FLYING OUT

Arrived at the airport with enough time to enjoy a coffee with the kids before disappearing through the doors into the unknown.

The flight to Dubai was long though I managed to get some sleep despite the obligatory crying baby!
Had four hours at Dubai airport before boarding another plane to Vienna. Dubai airport is very large and busy as you would imagine and I had to catch a train to get to the boarding gates for my next flight to Vienna which took another six hours. Vienna airport did not appear to be as big as Melbourne.
 I was supposed to have been meet by a driver to take me to hotel but he failed to arrive so I had to take a taxi which I wasn't happy about.

After a short rest at the hotel I went for a short walk into the city and discovered the first of what I imagine will be many Christmas markets that I will see whilst I am here. Being a Friday night it was very busy, very much like a food and wine festival. Lots of people walking around sipping mulled wine and looking at all the stalls. Not all the stalls had Christmas trinkets and the like but clothing, jewellery, pottery and anything else you could think of.

Didn't stay for to long as I was starting to feel very tired. Will have an early dinner and into bed up ready for a full days sightseeing

G