Vienna, Day 2

Again,I apologize for any strange typos and for the note form. Don´t want to take up too much time on the public computer.

So what happened today?

- Had breakfast (just a pastry at a local pastry shop).
- Went to Karlsplatz and looked around in St. Charles Church. We went in just before they closed the door for mass. Luckily they had a public exit for tourists, so we were able to get out.
- Rode the metro out to Simmering then walked to the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetary) and found the burial sites for Beethoven, Strauss, Brahms, and Schubert (all classical composers, for those who don´t recognize the names). We also saw a memorial for Mozart, though he´s not buried there.
- Came back into Vienna and had lunch at 1516 Brewing Company. Zach would like this place due to the large number of local beers to try out. I had Spinatnockerl (or spinach "nockerl"), which is a traditional Austrian pasta in a creamy garlic sauce, mixed with spinach and flavored with onion. Very delicious. It started to rain on us (we were eating outside) after we ordered.
- Went inside St. Stephen's Cathedral and looked around for a while. Very beautiful inside. We couldn´t go on a tour as the next English tour ended up being tomorrow at 3:45PM. Got to tour the catacombs, though, which were very interesting. No pictures during the catacombs part, though.
- Went to and saw the Jewish holocaust memorial.
- Went to the Sacher Hotel and tried the Sacher torte at the cafe. Absolutely wonderful. Very chocolaty and I liked the apricot filling.
- Went back to the hotel for a bit before having dinner at Wienerwald. I thought they had a Wiener Schnitzel so I could finally try one (the Wienerwald we passed near St. Stephen´s did), but this one did not. Hopefully tomorrow. I had grilled chicken on a bed of potato/vegetable/bacon dish. It was good.
- Now we´re back at the hotel earlier than we thought we´d be, but it was a hot day and we´re tired.

One day left here in Vienna, then we take the overnight train to Zurich. I´m sure that will be an interesting experience.

We also heard about Steve McNair being murdered. How sad. And yes, we did find out about Michael Jackson last week (one day after it happened, but we still heard).

Again, I will NOT be updating tomorrow due to the overnight train ride. Hopefully Doug has internet at his place in Zurich so I can give two updates then. I´ll see everyone when I arrive in Zurich!

(This post was actually posted at 8:32PM Vienna time).