Vienna update/More pictures

Vienna was great, minus the whole getting left at the hotel thing. Apparently it is fairly important that you get messages that the group is leaving a half-hour earlier than it says on the schedule. I did meet up with the group eventually, but not until a desperate phone call to the parents to figure out where they were. Thanks guys!

My birthday was a really good time. We got some Chinese food, then went to a few bars. Suffice to say I had some fun. I'm going to keep this post fairly brief, but I'm finally bringing you guys the pics of Oktoberfest and some from Vienna too.


They are in a terrible order and it is being a pain so just bear with me for the time being!

Vienna has all sorts of interesting sculptures and whatnot. When I die I hope someone sculpts me beating someone down with a club.

Oktoberfest is big. Like, really big.

Hands down the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in a museum. It's a rock! It could just as easily be from my backyard. I can't even remember what it is from.

The Weltmeisterschaft (World Championships) of cycling are in Salzburg, so many of the roads are closed off. I contemplated selling my EPO free blood to these people.

A giant statue in Munich. I can't remember what the purpose is but it's pretty cool.

Like I said, there are a lot of people in Munich for Oktoberfest. This was a parade of some sort.

Just in case you aren't sure which language you speak, check the helpful flags.

A giant beer at Oktoberfest. This wasn't actually mine but I felt like it'd be a waste not to take a picutre with a huge beer.

Rachel at Schonbrunn palace. This place was huge and pretty spectacular. Lot's of fun.

The Hofbrauhaus. Some of the world's most famous beer. This place was like three stories and seemed to go on forever. Very cool.

Capri pants!!! They are everywhere!

This is the English guy who made me chug that beer. You might be able to see stains on my shirt, which is from the beer spilling everywhere. Not picured: this guy was wearing a kilt with nothing underneath. Yech...

World Cycling Championship pic. Our building is down this street a couple blocks on the left.

Rachel and I at the Hundertwasser building. He was an architect who made these crazy buildings which I unfortuantely forgot to photograph. Google it.

In one of the beer tents at Oktoberfest. These guys were playing this song and everyone except for me seemed to know it.

Aparrently, word about the awesomeness of Bodo has spread as far as Munich.

Another giant beer picture, this time with Justin in his Red Bull Salzburg jersey. Good stuff.