Vienna Trip Part 5: Weird Stuff

Whenever you travel there are lots of weird things that you find along the way.  This final post about my trip is about these things.  Here we go.

German toilet

In some parts of Europe this is what the toilets look like.  It's like there's a shelf to do your business on.  My brother dubbed it the "observation deck" on one of our trips.  This kind of toilet was everywhere when I was traveling.  When I went to Cheryl's she had different toilets more like ours.  She said her husband was determined not to have this kind of toilet.

Of course you run into all kinds of different foods and drinks.  Here is a favorite soda in Vienna.  It tasted a lot like ginger ale to me.  We followed the truck in the picture below carrying another brand of soda.

The road to the Haus was a winding road because it ran along a creek.  At some places along the road there were frog crossing signs.  There were also little fences along the creek that were designed to keep some of the frogs off the road.  This is a safety issue.  If a car squishes a frog it makes a slick spot on the road and this can be particularly dangerous on the curves.  Lots of cars have slid off and into the creek because of the frogs, hence the warnings.

Frog crossing sign

I ordered a hot dog from a street vendor in Vienna and got this.

The hot dog is about a foot long.  They put the roll on a spike to create the hole for the meat and mustard.  

In Eastern Europe they are very fond of poetry.  They write their own poems to share with each other.  They may come to church with a poem to share during the service.  I saw this sign on a street in Vienna.

Traveling gives you all kinds of interesting things to see and do.  I am so thankful for the opportunity I had to make this trip. Can't wait for the next one!