First Europe Trip 2017
I'm a filipino I worked in Singapore as a Barista and it's my first time to travel in Europe. I travel together with my girlfriend and this is our major travel by this year 2017. We manage to visit 4 country Vienna Austria, Paris France, Venice Italy and Zurich Switzerland within 13 days. This travel takes alot of ahead of time planning from the tranportation by land and air , accommodation and travel destination such as famous attraction and best food in town that we must try and visit. I think it is a big privilege that we are working in Singapore beacause completing those important documents that the european embassy was asking wasn't hard for us, and it just take about 2 working days to release our -Shengen Visa which give us the chance to visit 24 country in Europe. How i wished to have a longer time and enough money to visit all this country, but for sure I'll visit those other country in the future. This travel is approximately 12 hours of travel by plane not encluding our 4 hours connecting flight waiting time in Dubai Iternational Airport, my longest travel time so far in my entire life. We landed at Vienna on the afternoon with a -2 degree temperature woooooh thats pretty cold to for us as Asian like us from +33 degree drop to negative.. Given that is our first time to experience a winter season I feel so excited. I was so amaze with the city of Vienna, my cousin who are a Austria citezen let us stay in there house they tour us around to the awesome places through the city and bring us to some authentic Viennesse restaurant to try quality food that reflects true country culture. The structure designs of all the houses and buildings are well preserve, I feel like I enter a different world. We got the chance to visit the huge Natural Museum a very educational place to witness the wonders of natures from plants, animals, ancient architecture ,evolution of all living creatures and technology. My cousins shared to us the way of life being in this country was very furtunate. All properly documented citezen received full supports from the government, from work assistance, healthcare, raising a family support thats incredible right.... I mean other country in Europe got the same previlege, but if I've given the chance where to live I think I'm gonna choose Vienna. We've spend 4 days in Austria before we fly to Paris, our 5th days we went to one of the famous destination for ski and snowboarding resort near Simmering place... Yahoooo this is so much fun!, i choose to learn snowboarding i think it's kinda cool. Up in the slope is a nerve breaking -10 degree but i dont mind all want is to get down on that curve with falling.... and thats tiring, but the more i bump my butt on the snow the more I wanted to go up and try in one more time cause I now It's almost there... thanks to my cousin's husband who is a professional snowboarder he guides me very well. Its a great weather that day, cold but sunny which is perfect for this kind of outdoor activity. Time to go back cause the sun is coming down, to end up this activity we dine to on restaurant located inside this ski resort. I ordered a very hot soup with beans and some meat balls and.......guess what? that feels HEAVEN....... imagine you are in the middle of a very cold -10 degree for 3 hours and after that... to seat down and your are being served with a very hot soup with a appetizing aroma of spices ommmmmmhh, I still remember how it feels. Time runs very fast went you are enjoying a lot, we need to say goodbye for now to Vienna cause another great adventure awaits us, we are coming to see you PARIS......
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