Class reunion

Once a year our class meets for having dinner together. So last week we met in a Pizzeria in the City. Only 10 of 22 came. I was the second to arrive, nothing changed so far. We usually were late, that was one of our class' bad habits. When we all were there we started to chat. I was sitting opposite to Daniel, to whom I rarely talked during school time. We went along together but weren't best friends and never had long serious discussions. I was really surprised and dind't expect it at all but we were talking together during the whole evening and it was really interesting. That was the first surprise. Then I learned that one of us was uncle and one girl who moved to Italy might marry soon. The rest of us is still studying. One is a law student, two doctors, one dentist, one psychiatrist, two musicians, a banker, two teachers and many more. And one, we assume, is going to be an important drug dealer. He's not studying altough he goes to university but only for meeting former classmates and to smoke his joints. Nobody likes him anymore because he's so *aaarrrgh* (Sorry, can't write the word I have in my mind). That's my class. Not much changed except everything. And we are getting older and wiser. It's always interesting to see them all together.

Any interesting news?

Well, I spent 5 days in Portugal. Is that one?

I was invited by a friend to go to the Champions League Match Benfica - Manchester United. 65'000 people fit into the stadium. I was really curious about it because I couldn't imagine how it is when that many persons are together. And the impression was great. The spirit was great, "La Ola" worked. And the right team won. So it was even better.For further informations about the match check my friend's blog.
For the other days we had plans but changed them every now and then. But it was fun. We went north to Leiria and he showed me some places from his scout activities. The hills, they call it mountain ;-) are full of caves. I've seen two entries and was deeply impressed. Actually we wanted to go hiking but as I said, we chaged plans every now and then. So he showed me all those locations and specially the scout center they are building. It's a really nice place and it's continually improving. So if you are looking for a place to have a camp abroad I can really recommend you that one.
Oh, yes, and we pöayed laser quest. Actually I'm an opponent of the use of weappons but that was different. It was just a game. And I was not the worst player! After the game they raffled a free entry among our group and guess who was the lucky winner! Of coures it was me. Well, looks like I have to go back one day to play again.


The sea always fascinates me


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Cultural exploration


Castelo de Almourol


Ain't no sunshine when she's gone... The day before I arrived it stopped raining and we once had a maximum temperature of 25 degrees, ok, the car was parked in the sun, but it looks nice, right?

Ancient times

I spent the last three days in Vienna with my dad. It was interesting although almost too cold to walk through the city to have a look at all the buildings and places. We wanted to visit the State Opera but it was completely sold out. Maybe next time. We visited Schönbrunn, the Hofburg, some museums and the café Schober :-)
My dad was completely bored of all that talking of Sissy and the others so he walked through the museums reading the newspaper. Well, I have to plan the next trip so I'll finish for now.

Oh, by the way, the first thing I did was buying a new camera. A small IXUS 40. Have a look at the pictures it makes...

My first impression of Vienna


A view over Vienna from the Prater...


... also known as the big wheele


The famous State Opera


The emperor's summer residence: Schönbrunn


The greek temple opposite the castle


And the emperors' grave


A nice church next to the Hofburg


Donau river


And of course the famous Wiener Schnitzel. Almost as big as my plate was...