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Hello guys and welcome back to our internal diaries.
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We have arrived in Vienna and we are so happy to be here.
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We took an early train from Prague.
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It was about four and a half hours.
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It went by very smoothly and so quickly.
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But I'm not gonna lie,
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it took us quite some time to get to our Airbnb because the train system here was a bit confusing.
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We didn't understand it.
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It was way easier in Prague.
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They have like an app there where you just download the ticket and super easy.
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But here it was a little bit more complicated.
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But we have left our luggage into our Airbnb.
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And now we are gonna go and have some breakfast.
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You guys recommended a place called Hildebrandt and it looks amazing And you guys said that the brunch there was incredible
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So we are excited to try it out
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It was so nice to have some food.
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This place was very lovely.
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We've just been walking around the city and it's so beautiful.
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Right now we're in front of the city hall.
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It's gigantic.
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It's way bigger than in Denmark.
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I guess that Sundays are quite holy here in Vienna because so many things are closed today.
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The stores, the supermarkets, some restaurants and bars and cafes.
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So I think today we are going to spend the day just sightseeing,
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exploring the city and maybe visit some museums or check out some monuments.
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We will just see.
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We accidentally forgot our camera batteries at home.
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How typical So Helgi decided to go back home To go and pick them up So we can continue vlogging
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While I'm waiting for him I'm thinking about grabbing a cup of coffee And sitting down somewhere
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Helge is here and he has saved the day.
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So now we can continue vlogging.
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We have saved quite a lot of places that you guys recommended.
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And I saw that we are close to a building called Palasz Kinski.
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And a girl wrote to me on Instagram and she told me that it's an architectural hidden gem.
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You don't need to pay to go in there,
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so we want to go and have a look.
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In Prague, I said that I had never taken as many pictures of the buildings,
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but I honestly think that Vienna is going to top that because the buildings are just insanely beautiful.
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I think we were walking on like the main street.
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There were a lot of like stores, like luxury brands.
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And then all of a sudden you see this one.
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We are standing in line to get a table at an Austrian restaurant and there's a long queue.
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Here we have some goulash and Wienerschnitzel.
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We are ending our night with some gelato and it's delicious.
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Oh my.
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The chocolate is amazing.
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It's very rich.
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We both got pistachio and then here I have espresso with dark chocolate chips.
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Yummy.
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So the dinner was super nice.
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We really enjoyed the Austrian food that we had.
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I had to change my tripod because it was about to fall.
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But first impression of Vienna is that it's absolutely stunning.
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So beautiful, honestly, like I didn't know that it was this beautiful.
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It's definitely a little bit more difficult to get around here.
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It was way easier to take the transportation in Prague.
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But here we've been a bit like confused
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But tomorrow we wanted to explore the district 7 I got some recommendations
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that it's kind of a hip and cool area You can find some vintage stores
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and some nice cafes So we're definitely gonna go there tomorrow
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because we couldn't go there today Because everything was closed
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So we are excited for tomorrow I also think that we're gonna visit the amusement park
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Someone told us that there was no admission fee.
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So that's a plus because it looked really amazing.
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But yeah, it's been such a fun day and we are even more excited for tomorrow.
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It's gonna be fun.
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Good night for now and we'll see you in the morning.
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Good morning.
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We are in our Airbnb and I thought I should show you guys
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because it is really really nice and it was quite cheap.
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So here is the entrance to the apartment and And over here is the bathroom.
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Very nice and clean.
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And over here is the dining table and the kitchen.
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And over here is the bedroom.
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Helge is doing some work stuff.
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And here is the bed.
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And it's very comfy.
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And some storage for my clothes.
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I need to get dressed for the day and I don't know what to wear.
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I feel like I have worn everything.
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Of course I only have a backpack with me
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and I have to rotate through all of the pieces like again
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and again and again but now I'm like what should I wear?
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Also because it is quite cold outside and I'm a bit sad
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because my best friend who is cat sitting Matilda she was like telling me about the weather in Copenhagen
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and apparently it's like so warm so warm
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and I don't know why the weather here in Vienna isn't
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that great I mean it's decent but I feel like it's a bit cold
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and I can't really wear like shorts and
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if you saw my interrail packing video I actually didn't bring
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any trousers with me I have been borrowing like Helge's like linen pants oh it's
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so annoying that I don't really have all of my clothes with me.
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But today I am thinking about stealing one of his pants because I will be cold if I'm gonna wear shorts.
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So these are the pants.
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They are very baggy and cool but a little bit big on me but I have a belt with me.
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As you can see they are quite big and they are gonna be a bit like wrinkly.
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Like I think I'll have to have them like this but I'm gonna cover it with a shirt.
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I'm gonna wear Helge's white shirt.
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I think this is kind of like the fit today.
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I think it's okay.
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Now it's time for makeup and hair.
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I think I'm gonna wear like a bun because my hair is a bit dirty.
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We have quite a few things that we want to do today.
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So we want to go to the 7th district and have a coffee there,
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walk around, check out the vintage stores.
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We also want to go to the amusement park.
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Some of you guys recommended it.
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And lastly,
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we would like to have a walk by the canal i
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would love to try like austrian chocolate cake it's called such a torte i think
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and it would be fun to like taste it
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we are heading out the door little outfit check we're gonna try and find a breakfast spot because we are getting hungry
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So here we have something called Kipfeil,
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which is believed to be originated here in Vienna.
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It's similar as a croissant,
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but it's a bit sweeter, denser and less buttery.
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We are strolling around in the 7th district.
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It's called Naubau.
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I think it actually means like new buildings.
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So I don't know if it's like a new area.
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Not sure.
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Or maybe it's just the name.
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Apparently there are quite a few vintage stores here.
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And here's the first one.
