A FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC Saturday is coming to a close.
This morning started at 5:30am so Megan and I could meet the bus by 7 to leave for Melk, which sounds like milk when you say it. It is about a hour bus ride to Melk, when we got there we went to the Melk Abby. This place is so huge, the abby,church, and lib. are all still active which is really neat. We had a guided tour that lasted about an hour then we walked around for about 20mins in the little village down the hill. Then it was back to the bus to head off to pick up our bikes.
We got our bikes and started the journey to Krems, which sound like cream when you say it. So today I took a bus to milk and rode my bike to cream.....hahahha I am so funny. It had been drizzling the whole day but when we got the bikes, it really started coming down.
About 10 minutes into the ride it began to pour rain, so I got freakin' soaked. The bike ride was about 3 hours and 20 miles. Soo I had about 2 hour and 40mins of hard core rain and hail and the worlds coldest wind.
About half way through some of us stopped at a little cafe and got peppermint tea to warm up. It was so good, I also had some apple struddle which was a great little pick me up. The it was off again to fight the elements and finish making our way to Krems.
We did finally make it, and this ride wa so worth the horrible rain and cold wind. It was through the amazing Austria woods and these un-real vineyards, it was hard to think I was really there.
I did get some pics. but it got so cold I lost feeling in my fingers and we decided to only stop if we just had had to get a picture. Also along the way we passed many castles and churchs some of which were still active and others ruins...ahhhhh so cool.
I felt like I was riding through a fairy tale book, with all the little villages and cafes and that eye popping jaw dropping background, it's hard to think it was real.
Today was one of the best days of my life. I'm sure things will come along to top it but being able to see everything I did and complete that bike ride I felt very accomplished and proud of myself. That was a nice feeling, knowing I had the option to have our bus pick me up if I wanted but still going on.
Not even half way into the ride my clothes were sticking to me they were so wet and I swear my pants weighed like 50 pounds. It got to the point they were sagging but I couldn't pull them up they were stuck where they were. lol Getting undressed was so hard when I got home to get into the shower, but I was able complete that task also. Wow I'm just so fufilled today. :)
Chelsea and I were about 5miles from the bus stop to leave when the bus pulled up and stopped us. Dr. McFarland got off and said come get on the bus now. We were a little confussed but we did as we were asked. When we got on he said "I knew you could go 5 more miles but the bus driver is getting mad so we are rounding up everyone now so we can leave." We all got on the bus and had to wait for a few people that we did not find and when all accounted for we left.
Upon leaving we were all artic cold and shivering almost to death from being so wet. We asked the bus driver to please turn on the heater he response " NO, I'm hot". BOOOOO to that driver he had 20 little students that looked like drowned rats and he was to hot to turn the heater on for any lentgh of time.
About an hour later we were back in Vienna and on the train to come home. We stopped with some other group members for this bomb pizza, from a little place called Pizza Mafia. I think the name is perfect for it, it is ran by an Italian family and the word mafia just so fits the family and the atmosphere. The pizza is to die for and the family is so nice. I got and entire pizza for 4.oo dollars so it's good and cheap, who could ask for a better combo.
Got home and ran to the shower to warm up, then ate dinner and posted some new pics. I know there is alot so sorry guys. But on the plus side that isn't even close to half of them.
All in all the day was top notch. The thing besides the weather I would change is the reaction from when I got home. I was really excited about what I had done so when I went on to facebook and saw people online I told them. I thought this is cool my friends will be proud of me, well lets just say it's not the 1st time I've been wrong. The people I told could not have cared less so that kinda killed my joy buzz, but other then that is was so great.
Really I think the weather just made for more of an adventure and a better story.

Oh I forgot when we were leaving the cafe we ran into this two-some from London. They were also biking like hard core. They had the little shorts and everything. We were walking out the door when they said hi and asked us where were going. We told them Krems and they said us too but we're giving up and we called for a ride to come pick us up. After we laughed a bit they offered us a drink a snobes before we left. We smiled and declined. We asked them where they were from and they said London. Then it was your not from here and your not british, where are you from? I said we all go to school in Utah, they automatically said oh are you mormon? I said yes we go to BYU. Then one of them replied I get kinda scared around you people. We smiled and the convo went on from there. Them telling stories about mormons or people they know that know mormons, it was, kinda funny.
That is the end to another random day in my vienna life. I love you all and miss you