Got up very early, showered packed and checked out of the hotel. Walked to the tram stop, adjacent to the hotel and boarded a tram as it arrived. Quite the feat with a big suitcase, briefcase and a small satchel!
True to form, it was 10 minutes on the tram to the train and I walked to the station, about five minutes from the tram stop. Not seeing my train posted I found a policeman who spoke English. Turns out I was at the wrong train station! He he gave me directions to the main train station, ten minutes away. Amazing to find so many people on the street before 6 AM. True to form, the train arrived on time, and I found my car and assigned seat. The 6:39 to Vienna departed at 6:39. A long but beautiful ride through the countryside and now no more border checks. A 20 minute taxi from the train station to the hotel. Rachel arrived a few hours before I did coming directly from the US, and we had a long relaxed lunch, a two hour stroll and procurement mission for concert tickets, toured the St. Stephens Cathedral and headed back to the hotel. It is cold here and windy but tomorrow promises to be warmer. Until later.
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