Vienna Vignettes
By Cory Hanson
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About this ebook
This short collection of personal stories chronicles a week-long exploration of Vienna and Lower Austria. Highlights include a hike in the beautiful Vienna Woods, a long cycling trip through Austria's famous wine-producing Wachau Valley, and a look at many of Vienna's beautiful churches and palaces. Originally published as a series of real-time live travel journal entries, the collection has been extended and edited into eBook format.
Cory Hanson
Cory Hanson grew up in Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Instrumental Music Education at a small liberal arts college. He spent six years as a public school band director before moving to Dublin with his wife in 2013. After relocating to a new country, he first took up writing first as a pastime, then as a professional pursuit. In addition to writing, he enjoys outdoor sports and retro video games.
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Vienna Vignettes - Cory Hanson
Vienna Vignettes
By Cory Hanson
Copyright 2015 by Cory Hanson
Smashwords Edition
Updated October 8, 2015
Cover Photo: But What if I Give You This Fish? By Cory Hanson
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Table of Contents
Foreword
A Walk in the Woods
The Ring and the Island
A Musical Afternoon
Moving Pictures
Eternal Rest
Pedaling the Wachau
The Obligatory Palace
Reflections
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Bonus Sample Chapter from Five Suitcases
Foreword
In July 2015, I spent a beautiful week in Vienna, attempting to maximize my experience while minimizing my expenses. My wife, Sara, was attending a professional conference at the famous Hofburg Palace, and I—the degenerate unemployable blogger I am—tagged along. We had rented a centrally located studio apartment from AirBnB to be our base of operations for Sara’s conference and my own wanderings.
Each night, I sat down to record my day’s activities in my journal—as should all travelers. Having the rare luxury (for us) of a private room and a desk, I was able to forego my usual shorthand scrawls on scraps of paper—hastily scribbled on my knee while waiting for a communal toilet in a hostel—for thoughtful prose on my laptop. Written in the heat of the moment—literally, Vienna was in the middle of an unusually hot and humid July—these stories reflected my immediate thoughts and feelings on what I saw and did, and included more small details that are usually forgotten or ignored in a hastily handwritten journal.
Upon my return, I decided to collect my own personal public travel journal into this free, handy eBook format for the convenience of anyone who cares for entertaining, spontaneous, heartfelt travel writing. If you like what you’ve read here, see the end of this eBook for a sample of more writing and how you can stay in touch. Meanwhile, let’s go to Vienna!
—Cory Hanson
A Walk in the Woods
VIENNA--JULY 12, 2015 18:07
We grabbed an early flight from Dublin on Saturday morning, having finally readjusted our internal clocks after returning from 10 wonderful days on the U.S. west coast with family. Dublin Airport was packed with fellow getter-outers, fleeing Ireland despite the unusually warm and sunny summer weather. Well...travel plans have to be made far in advance, and the well-traveled Irish can’t seem to stay in their own country for more than 30 consecutive days, anyway. I think it’s part of their national DNA; a sort of ingrained aversion to their homeland, bred by centuries of forced emigration.
Landing in Austria, we took the incredibly efficient S-Bahn train from the airport directly into the heart of the city, transferring to the underground U-Bahn for free with our ticket. How great are the Central Europeans at building efficient, reasonable public transportation infrastructure? Dublin, you are officially on notice! No train to the airport? A messy,