We enjoyed a very relaxing and wonderful time with friends at the restaurant at the top of the Danube Tower (170 meters or 776 steps.) We made the wise decision to make our way up by taking the 40 second ride in the lift (the glass roof of the lift allowed an unobstructed view of the top.) The tower opened in 1964 and weighs 17,600 tons.
We were escorted to our table that overlooked the city of Vienna through massive windows. All of the tables are placed near the windows which form a round circle around the stationery center. Yes, that's right, we were spinning for three hours around the center of the restaurant as we ate. It took about 30 minutes for a complete revolution so the movement was hardly felt. We were able to take in the entire city in one revolution. The evening was perfect with clear visibility to the mountains that surround the city. The food and fellowship was excellent and we really enjoyed getting to know our friends from church more intimately in such a beautiful setting. Chuck is from the States and Corrine is Austrian. Chuck has been here many years, but still prefers to speak English. Corrine mostly speaks German to him and he answers in English, so he understands everything she says. Corrine spared us and spoke English on this evening.
On our ride home we got to observe our first "ubahn fight." A few guys (obviously drunk) got on near where we were standing. One sat down and socked a man in the face. A woman pulled the emergency lever to speak to the conductor, but before the police had time to arrive the two drunk guys exited the train and walked away. I don't really like riding the public transportation after 10:00 pm as this seems to be when the crazy people emerge. Sorry, I got no pictures of this since I was a little un-nerved.
VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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| This is the Vienna International where Greg works. |
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| This is the tower from the bottom. You see that little thing sticking out at the top that resembles a diving board? Actually, it is where people stand to bungee jump off the tower. Yikes! No sirree, you won't find me up there and we're definitely not telling Erin about it! |
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