Badass Art In Vienna #2 (In a Series) Special Prague Edition

GET DOWN FROM THERE, YOU DON'T BELONG UP THERE. THATS NOT EVEN HOW YOU RIDE A HORSE

Dobrý den! From Prague

I have been in Prague since Friday, and I have to say- it is an awesome city. Good weather (it actually feels like fall), nice people, great beer, and hockey on the front page of the sports section.Also it looks like this which is pretty cool:

That picture, taken from downtown shows the skyline which is pretty much how it was 300 years ago. Prague has a lot of stuff for everyone from the Art Nouveau design's of Alphonse Mucha to the INSANELY baroque stylings of St. Nicholas Cathedral. Also can you argue with a country who produced this great man:

His jersey is everywhere and I have seen tons of people with hair similar to mid nineties Jagr which I can only imagine is a tribute to the great number 68. On another interesting side note, Prague has the most metal-heads I have seen pro capita of any other city in the world.

Rock 'n Roll Karaoke

A few nights ago Hailey, me and some friends of ours took part in the age old Austrian tradtion of Karaoke (note: this was karaoke in Austria, in an Irish pub, with a lot of American music. Hello Globalization!) I will give someone some delicious Austrian chocolate if they can name what song we are rocking out in this picture:
(hint: Murphmobile)
On another side note, I have no idea what the girls are doing in this picture, but their heart was not in it that is for sure. Not like Glenn (left of me) at least.

Football #1 (In an Undoubtedly Long Series)

Rapid Wien beat Hamburg 3-0 last night! I wasn't there but I imagine the scene around the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium looked something like this but with more flares (Ultra!):



Everyone is extremely happy, not only because it is one of the bigger wins in Rapid's European history, but they also stuck it to some Germans!

Badass Art In Vienna #1 (In a Series)

WHOA, IS THIS DUDE CLUBBING A CENTAUR????SWEEET!!!








You can find this scuplture in the foyer of the Kunst Historische Museum. It is titled Theseus Slaying a Centaur, and the artists is Antonio Canova. You can read more about it here.

Rufus?

This cat looks oddly familiar, could it be that Rufus followed me to Vienna?...Luckily no, this is my hostcat Beethoven. He is like Rufus but not as annoying, what sucks is he only speaks German so I don't know if he can understand me very well. I take care of him sometimes when Barbara is gone, he eats a lot, not unlike the cats at home. But, he is a lot calmer (most of the time) .However, the resemblance is uncanny, I'm sure you will agree.

Where I Live

This is my room in Barbara's flat (my host mom), it is pretty good, but don't ask me about that creepy purple mask thing hanging above my bed. I have no idea what its deal is. There is an awesome American Flag above the other bed (!!!) and also a creepy drawing of an old lady (I told Hailey it is a ghost that haunts the place and she believes me). I can take some pictures of those if anyone wants.

We live on Untere Weißgerberstraße, near Hundertwasserhaus and Kunst Haus Wien. It is in the third district which is near the old city center of Vienna. The location is really great, as it is next to not only the Old Danube, but also Schwedenplatz, a huge transit hub. Or if I am feeling frisky I can walk (I never do).