I've spent the last few days in Vienna, Austria and it has been
bliss. Blue skies, warm sunny days and walking around the city is like
exploring a giant jewellery box. It's peaceful and clean and with no
one harassing us (unlike in china....so glad to have left!!). Suprisingly,
the prices are quite good with many things in the supermarket being
cheaper than in Sydney.
We are staying out of the city centre in an appartment hotel
by a very large park with a lake it in. The nature here is very
beautiful and delicate and Shean and I really enjoyed exploring the
park and its many trails through grassy forestland. Though I must say I
got quite a suprise when we ventured to the other side of the lake. By
the path was a naked man, lying happily in the sun, sprawled and in
full view of anyone who passed by....hmm that's odd I thought. Then as
shean and I walk further, we noticed more and more naked people just
hanging about doing nothing in particular. It made my think of the
german girl from my old job, who described the existence of nudist
lakes in Germany and her experience of seeing an old man proudly
showing off his scrotal piercings...so was this a nudist lake? Having
seen lots of clothed people in other parts of the park, I wasn't sure quite where the nudity zone begun or ended. It was only yesterday, after scaling a seculded,steep hill to find 3 nude men lying on it's top, that I realized these damn nude people can pop up anywhere. Apart from this strange discovery, the park is filled with lots of gorgeous birch trees, blackberry bushes, apple and plum trees as well of hundreds of flowers in bloom. It's great being amongst nature again after spending so much time in polluted cities.