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It's called Burg.. no sorry.
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Burgkasse.
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It's like a vintage store and a cafe.
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So let's have a look.
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I've found quite a few things.
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It's a really cool vintage store.
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I feel like they resource everything because it's very unique pieces.
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So cool.
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This is embarrassing.
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Look how many things I found.
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and I won't be able to buy almost anything of this.
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You guys know that I barely have any space in my backpack.
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Actually, I think I can buy like maybe two things.
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So I'm going to try them on.
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These are super cool and they fit perfectly over here,
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but they are unfortunately too short for my legs.
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These are very funky and fun,
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but they don't fit so nicely
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so i think this shirt is very cute it has like
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a little bit of like shiny detail this one is
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so cool as well it's from roberto cavalli
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and it's stunning i ended up buying two items from the
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vintage store i was very picky i didn't want to just buy something so i'm gonna show you guys what I bought.
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I bought the white shirt that I tried on.
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It was just so pretty and I know that I will be able to use it a lot.
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And I actually didn't show you this item.
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Shoes!
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And I think they're so pretty with the clear heel and they fit perfectly.
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I think it's time for some chocolate cake that I told you guys about earlier,
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the Sachertorte that we want to try out.
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So we are trying to find a cafe where we can sit down for a cup of coffee and some cake.
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It's good.
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It's very like sour.
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And we have an espresso.
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We stumbled on this market, it's called Nash Market.
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It means like snack market, I think.
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And it's definitely like a snack market because they sell a lot of dried fruits and olives and candy,
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of course, and fruits, berries, vegetables.
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They definitely tried to sell you stuff and it was hard to be like, no, thank you.
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But it was a lot of fun.
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They also sold like hats and sunglasses and stuff.
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So it was nice to walk through this market.
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But now it's time to go to the amusement park and we are very excited.
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The weather is nice and it's going to be fun.
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I don't really know what to expect.
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I don't I don't know if it's like roller coasters
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and a lot of things because it's open 24-7 and they have free admission so it confuses me a bit,
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so we'll have to see
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This amusement park is definitely a little bit more crazy than we expected We are trying to decide
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which rides we should go on
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Because each ride is probably about like 5 to 10 euros
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for one ticket It's a little bit more expensive also
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because it's like free to go into the park so it makes sense
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So I think we have decided which ride we are gonna go on
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and I think we're gonna go on this one It's a little bit crazy.
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I'm a bit scared.
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It goes really fast I'm gonna show you guys how it looks like while they are switching the people over here
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The other people are waiting there and you go two rounds,
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which is kind of scary Oh my god guys do you see the speed of this?
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I am so scared This was so fun.
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Oh my god.
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It was only five euros,
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but we even did like two rounds and And oh my god,
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it was so much fun.
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It even like, it spun like this,
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but then it also went like in circles.
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So it was like crazy.
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I want to go to another ride in another roller coaster.
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But Helge is a bit like, oh, after this ride.
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Oh my god.
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Now it's time for this roller coaster.
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Woohoo!
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We had so much fun in the amusement park.
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You should definitely go there if you are in Vienna
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because it's free and They have some really fun rides
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that I think you guys would like It's way bigger than in Copenhagen way more rides
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and stuff and just bigger rides and yeah Yeah,
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we really wanted to have dinner by the canal canal canal I don't know how to say it
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But I don't know if there's gonna be any sunset
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or anything But it would be nice to just have some cozy dinner there
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but we didn't really find a restaurant that we were excited about
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so instead we are gonna go to a Mexican restaurant maybe have some burritos
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and have it as a takeaway and then we'll walk to the canal and sit down and have a little picnic
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I am so excited to eat this.
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I haven't had a burrito in a very long time
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because in Copenhagen you can't really find like a I don't know a good burrito place to be honest
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so very excited about this one we are back at our airbnb
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and we are just gonna take it easy tomorrow we are traveling to
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venice in italy very very very excited i've been to italy a couple of times
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but it's only been to the mountains to go skiing
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so i have yet to experience like the summery vibes in italy and I can't wait.
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You should look forward to a lot of food content because we're gonna eat a lot.
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We have definitely been holding back on like having pizzas
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or pastas during our trip because we wanted to save it for our Italy trip
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but we have had such a wonderful time here in Vienna.
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I was a little bit surprised honestly.
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It's such a beautiful city and it's very like grand.
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The buildings are so beautiful and they are huge.
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It's very elegant.
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I think it's so beautiful and I think it's like underestimated.
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People our age usually don't go traveling here.
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We will definitely visit Vienna again.
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It's been so amazing but thank you so much for watching.
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I hope you enjoyed our Vienna trip and we'll see you guys in Venice.
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Bye!
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In this lesson, you will practice essential English speaking skills while learning about a traveler's adventure in Vienna. The transcript provides rich context through real-life experiences, cultural observations, and personal reflections, making it an excellent material for improving your conversational abilities. You will enhance your listening comprehension and speaking fluency by focusing on natural phrases and vocabulary used in everyday situations. Engaging with this content will help you build confidence in your ability to discuss travel, food, and cultural differences.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Airbnb - A popular platform for booking temporary lodgings, often in homes or apartments.
- Brunch - A late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch, commonly enjoyed on weekends.
- Sightseeing - The activity of visiting interesting places, particularly in a city, to experience its culture and attractions.
- Goulash - A traditional Hungarian stew, often served in Austria, known for its hearty flavor and spices.
- Wienerschnitzel - A classic Austrian dish, consisting of a breaded and fried veal cutlet.
- Gelato - An Italian-style ice cream, noted for its rich flavor and smooth texture.
- Architectural hidden gem - A noteworthy building or structure that is not widely recognized, but has significant artistic or cultural value.
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