I went to a Ball (think Cinderella) at the Imperial Palace here in Vienna. You know, the Imperial Palace? The one downtown where the Habsburg's just happened to rule over the entire Habsburg Empire... :)
But in all seriousness, I think this was possibly one of the most amazing things I have ever done in my life!
I got ready with my lovely roommates and best buddy, Abby.
Then we met the guys from upstairs and all got on the subway to get to the Palace. Do you remember me saying that people in Austria have no shame in staring? Well... let me tell you, we attracted a lot of stares on the bus! (We told ourselves it was because we're such a good looking group...)
Then we arrived at the Palace. This is the kind of place that I am used to being a museum, where everything is ornately decorated and the grandeur is almost too overwhelming to handle. And the best part, is that I got to wander from room to room for hours dancing the night away in all of that glory!
The first thing to happen at the ball is the Grand Opening. If you'd like, you can check out a video my friend took here:
So in the main room that you see in the video, they were playing mostly Viennese Waltzes mixed in with a variety of other styles. Then you could wander around the palace and each room had a different theme. There was a jazz band/ swing room, and a slower ballad room, a latin dancing room, and of course some traditional folk dancing!
We literally danced the night away. It's amazing how much bonding happens when you dance with people! Here are some of those wonderful friends:
First of all... drum roll please... the roomates of Jahngasse!
And the lovely ladies of the evening...Gwen, Abby, Sarah, Susan, Alexa, and Jen!
Now... here's the catch! Public transportation in Vienna stops at 12:30 on weekdays. (Did I mention this was a weekday?) So... that means, that the ball goes until about 5 AM when the buses start to run again! So, being the epic "juice squeezers" that we are, we all stayed until 5 AM. Keep in mind that we all had German class at 9AM. Oof. I can honestly say that I made it to German class on no sleep! Although, I may not remember much of what we learned that day...
But it was totally worth it! I mean really, how often in my life can I just casually say, "oh! And then I went to a Ball... in the Imperial Palace!"? Ah... this is the life!
Love, Susan
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