Atina is here!!

Well, Atina has now endured her first 24 hours as my roommate, and we are having an awesome time.  It's almost scary how much we have in common, and with her being a year wiser, she has a lot to help me with.

Last night, we went to a bar called Travel Shack which by day is a tourist rest stop. By night, it is basically the United Nations bar.  It was really cool. The owner is a huge fan of Illinois, and needless to say, he gave us some outstanding deals :-) By the end of this year, if we become "regulars," we could possibly be granted with the honor of forever marking our territory by writing on the walls---pretty cool.  I wouldn't mind having my name forever in Vienna (possibly an Fighting Illini reference next to it???).

Today, we got up (rather late) and grabbed food for a nice Viennese picnic!  We did some great sightseeing and got a lot of good pictures.

After passing the TGI Fridays in Vienna, I felt immediately at home.

This is the Belvedere Palace. The extensive Belvedere complex consists of two magnificent Baroque palaces the Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a stunning Baroque park landscape in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city centre. It houses the Belvedere museum. The grounds are set on a gentle gradient and include decorative tiered fountains and cascades, Baroque sculptures, and majestic wrought iron gates. The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. The Belvedere was built during a period of much construction in Vienna, which at the time was both the imperial capital and home to the ruling dynasty.


**Taken from wikipedia.com**

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