Kunst und Kultur

On Monday night a few of the guys got together and watched Top Gun, which made me miss America. At the same time, I was pretty pumped about America, so it was all good.

On Tuesday we did something far less American. We visited Schloss Ambras, which is a castle of sorts on a hill to the south of the city. It was a very nice day and there was some really awesome stuff inside. Some highlights:

Schloss Ambras

A peacock getting rejected

This poor guy was actually rather famous and well-liked for having SO MUCH HAIR EVERYWHERE

On Wednesday afternoon we took a little tour of the city. Again, a few highlights:

I have absolutely no idea

One of my favorite places in the city. In the background is the famous Golden Roof, and in the foreground, about 50 meters away from the roof, are the Golden Arches. The march of American cultural / culinary imperialism continues.

That night we all got together for dinner. I drank a bottle of wine, and I don't remember anything else. Just kidding, I do remember! I went to sleep, because that's what your body makes you do when you're a little bit sick and decide to drink a bottle of wine.

[^ Don't worry, Mom, I didn't CHUG it, it was over a couple of hours at least.]

Today we took a class trip to the local art museum. The main thing that I took away from the experience is that Austrian artists tend to have their minds in the gutter. Think Freud and his obsession with the psycho-sexual, only on canvas. I really want to share my favorite example of such art, but as there might be children reading this, I will refrain. It was pretty explicit.

In other news, I do miss NBC's Olympic coverage, mainly because of the John Williams fanfare, which I haven't heard once here. The one superior thing about Austrian Olympic coverage is the Pain Reel, which shows all of the wipeouts since the last broadcast set to absurd music (Yakety Sax, etc). It's pretty merciless. Also, for all of you who were unaware: Lindsey Vonn speaks incredible German.

Now it's time for me to get ready for my trip to Ireland and the UK. I'll be gone all next week, so I likely won't be posting again before next Sunday. Until then, cheerio!