Day three of the tour dawned on us like one of those Monday mornings you
love to hate. Yes it was Monday and we had to move on. Austria awaited and
travelling is never an easy thing, especially with 30 people in a festive mode.
But despite this it was a jolly atmosphere that started off the day as
stories were swopped and war tales of the night before retold. Some enjoyed the
night more than others as they ensured they had lasting memories of Munich and
all it offered.
Some tired bodies boarded our bus and the six hour trip to Vienna. A
quick stop a little way into the trip was accompanied by a “regmaker” to help
wake us all up. It did the trick and the next two hours to our lunch stop in
Salzburg was filled with rip-roaring laughter as details emerged of the night
before.
Salzburg greeted us with open arms and a quick brew of Spiegl settled
our nerves as we all tucked into lunch. Then it was on again as we headed to
Vienna, arriving late afternoon for an interesting meal in the beautiful town
hall.
Of course, no good deed goes unpunished, and the fines meeting was a bit
more extensive this time, with our guide Lucien coming in for a lot
of stick – especially his chirp that the Glockenspeil was “unmissable”. He will
learn quickly that time is not to be wasted with this lot.
After dinner we headed to the Bermuda triangle – an area of pubs in
Vienna and quickly found their beer was lighter and more easy to palet.
Some decided to show their moves on the dance floor, while an
unexpected challenge to find a red cowboy hat was met and delivered with ease.
It isn’t easy to floor these guys…
Our friendship continued with some Serbian guys who joined us and filled
us in with a bit of history before we ambled back on the scenic route to the
hotel. Vienna was only for one night, but the Tavern Tour group made the most
of it.
- Brenden Nel
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