Our first real day in Vienna

Its amazing what a good night's sleep can do. I woke up this morning after having a deep 10 hour sleep, and felt much better and more refreshed than I had for the last two days. We had breakfast at home - bread, different types of cheeses, jam and tea, and then decided what to do for the day. Mum and dad decided to do their own thing and go on a walk, while my sister and I had some time together and did our own thing.

Firstly we went and visited my brother in law at his work, then we went to a Thai Festival at the Prater. For lunch we had a green papaya salad with noodles and little crabs. The crabs weren't that nice because they were very salty, so after having one each, avoided the rest. The salad itself was very tasty, and extremely hot. They definitely didn't hold back on the chilli, and both my sister and I had streaming eyes by the time we finished it.

Then we went to the Prater festival, which was similar to Disneyland or Luna Park, with rides, hot dog and fairy floss stands, etc. There, I decided that since I wasn't allowed to go on any of the rides because of my disability, I would take matters into my own hands and make some fun for myself. As I was going over the cobblestones, one of my front wheels got caught in a particularly deep one, and I fell face first out of my wheelchair. Fortunately I remembered to put my arms out, so it was a pretty soft fall. I turned myself over and sat on the ground as a few people approached us to help. One man asked in German if he could help, so my sister asked him if he spoke English. Fortunately he did, and between the two of them, they got me back in my wheelchair again.

That was definitely an experience I hope to not repeat for the next couple of weeks!