Onto the boat!

We are actually stationed in Vienna at the dock for a couple of days, but no longer have to find our accommodations at whatever byway and highway Booking.com finds us.

But first, Wendy woke up remembering it was Sunday (it's easy to lose track) and found that the Catholic Church near us (St. Francis of Assisi in Mexicoplatz) had an English service at 10, yeah! Opened with all 5 verses of Amazing Grace and great reminders of how God doesn't see people as many see.

Then off to the Viking Rinda! One of us thought there was no way they'd let us on at 11:30, but the other of us thought it was worth trying. They did and our room was ready. And, did we mention that the other day Viking gave us a free upgrade to a room with a balcony?! Yipee!

Unpacked (for 2 weeks now, yeah) and ate lunch with some people and then confirmed schedules.

Wendy has been smitten with visiting the Vienna Opera House (Wiener Staatsoper) and really wanted to see Madame Butterfly tonight but sigh...it was sold out. So not to be stopped so easily, she traipsed to the opera house and asked if there were any single cancellations. Bingo! 🙌 Middle row balcony - absolutely perfect...until it was NOT Madame Butterfly, it was a horrid Hungarian monstrosity of sexuality and dissonance that she walked out of at the 1st act (as did many others). What a waste of a 6 mile round trip walk and 100 euros.

Greg stayed on board entertaining all the old ladies and thereby missing dinner. We'll figure this out yet.Read more