January Tour 2008
Journal Entry #3
Day 4, Prague, to Maribor, via Vienna
January 11, 2008
 
Today saw the delegation pull out of Prague for what should have been a 4-5 hour drive to Vienna. Due to some weak stomachs the trip comprised no less than 7 stops, and probably should have had an eighth stop (those of you on that bus know what I mean). Needless to say that drive took a bit longer than expected.
 
We pulled into the Museum Quarter to drop the team off for a quick afternoon of sightseeing and were faced with a freezing cold Vienna day. Welcome to winter in Europe. We decided to cut the stop down to just two and a half hours; hardly enough time to really see Vienna, one of Europe¹s great cities, but enough to at least get a feel for it and force some lunch down. Hopefully everyone made it into the Stefans Dom (cathedral) and had some time to wander the streets around the Graben and Hofburg.
 
From Vienna it was another 3 hours to Maribor, and we had a big Serbian meal ready for the girls immediately upon arrival. Meat, meat and more meat (with some great Serbian beans, bread, salad, and veggies as well) but not many big eaters. The bus ride just took too much out of everyone and we were a team of zombies. Straight to bed tonight ­ lots of volleyball tomorrow.