Well, I made it to Vienna. I'm stuffed to the gills with beautiful baroque architecture. I found the Sacher hotel, but decided $9.00 was too much for a slice of cake and a cup of coffee. I went in to St. Peters Cathedral, though, and it was literally breathtaking. Pictures can't possibly do it justice, although this one tries: http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~kahogan/Vienna/dom-interior.jpg It's absolutely huge inside. I think the ceilings are 60 feet high, and the central altar is 15 meters tall. Everything is carved in incredible high-gothic scrolls - it puts the glockenspiel to shame, as far as I'm concerned.

I'm sharing a room with 5 early risers. They were all in bed when I finally found my hostel last night (stupid guide book switched its location on the map...) at 10:00 pm, and woke me up a t 7:00 this morning munching on crackers. Sometimes I think the really big dorms are better, just because the chances of your roommates deciding that "everyone's awake and it's OK to be loud now" are much smaller.

Two more nights here, and I'm off first thing the morning after tomorrow for Prague.