra for a wander around Vienna. We were going to see the Third Man, but it ended up being a really nice day and we decided we'd save the Third Man for another Saturday and spend the remainder of the day outside instead. We did Romain's midevel Church Tour and saw the oldest church in Vienna. Then we wandered our way through the center of Vienna - there were all these festivals going on! There was a Fireman's Festival in one big square, then there was another fall market in front of the Hofburg Palace. It was really amazing. We had fun just walking around - which is free. We also walked over to the Rathaus and the Parliament building. It was the most beautiful fall day. I was just so excited to be outside on a gorgeous day - I took a lot of great PICTURES. So many of the days that I've been here have been rainy and gross. It seems an effort to go outside when it's so gloomy. I was also pretty excited because we found the Shakespeare Book Company near the Schwedensplatz. They have the BEST book selection - intelligent books. I bought "Snow Falling on Cedars" and Jack Kerouac's "On The Road (the Original Scroll)" I'm pretty excited to read that. It should be good. I was so thrilled to find this bookstore, although I seem to be reading when I should be writing.
Friday night was really fun too. Victoria and I went down to the park on the Donau and there are these giant trampolines over the water. We met up with Keene and we all paid the 2 Euro to jump on these tramps for 8 minutes. It was hilarious because Victoria and I were still in our work clothes. Then we walked around the park and met Romain. We went to his house and had a delightful dinner with him and his roommate. It was great - I couldn't help but think I was having dinner with the four corners of the earth - counting me. Romain is from France, Victoria from Australia, and Romain's roommate - Miguel - is from Peru. We had a great time just drinking wine and enjoying the company of friends.
Thus far, a good weekend. I'm staying in all day tomorrow to work on my paper. Not much is open in Vienna on the weekend.
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