Oh, die Essen und die Eis!

Oh the food! Oh the ice cream! Oh Elizabeth could get used to this! (At least, that is if one day she would like to be removed from her house by a crane.) Breakfast is light at least, usually consisting of a combination of yogurt, bread, fruit, or juice. Today for lunch we stopped with our new friends Jenna and Natalie at one of the several fast Turkish eateries, as there are many Turkish immigrants here and it appears to Elizabeth that 90% of them are in the making-good-food business. After that it was time for Zanoni and Zanoni, the best ice cream place downtown, where ice cream is creamy, big, cheep, and in great flavors (we both recommend the hazelnut, as that is what we both tried today). Good for the wallet, good for the soul (or at least the emotional status of most girls). He he.
But then, only an hour after that, we were informed that “the best wiener-schnitzel place in Vienna,” (according to our director, the one who would know), has half-off first Monday of the month deals, for 3,50 Euros and huge portions (as you can see on our plates), accompanied by what Elizabeth has confirmed to be the best potato salad. Oh, it was amazing. And we were served by the cutest littlest oldest Austrian lady who had quite the skill of stacking and carrying plates. Just a little ways from this schnitzel place, in district 22, was the best gelato place in all of Eastern Europe. So of course our group had to go. Who could resist? Yes, it made Elizabeth’s second ice cream cone within the space of a mere four hours. And that matters because…? And this was indeed better (unfortunately a little farther than zanoni’s). You could have the same amount of ice cream for ten cents less, AND you got to have three different flavors in your scoop. Elizabeth chose coconut, lemon, and mountainberry. Maybe not lemon next time, but oh, oh, oh! The other two flavors! Simply wondrous. Why can’t smart Americans invent heaven like these people have?