I have photos, but it appears my connection here is a bit slow (well, hell, it's free!) so that may have to wait a bit.
I ended up walking about in the immediate vicinity of the apartment for about an hour and headed back to wait. I was supposed to check out at 11, but I emailed the landlords that I could do an early checkout if that was convenient. I got out about 45 min early.
Dragged my sorry ass and my expanded luggage through the streets of Vienna to the UBahn...where all of the escalators seemed to go in the opposite direction (up instead of down). Hauled expanded luggage down several flights of stairs...got my ticket and hopped on the train. The transfer to the CAT was a nightmare due to construction at the train station. Lugged it back through the streets of Vienna and UP some stairs. Made it to the CAT train with plenty of time to spare.
The airport is a maze, but the cool thing is that you can check your bags with the airline before getting on the train, so I only have my carry-on with me. Not that the backpack is lightweight...but I did get to jettison the big suitcase with the broken bottom bit (so the wheels dragged and it wouldn't stand up).
Finally found my gate, then backtracked to the duty-free shop where I got chocolate for work (and actually dropped an acrylic box of the Mozart candies...and they flew EVERYWHERE). Here, you go through security at your gate, so it is usually a bit faster. Unless you are like me and set off the alarm and need a pat-down. This is gonna be a fun flight, I can tell.
I still have lots of Euro, thanks to the key deposit I had refunded at the apartment, so I'm planning to do a bit of shopping in my 2 hour layover in Frankfurt.
You think I'll get free WiFi there too???
Edited to add photos :).
Nachtsmarkt on a Sunday morning...completely deserted. Kinda creepy. There is no shopping in Vienna on Sundays anywhere but in train stations and airports. It's like being in Paramus, NJ...LOL.
A poster in the Nachtsmarkt for Kerri. Perfect together! Wiener Schnitzel, french fries, and Coca-Cola...I kid you not. Veal cutlet as fast food.
This is a little public park I found on my walk that was literally right around the corner from my apartment. Since it was the opposite direction from the Nachtsmarkt, UBahn, and other places on my agenda, I completely missed it until Sunday.
One thing I'm *really* going to miss about Vienna is just walking down the street, turning a corner, and finding stuff like this. You don't find this stuff in my neck of the woods...
This was actually on the building directly across the street from the apartment. I saw it every day, but didn't take a photo until Sunday Morning. It says "Es gibt nur einen Adel, Den Adel der Arbeit" (There is only one aristocracy, the aristocracy of labor). In support of trade unions.
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