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This is actually the quietest I’ve seen it since I’ve been here.
It’s only about 8:30 or 8:45 right now. And in a couple of hours, the tourist will hit
this place and it will be packed.
People as far as the eye can see.
So it’s actually really nice to be here right now and see that it is actually quite calm.
It’s day two of our Vienna pass excursion.
I am on the “blue line“ right now, which is the Danube line.
And I am going to go to the Danube tower.
I’m also going to go to the Prater Museum.
I think it’s a park where I can get on a really big Ferris wheel.
So, really looking forward to that too.
I haven’t been on a Ferris wheel in a long time.
Another beautiful day in Vienna.
It’s funny, because it was supposed to rain the entire time that I was here.
At least according to the weather app on my iPhone.
So, I’ve really lucked out.
The downside is it’s a little sweaty, and a little sunburn-y.
I’m getting a little bit of a job done on my nose and I don’t have any sunscreen.
So I will just be a little more careful, drink lots of water, and enjoy the day.
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By the way, we are in an amusement park called the Prater.
It used to be a hunting ground for the Habsburgs.
And in the 1700s, they gave the land back to the people because the people should be
able to enjoy it.
And, over time, it turned into an amusement park.
This is what you have.
There are rides everywhere, lots of places to eat and drink, and a giant Ferris wheel
that we are going on right now.
Oooh!
Bumper cars!
It is 65 m high and it was featured in a film called “The Third Man“ - which was voted the
best film of the century in the 1990s.
But I think I will go up in the Ferris wheel, and when I get home, I’ll see if it’s o Netflix.
Here we go to the Ferris wheel.
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Well, that does it for the Ferris wheel.
It was kind of fun.
It was good to see the city like that.
I’m not sure if it was something that I would have paid for on my own but it was worth it.
It was worth going up.
Now I see behind me is Madame Tussauds, and I know that’s free with the Vienna Card.
Again, not something that I would ever go and pay for myself, but since it’s free,
and since I’m here, I might as well see what celebrities I can hook up with over there.
So that’s where we’re going next.
I have to admit that the only reason I want to go into Madame Tussaud‘s in the first
place is to realize my dream of getting my picture taken with a waxy Justin Bieber.
And I’m just going to assume he’s in here somewhere.
So let’s go take a look.
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I just noticed now that they have the type of lights in here that are built to prevent
you from filming.
You’ll notice the flickering on the screen.
So, sorry about that, but unfortunately that’s the way they’ve got it.
And I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything different.
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This was every bit as tacky as I totally expected it and wanted it to be.
But at least I got to meet Justin Bieber.
And Morgan Freeman, if he wasn’t so creepy now.
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One of the things I’ve been looking forward to most on this whole trip to Vienna was going
up into the Danube tower.
It’s the tallest structure in Austria.
250-something meters.
So it will be very cool to be able to go up there and look down.
We’ll see.
Michael: “Hi.
I want to use my Vienna card.
How much is a ticket normally?“
Attendant: “14.50€”
Michael: “OK, thank you very much.“
So we are at the top of the Danube tower right now.
Let’s go take a look at what it looks like from up here.
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Right now, I am at the United Nations in Vienna.
Most people don’t realize it.
They think that New York is the only place that has a UN headquarters.
But there’s actually three others.
There is one in Geneva.
There is one in Nairobi.
And there is one right here in Vienna.
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to do the tour because it’s a little bit later and
I don’t have a lot of time.
But it’s pretty impressive.
I actually tried to see if I could get a tour, but the next tour is at 3:30, and right
now it is about 2:30.
And honestly it’s way too hot to wait in the sun.
I’m actually going to go back downtown and see there is to do down there.
Actually, I’m a little bit hungry.
I was in that café but all I had was a beer. Just as an excuse to get the panorama you saw it.
And, yeah, so we’ll just go downtown and enjoy the rest of the day. Oh, cool building!
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