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Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:22:16 -0800

Journey Sentimental in Vienna

It's more a journey sentimental when we walk trough Vienna. Just the knowledge we reach this city with a horse drawn caravan is enough! We plan to stay her for e few day's but things went different.

We look for a place to stay several day's and find it at a rider school close to Vienna. We have to pay for this, the horses in a coral, the caravan next to the dunghill. We are happy that Isabella and Aysha have a good place so we don't complain. With train and subway, we are within 20 minutes in Vienna to look around. At the Stepfansplatz (a big square next to the cathedral) are several horse-drawn coaches waiting for clients to make a city tour. We decide not to take one; there is plenty of time for us to look at horses behind. Walking is good for us!

Moreover, walk we do. Hours and hours without going anywhere, just walking. Even the Spanish riding school we let go by, just watch a video outside is enough. The impressions, color, noises, people buildings are overwhelming. The changeover from the slowly, silence movement and surroundings to this world city is too much for us.

The gap between rich and poor is obvious like in every other city nowadays. Wanderers, beggars and street venders everywhere mostly originate from East-European. On our city map, we spot a green area, the world famous Prader Park. It's not green at all; it's a big fairground attraction, famous about the giant Vienna wheel!

Ultimately, at the end we walk and walk and only walk. We end up at the Danube, streaming on the North side of Vienna celebrating the fact we reach Vienna with a horse drawn caravan!
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