Europe Trip - Vienna Day 2

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Hold onto your ass because it is a rip roaring post of Vienna day 2!

Day 2
This day I headed out by myself as Kasey went to the morning moots (She was not competing but supporting her follow team mates).

I charmed the front desk girl into giving me a map of the city, like I needed it with my GPS Mobile!, and an umbrella since it was pissing down rain. Let me back track a little and describe what I am wearing.... Sneakers from USA, jeans from Australia, tee-shirt from Thailand, sweatshirt from Sierra Nevada and my newly acquired umbrella. Out into the howling wind, rain and cold like you wouldn't believe. Ozzies were running for cover claiming the end of the world was nigh! But I struggled on.

Walking through the harsh wind I made it to the subway and decided to head into the central city area. The girl at the front said there was good shit there so I was keen to check it out.

Leaving the subway and enter to the city center the wind, rain and freezing cold hit me like a dump truck, or maybe a snow truck. I started my quest for a jacket. It occurred to me that the city center full of tourists and other punters wouldn't be the best spot to buy a coat but dammit I was freezing! And then I saw it, a little shop with coats in the window! they had suits, and dresses as well but it was the coats I was focusing on. Entering the shop I saw something that reminded me of Japan, a little box that looks like a wine case (many little square holes) to put your umbrella so you don't track water all over the shop ya bloody tourist! Anyhow, I was filled with natsukashi seeing that and I put my ... err... not mine but acquired umbrella in the rack and headed in with a Eric style smile on my face. Hey knock the smile all you want but check out how it served me!

The lady working here promptly said a greeting in German and then I remembered. I don't speak German. This is going to be interesting. Hitching the smile up a notch I said in my most polite way, "I am sorry I don't speak German." There is no need to say you speak English, its not like they are martian! They have seen the Daily Show I am sure. She smiled and I continued boldly "I am looking for a coat". Luckily she smiled and pointed up some stairs. Only half way up the stairs I started to think, maybe she didn't understand and just sent me up the stairs for a joke... It is what I would have done if some dirty foreigner came into my shop blathering on in Icelandic.... Still.. I was damn cold and I needed to see this through.

Arriving at what I can only imagine to be the summit of the world after so many steps I see this looks more like one of those fitting rooms from a movie where the old guy with the tape measure fits you for the perfect Italian suit. Fortunately for me, there was no Italian suits since it was a coat I was wanting and another older lady came to assist me. She spoke a little more english and I communicated my desire for a coat standing there in? Sneakers, jeans, and a sierra nevada sweatshirt. and she accommodatingly showed me the coats they had on hand. The first lot were not what I was looking for, all very nerdy as far as I could tell. I wanted something dashing! Until I saw the coat, she brought it out and said it would need to be "finished" as it would need to be fitted, I inquired as to how much and she said 1,200 Euro. I was sober enough not to choke, spit, laugh, or anything else that would give me away as being way too cheap and tight assed for a 1,200 Euro coat. Conversion for all you folks out there. 1,200 Euro = 1,700 AUD;  1,200 Euro = 1,550 USD (Your currency sux these days) 

I tried my best to excuse myself with grace and get the hell out of dodge.

Back out on the freezing streets I proceeded felling a bit foolish but the bone chilling wind kept me moving on. the next shop I entered also had suits in the window but what the hell do I know? I am more the half way (Figure that one out) around the world so who am I to assume?Anyhow, I rampage in a head to the mens section. Downstairs and in a nice warm area. At least I think this is the mens area?... I mean what are all these frilly shirts doing on display? Ohhh those ARE mens attire. Guys here are a bunch of girls :D

Moving on.

I scoured the shop and found a 100 Euro coat! SCORE! I was cold no longer.

I found that shit all really funny and that's why I spent so much time relaying the tale. I am going to fast track the rest of the day.

I wandered around for a few hours having fun not speaking the language and trying to be friendly (Its a chore!). I had lunch at a sausage stand with a beer. Domestic beer in Vienna SUX! Just like USA I guess :) Domestic .. ick. But the sausage was awesome :D And any kind of beer at noon is good with a sausage.

Returning to the hotel I changed into my suit and went to the moot in the afternoon. Unfortunately, and unfairly Griffith got knocked out in this round. So drinks where on!


Went to a Vienna restaurant where I had pork and cheese. It was disgusting. The Champagne was really nice though! A consolation prize, for the hard done by, and me your local hanger on :D

Later we went to club, paid an exorbitant amount for drinks and Kasey and I left the young-ins there to dance and have shenanigans. I was tired of people assuming I was some high flying lawyer because of my pimp-tastic 3 piece suit. Thats right bitches THREE PIECE SUIT, get some class. DAMN. I am being funny now, so make sure to giggle at least :D I am not a lawyer, I am a 2nd century Chinese warlord and don't you forget it!