The Labyrinth

Today I came to a very depressing realization. I realized that we will never have an opportunity to sleep in (meaning past about 9am). We have to be at classes by 9:30am, meaning we have to be on the bus by 9am, meaning we have to be up by, at the latest, 8:30. Weekends are even worse. We usually are on the bus by 8:30ish. The thing is, though, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I like being done early on in the day and then being able have the day to finish homework and then go explore the city.

For class today, we went to St. Stephensdom. This beautiful cathedral lies in the heart of the city. Its intimidating towers and architecture warded me off for a long time. It seemed very dark and mysterious to me. Inside it was equally dark, but after listening to the explanations of everything. I loved that every statue and every picture and every spot in the cathedral had a legend, myth or story about it. It made the church much more intimidating and more welcoming.

After class we (Alex, Trevor, and I) went to a little carnival/amusement park. It was pretty dead, but we still were dead set on having a good time. I really wanted to go on the ferris wheel, but when we got there and round that it was pretty expensive, we opted to go on two other rides which combined prices were cheaper than going on the ferris wheel once. We climbed into the go carts and took off. The carts flew around the corner and my little brother, Craig, would be proud because I would hit the brake and drift around the corners. I learned it from the Fast and Furious movies. Then we spent the best two Euros of the day. We went through a maze and not just any maze, but a labyrinth. It was a glass maze and we all ran into a glass wall at some point in the 45 minutes that it took us to get out. Eventually, the man in charge had to help us and tell us that we were going in the wrong direction. He must have been laughing so hard. At one point I just stopped and started dancing because I felt so helpless. Definitely one of the best purchases yet.

After the amusement park, we went home and bought stuff to make dinner. Alex and Trevor both had to study or do homework, so I offered to make dinner. Thankfully I am such a good cook and our soup and grilled cheese turned out delicious. While our stomachs were digesting dinner, Alex pushed us into going to the MuseumQuartier again in hopes of Skyping her parents. I also wanted to talk with my parents, but they tend to not understand technology, let alone how to Skype. My little brother or sister will have to help them. I did blog most of the night and finish writing in my journal.

We stayed there for hours and didn’t get home until late. I was pretty exhausted and had no trouble falling asleep.

Ciao!