One day down....

The initial flight went from Detroit to Frankfurt and lasted about 8 hours. We left at approximately 6 in the evening, and thanks to time zone magic ended up on this side at about 8 in the morning. We had a 4 hour layover before trekking off to Vienna, and our current accommodations will persist for the next few days. For fear of sounding cliche, it is quite beautiful, the bits we've seen. We did a bus tour of Vienna proper, but it was cut short due to some kind of municipal strike. The city is divided in an interesting way. There exists a road that circles the old portion of town. Inside the circle, the majority of the buildings are quite old and elegant, but outside the circle things get a bit more modern. Melanie has a very nice SLR camera, that can take snapshots in rapid succession, which worked out well for the unpredictability of taking pictures from a moving coach. It also totes a pretty nice lens, so we got some nice shots. Today is a walking tour of Vienna, and weather permitting, we'll grab some more pictures. I'll post the up when I get an opportunity to upload them to the computer. Our hotel is located in a suburb of Vienna, Modling. It's a small town with a couple of old churches. One of which was open and operational, an old (yet still very tall) not-quite-a-cathedral catholic church. In a fluke of reservation screw-ups, Tim and I managed to get one of the nicer rooms at no extra charge. I'm in the process of enjoying some nice breakfast, and we're going to get moving on pretty soon, but I wanted to throw down a quick update. If anyone needs to reach me, e-mail is the best bet. Photos up later!