We spent the day exploring Vienna on foot. We didn’t have a map, so we relied on Jeremy’s memory of the map at the hostel. Needless to say, we wound up a little off course. But we didn’t get totally lost. We walked to the museum district at the center of the city and admired the architecture and parks. We walked to the Opera, which was a beautiful building and had been recommended by our friends in Germany, but we couldn’t exactly figure out what was playing that evening or how to get tickets (I think there was nothing playing, but I’m not sure..). 
We then walked out the famous Praten Park, which is home to a giant ferris wheel that is often used to represent Vienna. It turns out that it was not only a ferris wheel, but a whole amusement park with small roller coasters, a bunch of spinning rides, carnival games, and all your other favorites. The prices for the rides were a little outrageous (4 euros for a small roller coaster), but the nearby mini golf was dirt cheap – we paid 2.50 each for 18 holes of mini golf. Jeremy won by about 2 swings, but it was good competition.
Since we couldn’t figure out how to see the real opera, we decided to do the next best thing and go to the open air Rathhaus Film Festival to see a movie of the Berlin Philharmonic playing Mozart. It was a beautiful setting, with the screen set up just outside of the Rathaus building in a big park. We watched the first concert, then sat in the grass nearby and played cards as a second concert played. As it got darker, though, the mosquitos started swarming– I got about 20 bites on my feet alone (my only exposed skin except for my face and hands), including the soles of my feet. So uncomfortable!
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