*I wrote this about a month ago and forgot to post it... so here it is now!
The first time I heard the term BABA, I thought someone had been trying to call me "baby". I know that "tschüss" means "bye" and so when followed by a BABA, I automatically thought... what? "Bye, baby?" But no, alas, BABA also means "bye" and is extremely viennese. And as stupid as I thought it once was, I love-love-love it now.
Today is my last day in my apartment - I'm moving out at 6 pm and heading to my friend Monika's (with whom I'll co-teach in Semmering starting on Friday). So, to honor my last day in Vienna Proper, here's my "goodbye" list of what I'll miss and what I'll not so miss about living in the world's #1 city: Vienna, Austria.
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Likes:
- Public Transportation! The subway train (U-Bahn) is right outside my house and I can be pretty much anywhere in the city between 10-40 minutes. And anywhere a train doesn't go, there's a tram or a bus! Plus, I've never had to wait more than 6 minutes for a train - I know, spoiled!
- Coffee Houses! Vienna is well known for their coffee houses (Kaffeehäuser) and what's especially nice (besides the amazing atmosphere and history) is that buying one cup of coffee can earn you hours without being bothered by the waiter to pay... even if they're busy.
- The Opera and Museums!
- Recycling!
- The yoghurt! No gelatin making this yoghurt all clammy and whatnot. Best. Yoghurt. Ever.
- So close to Eastern Europe!
- Speaking German!
Dislikes:
- Smoking. Although there's a new law being implemented saying that cafes and restaurants must have a completely separate, partitioned area for smokers, you still find smokers (and their smelly cigarettes) all over.
- Missing my friends and boyfriend.
- Rude waiters and salespeople.
- It takes SO long to get any paperwork processed.
