A year ago: Vienna

It has now been one whole year since we began our adventures in Austria. I can't believe that it was that long ago-- we have such wonderful memories of it that it feels as if it was only yesterday!

This weekend a year ago we had just finished our first week in Austria and were getting ready to go to Vienna, or as the locals call it, Wien!

Julie and Claire had a grand time at Melk Monastery. There isn't
really a story for this one... it's just a really cute picture!

As part of our tour of the Kartause, we got to go places we weren't normally allowed.
This place is above the choir loft in the church and above all the beautiful frescoes
of St. Bruno on the ceiling. We are walking on the ceiling! It was very nerve-wracking,
to be walking on the newer, lower ceiling put in place of the original gothic one (which you
see above in the picture) but, oh, what an adventure that was!

Haha! This one. Um, this is Claire-- with a street performer in Vienna. We were walking around Vienna on our own after the tour exploring the city. When we passed by this performer, Claire waved to him. And he reached out to shake her hand to shake his-- which she did, but then became part of his act-- which you see depicted. This was toward the beginning of our adventures-- we had no idea what was going on! It was harmless and she just stood there for a minute as we got this picture and we were then on our way. But, oh! what a story!

I don't know how much I'm going to be able to keep up with this, but I'd like to post a picture with a short story that corresponds to what we did a year ago.