Europe 2007 – Day Twenty-Two
August 29th, 2007 - 10:49pm - No Comments »
Day Twenty-Two
Linz Train Station
29 August 2007 – 22:49
This morning we slept in rather than eating breakfast. The place we stayed in Vienna is a dorm — or at least seems be to — and we were right next to the kitchen for that floor… that they used at 2am.
Justine had a dull ache in her bottom teeth which had not subsided since the night before so we hunted via Google for a laser dentist in the suburb near us. We found a few so after checking out and putting our bags in a locker at the train station we went out in search of the first on the list.
Doctor “Toth” was the first on the list. We found what seemed to be the right building so entered. From the inside we had no idea what sort of building we were in or whether it was even one we were supposed to be in. There were no markings anywhere. We ascended two flights of stairs and at the top found an optometrist. They pointed us in the direction of the dentist. Once we found the office we entered after some initial confusion over having to buzz ourselves in.
After a bit more confusion over what we actually wanted we were asked to present an “E-card”, whatever that is. We explained our situation and were advised we would have to pay up front (at least after seeing the doctor) and follow up with our insurance later.
A long wait, followed by a short consultation where the dentist flicked a small store (or seed) out of Justine’s mouth. He told us to “have a good holiday” and we went out to pay. As I got my credit card out of my wallet the receptionist didn’t want us to pay! Obviously we lucked out and must have saved a few hundred euro in consulting fees.
Feeling somehow richer we returned to the centre of town and as we strolled around found a cake shop which has been in Vienna since 1786, “Demel”. We grabbed some of their cheapest stuff and went to a cheaper (and much crappier) place for lunch. We returned to Demel so Justine could have an apple strudel with cream. I had a little but don’t care for it that much. Justine loved it, though.
Since we had some time to kill before our train to Venice we strolled through the park; we bought Justine a gerbera, which was huge compared to the ones back home.
Our train to Venice is again two bunk beds in a private room. It’s a bit older than the last one but also a little quieter.
Tomorrow, Italy and Venice!
