VIENNA, JANUARY 8

January 8: Since this is Sunday we went to a very small interdenominational church (although it has a Church of Christ orientation). We sang traditional hymns and the speaker (American) had a folksy manner and commented on each person in the congregation. After church we walked down to the Graben and decided to eat in a restaurant (Ferdinand’s)—both of us had Leberknodel soup (it may have been 20 years since I savored this delightful soup) and Wiener goulash—a bit spicy with the paprika. That night we walked back down to the Graben and saw the Christmas lights. The temperature was around 30 degrees. A number of singers/violinists/mimes were out looking for tips. There seem to be a large number of Ukrainians or Russians—I am not good at picking up the difference in the languages. Still no call about our luggage.