Linz Day 2: *~ work day and a socializing dinner ~*
Day 2 was a normal working day for us. So after a hearty breakfast at the hotel, we cabbed down to the office Freistaedterstrasse 400. (Thanks to flo's namecard) Some information to note, there is no extra charges for calling of cabs. Cool! But a trip from the hotel to the office, abt 10min drive costs as on avg €10.
Didi met us and showed us into the office where we had a great view to the fields outside. A green flowery field where rabbits and deers will appear once in a while. It's too good for the eyes!! And windows can actually be opened! (unlike what we have back in Singapore's office..)
I really hope i get the spelling right.. A little restaurant called Johann's(?) about 5 min walk from the office. The food was really nice, but my jet lag really affected my appetite for almost a week. Trust me, by the 2nd week i started to eat like a cow already. :D
A day of meetings after meetings.. and then finally after 5.30 we are allowed to have beer which is also available in the office pantry! But only after working hours ok ;) Checked out in the supermarket, well beer costs about the same as water, so.. explains why Austrians can drink beer like drinking water? We also shared the goodies we brought from Singapore. Because we had retrospective meetings with the 3 silk teams, Alan had to "surprise" everyone with the goodies 3 times. :)
I told Flo about our little trip up to Pöstlingberg and found out that we actually missed the most amazing part of it. :( The tram ride where u can enter a world of fairy tales, of dragons and hansel and gretel..
Squeezing in a bit of time before dinner, Flo kindly drove Chris & I up to Pöstlingberg again. Unfortunately, the ride was closed by the time we arrived after work. This also means I need to visit Linz once more. :) Anyways, we took a walk around the area where there are also supposed to be "wild" but tamed deers living.
Another act of kindness and with just 30min to dinner, maybe to ease my disappointment a little. Our guide took us up to the highest point of Linz, GIS, on Lichtenberg. So I've been to the highest point of Linz!! *yay!*
What was a little scary but also a little thrilling is sitting in a car at 80km/h along the narrow winding roads up & down the mountains!! And I will remember that Flo said "you just have to believe". *SCARY!!*
The socialising dinner at a nice restaurant in Hauptplatz, Promenaden Hof, as Didi & Flo said, was VERY VERY important. Reminds me, I still do not know why flo took a pic of me with my beer. According to Didi & Flo, it was to show Manfred that we took socialising very seriously. (currently, I'm amazed by my memory!)
3 different types of dumplings that looked like fishball, and sauercraut (which is some kind of salad, kind of like sour cabbage?). It seemed to be extremely filling, but it could also be my lack of appetite due to the lack of sleep.. unfortunately... because the dumplings tasted really nice! umm~~
What is a nice dinner without dessert right? Lucky for me, Gudrun was willing to share it with me. :)
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