Eurotrip Day 1: Arrival into Vienna (9/15/13)

Arrived at the Vienna international airport from where I took a train to the Westbahnhof to check into my hostel (Wombats - The lounge) before getting some money, a sim card (which wound up being useless on the phone I had), and some basic food supplies to snack on as I walked towards the city center. Once I arrived in the old town, I walked through the museum quarters; a cool, artsy area with beanbags, hammocks, etc. and people lounging about eating and drinking and just hanging out. 

The Museumplatz with tons of people just hanging out on weird furniture while eating and drinking. Was a great unexpected surprise. 

Me exploring the old town area focused around the museumplatz.

Nice courtyard nearby to enjoy the nearby buildings and statues.

Really enjoying the architecture of these buildings. I was not alone as even the little man on the horse was pointing at the buildings awesome facade. 

Driveable entrance to more historic buildings in the heart of Wien.

The city had these historical markers around town. Thought it was pretty cool as you knew what to look out for.

Impressive building - the ephesos museum. Didnt fit in one picture which makes it even more impressive.

One of the doors in the old town to walk through. They were very ornate. 

Some statues as I was walking between buildings. 

I happened to walk across the Spanish horse riding school area. They all fancy in Wien.

Top of one of the buildings in the museumplatz area with its renditions of Greek gods I believe. 

After my walk around the town, I decided to check out some of the beer places I looked up before the trip. This one was hard to find but had some good beer (it was called Kolar).

entrance to get into the Esterhazykeller. There were many of these basement bars around town. Definitely not complaining as they were usually pretty chill and cool to be in.

The Ephesos museum at night. When I go back, Ill have to go inside this place and check it out. If it looks this good outside, it must be great inside.

I then walked through the Museum platz and Heldenplatz which had some pretty cool architecture and views. After wandering around that area for a little bit, I went up to check out Kolar, a brew pub, and the surrounding area for food and drink. First stop was Kolar where I had their dunkel and a sandwich (which they called a quesadilla). After that I went to check out the Goesser bierklinik, but it was closed, so I then went to nearby Esterhazykeller which had some steep steps to get down into the place, some cheap wine prices, and a typical lager beer (Panther?). After a few drinks, I went next door to Bierhof (this was a square with many restaurants all grouped together with outdoor seating and tons of people around) which had a better beer selection but was also a little more pricey. After a beer here, I began the walk back to the hostel (about a 3.5km walk) where I had a few beers (Ottakringer lager and Weihenstephaner) before calling it a night.