Saturday, July 9th: picked up by a bus to go to Wachau; took a boat tour, saw castles and fortresses on the hills; saw apricot trees, walked around Melk, had lunch with Top, Leigh, Sarah and Joseph. Tour of the abbey, back to Vienna.
Sunday, July 10th: hung out at the Therme Wien all day, smelly water, but very nice and relaxing. Had a massage. Top and I stayed until seven, then had ice cream at Schwedenplatz. The waitress recognized us from the previous day.
Monday, July 11th: class, then on to Jewish tour with Dr. Timmermann; learned about the Gestapo building and Austrian resistance movement; ended at the Jewish monument on Judenplatz. From there, Leigh, Top and I went on the excellent Graham Green tour that lasted two-and-a-half hours. Fantastic tour guide, who turned out to be Dr. Timmermann's brother Christopher. Top bought a Zither CD from the Zither player who met us and played the Third Man theme. Learned so much again!
Dinner at an Italian place, then on to meet Bernd for a drink. Wonderful day!
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