I'm back from four days in Vienna. It was a wonderful holiday. Really--it doesn't get any better than spending a weekend wandering through museums, browsing Christmas markets, drinking mulled wine, shopping and playing around with a friend in Vienna. I headed to Vienna with my friend A.--we also <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2011/11/01/back-from-rome/" target="_blank">went to Rome together</a>. It's nice to have friends to travel with!!

It's equally nice to be back in Sofia. When we landed a very little girl speaking rather loud and childish English exclaimed: Bulgaria, we're here!! She was so excited to be in Sofia. I've never heard anyone be quite so excited about landing in Bulgaria before. It put a huge smile on my face.

This was exactly the right way to end my Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Th weekend started when we found very inexpensive tickets to Vienna ($122 on Expedia.com--Hint, hint: I've learned to always check expedia and kayak.com because many times you can get flights just as cheep if not cheeper than wizzair/ryanair) and then we decided to stay in a hostel (<a href="http://www.wombats-hostels.com/vienna/the-naschmarkt/" target="_blank">Wombats at the Naschmarket</a>). This was the perfect start for a grand time in Vienna.

The museums weren't cheep but that's okay when you're not spending too much money your travel or lodging. We went to the Albertina and the Leopold and both of these museums cost 11 Euros but they were both worth it. Well worth it. The most important thing is not converting prices from Euros to Leva. Doing so, will give you a heart attack.

The city is beautiful during the winter and we spent a lot of time outside. The streets are perfect for strolling a long and going shopping (or window shopping). At about 4pm the Christmas lights turn on and these lights add to the overall atmosphere and feel of the downtown. Even better are the mulled wined stands sprinkled throughout the city and the Christmas markets.

It's magical feeling.

Anyhow more on this tomorrow.

I've got some un-magical things to do tonight: a suitcase to unpack, a load of laundry to run and then it's off to bed for me. Then I've got school in the morning.