Vienna, Beer and Refugee Camp

Last time I got to visit Europe was in 2007. On this particular trip we toured around my home country of Slovakia, went to Prague in the Czech Republic, and also went to Vienna, in Austria. Vienna is only about an hour away from my home town of Bratislava, so we woke up early one morning, and took a shuttle boat down the Danube to this amazing city. The boat ride was at 7am, and we made sure to start our tour off right - with beer. Then more beer every time we wanted to sit and take a break, which was often as the day before we were in Prague, and walked about 20 miles sightseeing.  We decided to take a part of the scenic tour of Vienna via a horse-drawn carriage. It was awesome. The first picture is of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The history of places built over 1000 years ago, just puts so much into perspective. To think 1000 years of history has passed through the walls of a building like this, gives you chills when you get to see it. The last time I walked around Vienna, (other than being at the airport for trips to and from Slovakia), was when I was 7 years old and my family and I were in a refugee camp waiting to come to the United States. It felt like I everything came full circle, being a tourist on vacation there, after so many years.