By 10 am we were out the door of our Pension, having said "Tschuss!" to the owner. We dropped ou
r bags in a locker at the train station and went to the Naschmarkt, which is a combination of farmers market, food stores, and restaurants. The herb plants for sale were lush and beautiful; I'm sure that it would take me longer to kill one of them than the ones I get in Chicago! And the cheese stalls made me salivate, there was such a beautiful variety. But I had pigged out on salami & bread for breakfast, so wasn't hungry. Bridget, on the other hand, was, so we stopped at a seafood restaurant (Nautilus) where she had shrimp on pasta with pesto. Even I had to admit that the shrimp looked gorgeous!
r bags in a locker at the train station and went to the Naschmarkt, which is a combination of farmers market, food stores, and restaurants. The herb plants for sale were lush and beautiful; I'm sure that it would take me longer to kill one of them than the ones I get in Chicago! And the cheese stalls made me salivate, there was such a beautiful variety. But I had pigged out on salami & bread for breakfast, so wasn't hungry. Bridget, on the other hand, was, so we stopped at a seafood restaurant (Nautilus) where she had shrimp on pasta with pesto. Even I had to admit that the shrimp looked gorgeous!After eating, we headed for the Leopold Museum, getting distracted by stores only twice along the way. :-) I had a bit of trouble with my purchase, as the shopowner couldn't get either credit card to work at first. I thought it was her, until we got to the museum and discovered that the MasterCard network was down. Bridget was out of Euros, so we decided to skip the museum and head back to the train station so I could have lunch.
We walked out onto the main road by the train station and found a little restaurant. 
I ordered a beer I had never seen before, and Bridget ordered a glass of wine. When our drinks came, I discovered that the beer had a fruity flavor (according to the brewer's website, "Almradler is a cosy refreshment made out of 50% Puntigamer Beer and 50% Almdudler herbal juice.") so I suggested that Bridget taste it - and she liked it! So we shared it. The second beer Bridget drank on this trip! I also had frankfurters and apfelstrudel, both of which were delicious and a perfect note on which to leave Vienna.
I ordered a beer I had never seen before, and Bridget ordered a glass of wine. When our drinks came, I discovered that the beer had a fruity flavor (according to the brewer's website, "Almradler is a cosy refreshment made out of 50% Puntigamer Beer and 50% Almdudler herbal juice.") so I suggested that Bridget taste it - and she liked it! So we shared it. The second beer Bridget drank on this trip! I also had frankfurters and apfelstrudel, both of which were delicious and a perfect note on which to leave Vienna.The train back to Budapest was packed - we grabbed 2 seats in a compartment with 3 guys in their 20s. They turned out to be from Rotterdam, and we had a nice time chatting with them on the way, which helped to make the 3 hour ride pass more quickly.
When we arrived in Budapest, it took a moment to remember our few words of Hungarian and 
the right stop to get off the metro! We filled Robin in on our doings in Vienna since she had left us, then took a few final pictures before heading out for our last dinner together. The food was absolutely delicious, even the hamburger that Bridget dared to order!
the right stop to get off the metro! We filled Robin in on our doings in Vienna since she had left us, then took a few final pictures before heading out for our last dinner together. The food was absolutely delicious, even the hamburger that Bridget dared to order!I headed back to the apartment to pack while Bridget & Robin went for one last drink. It was after midnight before we all got to sleep - our pickup time of 5:25 am was going to come quickly!
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