It was the best place to catch up with our old friend
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In the flights from Seattle to Vienna (via Amsterdam), we seldom slept. Two o’clock in the afternoon in Vienna time was five in the morning in Seattle. We lost almost a day of sleep and we were pretty much exhausted.
“Would you like to rest in bed for a while?” Asked our friend. If we sleep now, we won’t be able to sleep at night. In order to get rid of jet lag as soon as possible, it’s best we keep awake until the night comes.
Fortunately, the weather on that day was accommodating for an afternoon walk. We didn’t see the sun, but it was not raining, snowing, nor windy. It was not too cold, either.
After unpacking and enjoying a cup of coffee and the apple pie our friend baked, we put on our shoes again and went out into the town.
A large campus of Vienna University was within a walking distance. The building used to be a hospital. At a first glance, the building looked so huge that it encircled the whole block. Without our friend’s lead, we would never have crawled the entry way inside.
Inside the walls of intimidatingly long building was a nice courtyard-turned-to Christmas market and a little amusement park. It was Sunday and there were many local families with little children.
Sorry, the market folks. We didn’t do any Christmas shopping. All we bought was a cup of warm liquor and a small bag of roasted chestnuts. Over this drink and snack, and by strolling around the pathway under the twinkling illumination, we (especially my husband and my friend) were able to fill in the gap of over 10 years quickly.
The magic of Christmas market in Vienna.