Holy crap! I nearly forgot my summary! Here it is folks, sorry to keep you waiting.
Bottom Five:
5. The cities kinda blending in together - pretty but not much variation.
4. Walking back from Cristalwelten - four hours of pain, thirst and hot!! (yeah, yeah, our fault. Shaddup)
3. Internet (in particular wireless) being extraordinarily difficult to find at a decent price. No I do not want to pay 7 euros an hour, thankyou.
2. Being unable to find an extra adaptor that fits Australian plugs - you would not believe how hard it is!
1. The jerkfaces who threw out our food yesterday. You are jerks.
Top five:
5. Vienna
4. The Travelshack in Vienna - free wireless, toasted vegemite sandwiches...you guys rock.
3. The beautiful extra decorations on the buildings, possibly superfluous but aesthetically pleasing nonetheless.
2. The unexpected friendliness of Austrians - I´m glad to say that I´ve shattered my stereotype.
1. The mountainous hiking areas (and hell, the town itself) around Innsbruck.
And that´s a wrap. Well, almost. I am announcing my intentions (partly so I don´t chicken out) to change my plans at the end of the year - rather than go to Russia and China, I am thinking of volunteering working with disadvantaged children in India. What do you think? There are a number of places to do it...I´m probably leaning towards New Delhi. I know there are a few people out there who have been to India...what places did you enjoy? Not enjoy? Apprehensive about? Input appreciated!
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