Vienna weather can be.... difficult. One day it's just cold enough to handle, and the next day you are being pelted with rain while walking into an impossibly strong, bitter cold wind. Brrrrr! However, the excitement of Vienna hasn't worn off enough to made weather a deterrant from exploring. So, off we go into the wild windy weather.
One such evening, we had plans to go to the opening of the ice skating rink in front of the Rathaus (City Hall). Now... this is no ordinary rink, folks. It's an entire park, that consists of not a walking path, but a skating path. So you get to skate around the entire park on these lovely winding pathways next to this phenominally gorgeous building. Of course, it was pouring rain at this point and there weren't a whole lot of us with enough clothes on, so we decided to postpone the actual skating part for another night. (Still to be re-scheduled...) However, there was a great variety of hot drinks, and the opening show was really pretty amazing. They had some scary looking drummer guys (think the Blue Man Group), as well as two practically naked guys doing strenght acrobatics (all on ice remember). And of course there were proffessional skaters and singers that all made the show quite entertaining. The mayor of Vienna even made an appearance!
I can't wait to actually get back and skate!! But for now, here are some photos of the Rathaus in the rain.
An ice skating path at a park?! We can't be good friends anymore, there's just too much jealousy in this relationship. Just kidding, love ya!
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