Vienna adventure

Let's start off our tour with Lunch! I'll take care of the salad. That's the hugest cordon bleu I've ever seen.

"One in Pink"! They knew I was coming!
Hmm, pretty big for a rabbit-hole. Not very discreet at all.

Hey, there is somebody down there! And it's not a rabbit.

It's Sunday, and sometimes you have to wait a few minutes for the streetcar to come for you.

My buddy Anton. I like his odd-numbered symphonies the best. 5. 7. 9.

One of those guys pretending to be a statue.

Some on-the-wall companions.I'm being bad! I wriggled through the fence and climbed up onto the big statue in front of one of the metro stations. How can one town have so many statues???

An empty pedestal. I wonder where its statue went.

Who's feet am I standing among?

It's Lions! They've got lions all over the place here. I just hope there are no live ones looking to snack on a tender rabbit.

My friend the Little Elephant in the Museum District.

Here are my buddies The Greek Philosophers, hanging out in the big chairs set out just for them in front of the parliament building. Tourists don't get chairs.

A rabbit! In fact, there are lots and lots of rabbits in the park along the river. I saw 'em. They were hiding in the bushes.

And to finish up, wiener schnitzel at a sidewalk café. I'll have the salad please.

Vienna park fun

We're off to explore the Prater park in Vienna. It's my kind of park - lots of grass you can run around on and playground equipment to have fun on.

Here's a neat one. I'm ready - let 'er rip!

Ha ha ha!!!

Hey, swings! I love playing on the swings.

Oh, losing my balance... it's hard to hang on with my little arms.

OK, Let's try the swings again later.

They's got a great tall slide in the park, too.

It's a long way down...

A very long way down...!

That was fun; I'm going back for more!

Tomorrow we'll go out and see some of the city.

Bye!

Off to Vienna

Yea, this time I get to go. No catsitting for yours-truly this trip. I've got my camera in my rucksack and we're taking off for Vienna tonight at 18:05.
Hey! Laars is wearing my cape!
That's my cape! Get back here!

Oh, sure, hide in the cat tree.
Well alright, you can wear my cape just a little. But don't you dare get it dirty, or chew on its edges.

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Super strength

Another well-known aspect of Superheroism is Astounding Strength.

Britta and Astrid here will help me demonstrate this classic attribute.

I'll just lift it up over my head. Yes...

Oops, I seem to be losing my balance.

Ow.

Hey! I hear that squeaking!

Um, a little help someone?

X-Ray Vision

Everybody knows that Superheros have Superpowers. So naturally, I'll be able to see right through these bricks here with my Nifty X-ray Vision.My trusty assitants have placed an object behind the bricks, and I am now ready to see it. Here we go... I'm seeing something, yes, an image...

Carrots?

No?

I hear that squeaking!

Perhaps if I get closer.

Nope, the bricks are still pretty visually solid. I'm certain they must have a very high lead content. Or maybe there's an 'On' switch for the X-ray vision. I mean, if Superman had it on all the time, he'd have been smacking into things all over the place.

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Super!

Yea! Guess what was in the mailbox last night!

A Special Magic Custom-Made Fabulous Superhero Cape!

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With my sidekicks Astrid and Laars I'm set to try it out. Here I go!

It works!

Thank you, Jerome!

Bye, Ellie!

It's been really fun having you over, Ellie. Too bad you have to go now. I'll just slip you in this envelope and off you go back to Illinois. It'll take a week at least - I hope you don't get lost!
Don't forget to write!