This post may become hard to read at any moment because I just got back to my room in Hong Kong after a nine hour flight from Moscow full of that ubiquitous drunk Russian crowd. They clapped when the plan landed. Since when do we clap for that? Isn’t that expected? I don’t clap when the McDonalds guy gets my sandwich right for when the Metro shows up. WTF Russia?
Any who, I want to phrase this carefully: my trip to Vienna was incredible. Vienna is a great city, but it was the time spent with Bekah hanging out watching movies or just drinking delicious hot chocolate in the Hitler Cafe that made the whole thing worthwhile. I loved the old library in the Hapsburg Palace and Schonbrunn was glorious. I so much enjoyed just walking through the chilly streets with a jacket, scarf and girlfriend at my side, taking in the old architecture and generally cold Viennese people. We had great food and Bekah was kind enough to take me to the Wachau (“Va-cow”) which is Austria’s Napa Valley. It was a great experience, made all the better spending it with Bekah watching West Wing.
What I will say about my trip is that it has made me crazy. Being away from everyone you care about is a strange situation in and of itself, but then being with someone you care about so much and then taken away from then again is sort of like pleasureful punishment. I miss Christmastime and snow and cold things now more than ever, especially seeing the smog ridden Hong Kong hills outside my window. It’s good timing, I suppose, that the smog rolls in in October around here, I think that’s when attitudes start changing as well. Many of you will probably get bored with me saying that I miss DC Chili nights for getting dinner with family in Minneapolis, but even someone who is as lucky as I am, who gets to to travel and live abroad, nothing is more important than the time spent with people you care about.
Also, I’m going to learn how to make Wiener Schnitzel because we had the most banging meal of schnitzel, fries, and radler (1/2 beer, 1/2 lemonade). Bruschetta is another one I’m adding to my made up recipe book.
I’ll post Vienna and Mom/Jeff pictures later today probably.
Thanks for not mentioning how I cried like a 2 year old when you left.
love you honey.
see you soon.
Evan! I keep whining to bekah about how i miss you all like crazy…it IS strange being away from people you care about…I can’t imagine what it must have been like to see Bekah and have to go back to Hong Kong…(Bekah, you could never be a 2 year old. and remember the time i started tearing when Evan left after freshman year for–oh wait for it–the SUMMER? like a loser? yeah I do) I’m so glad you had a great experience, and I’ll be creepin on those photos! sorry about missing skype time with you- we have to arrange another time!!!!!!!
Oh Here’s a news flash……….You made me cry with this one.
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Mom