Today we said goodbye to our wonderful host teachers and host families in Graz and boarded a charter bus back to Vienna for one last day of sightseeing before our flight home. Unfortunately, our bus driver programmed his navigation system incorrectly, causing us to arrive at our hotel in Vienna much later than expected. Once we finally reached our hotel, we quickly dropped off our bags and headed out to Schönbrunn palace, the summer residence of the Habsburgs. After viewing the palace and enjoying the magnificent palace gardens, we stopped by the imperial bakery to experience how a traditional Viennese Apfelstrudel is made. Our final stop was Tiergarten Schönbrunn, the imperial menagerie that is considered to be the world’s oldest zoo. All that’s left now is a group dinner at the hotel and a good night’s sleep before catching a very early flight to Paris to make our connection to RDU. While we all wish we had more time to spend in Austria, we are also really looking forward to seeing our family and friends back home. Servus aus Wien und bis bald! ~Frau Greene
