Austria – delayed flights, free beer, and bonfires.

We stopped in Wöthersee for some coffee on the way to Austria.

Excuse me if I sound incoherent, I only slept 7 hours last night after being up for about 40, and I’m still kind of groggy.

I’m sitting in my hotel room at the Hotel Greif in Austria listening to the birds and wishing my balcony didn’t have a bigass tree right in front of it. It’s ok though, I’m not complaining. 

If you follow me on Twitter or anywhere else you probably already know about my fiasco with United Airlines. I was supposed to leave Houston at 4:10; I boarded the plane at 3:20, and we didn’t leave until just past 8pm. Some sort of brake hydraulic issue. I was pretty mad, but when they announced in the flight that beer was free because of the delays it helped a bit.

The flight was pretty uneventful, other than the German dude sitting in the middle aisle next to me. I don’t think he knows what deoderant is, and for most of the flight he was laying across all 3 seats snoring his head off. Where’s a sharpie when you need it, right?!

After my parents picked me up in Munich it was straight to the car to drive 4 hours to Austria. We’re in this pretty awesome place called Klopeinersee.

Here’s a 5min exposure of some stars over a barn.

Of course when I got there, I had to have some schnitzel and bier. After that, I went to take some photos and wound up meeting new friends and staying up until 1am local time. I can sleep when I’m dead. Or back in Tulsa, whichever comes first.

Having a bonfire and some beers with some new friends in Austria.

Stay tuned for more!