vienna at night

{this post is going to be a total brag. consider yourself warned.}

when i moved to vienna for my internship,

my housing with the embassy fell through

(long story).

because i wanted this job more than....

well, more than i've wanted most things in life,

i lived as a nomad.

for 4 months.

during that time,

i house sat for various embassy families

who were on vacation.

i lived in 8 different homes over the course of 16 weeks;

some for no longer than a week

others for much longer than a week.

i didn't have to pay for housing the whole summer

and i got to live in incredibly beautiful homes

fully stocked with movies, food, comfy beds, etc.

the best part, though?

8 different homes.

8 different districts.

translation:

i know vienna like the back of my hand.

i know the tram lines, bus lines and u bahn lines

better than i know the streets of my hometown.

i am.......the world's best vienna tour guide.

(not exactly sasha fierce, but close enough).

so a few weeks ago,

i gave erin a little night tour my old city.

it was freezing....it was awesome...

it was beautiful.

i. love. vienna.

1,2: Operahouse

3,4: Belvedere

5: Schwarzenberg Platz

6: Rathaus

7,8: Parliament