Vienna: Friends and Family

There were a few things that we noticed immediately about Vienna: their concept of waiting in line is very different to the British queuing ideal, it's not that ethnically diverse as a capital city - especially when you compare it to London and a lot of people seemed to stare at Harry.

Caroline's family was SO welcoming, and it was very easy to settle in and feel at home. Her sisters are absolutely fantastic - hint to my sister who is currently not responding to my messages on facebook! As we were seeing Vienna on a budget we had a lot of meals in with them, and they were trusting enough to let us cook - a brave move which they may have regretted once they saw Gyan's bacon. And on one night we were fortunate enough to be treated by Mr Lang's infamous schnitzel and secret carrots! His top tip for schnitzel was use pork instead of veal because it has more flavour - and remember to season the meat before you coat it! After dinner we played this game which is like air hockey.. but without the air.. and goals.. I still don't really understand it, but it was a nice way to end the evening. 

This is just the type of hungover food I need right now. 

The face of concentration! 

We were also fortunate enough to have been included in Viki's birthday celebrations! Vienna just seems to have the best things for entertainment ever: remember those soft play areas that you used to go to as a kid? The ones with ball parks? Okay, so imagine that in the pitch black WITH LAZER GUNS. 

Fuelled with adrenaline and alcohol we jumped back on the U and went into town in search of more gin - which we were lucky to find after being blinded by Harry's glimelight. 

Feeling a little delicate the next day we got ready to board our flight home.. It got a bit emotional. 

And then we let EasyJet take care of the rest.. 

 See you soon Vienna - I'll be back!