Dear Vienna

Vienna is a unique place in the respect that it has a history like no other. The architecture here is unreal and is something that makes for fantastic pictures. While in Vienna we visited three different burial sites including Vienna's main cemetary. We walked around that cemetary for three hours and did not even come close to seeing all of it, how amazing. I really enjoyed that part of the day because it was just relaxing to walk through and see the ornate and magnificent tombs and the average tombs as well. Also the comraderie on the walk through the cemetary was great and added to the relaxing atmosphere. The church in the cemetary was fantastic. I really enjoyed the art deco inside that church and I found it to be fitting because it demonstrates that a cemetary is not just a place for death but a place for life after death, so I found the light paintings to be wonderfully placed inside this church.

Also while we were on our excusion in Vienna we attended a Mozart concert in which we listened to what Dr. Rainer called "Mozart's Greatest Hits". It was obvious that this concert was for tourists but I really enjoyed it and the conductor was entertaining. The only thing I would change about it would have Dr. Wasser sing the opera instead of that below average male singer they had.

Today at the Medical University in Vienna was perhaps one of the best part of the trips so far as far as medical knowledge goes. I really liked having the opportunities to learn how to stitch on a prosthetic arm and how to take blood, neither of which I had been able to do before. I now know that when the time comes for me to do either of these things I will feel more comfortable and hopefully not mess it up too bad! The Austrian food we had while we were here was superb to say the least. I really enjoyed the schnitzel as well as some other entrees that I can no longer remember the name for. The wine and sodawater at the restaurant the program took us too was very interesting and I hope I have the opportunity to try this again at some point in my life.

Let's see what Italy has in store...

Roger