Landed in Vienna on Sunday morning. Went to BILLA buying some milk, bread and butter. Not much, but was wondering paying 16 EUR. Then going by taxi from the airport at home and paying the normal fee of around 40 EUR.
So, all in one 56 EUR! I have not spent the last week so much on accomodation, food and drinks…
Incredible…
Back in Vienna, this is sad. Everything went well, this is good.
Now sleeping, washing clothes, checking my backpack and feeling happy about the things I brought with me… And a T-Shirt from Kolkata Knight Riders…
A short summary where I was and where I am at the moment…
Started in Delhi and went to the top of North-India - Kashmir. Then Jammu, Amritsar, Chamba and Daramsala. Then one day Delhi. After that Varanasi and Kolkata. Now I am staying in Darjeeling.
Next stop is Kathmandu, then Delhi - Agra - Delhi - Vienna.
Currently I am having about 4.500 km behind me.
Went to the Nepal embassy in Vienna (Akazienstrasse 30, 1230 Vienna) to get the Visa for Vienna. Everything went fine. After paying a fee, leaving a photo and filling out a form, I received my Visa within 10 Minutes.
The more I am talking with other guys about India, the more I get to know, which people have already been there. I like this, getting in contact and getting inputs - where to go, what do see and listening to their travel-experiences.
Anna-Maria (a working-colleague in Austria) was in India twice. She was there two times. First time for 2 months and the next time about half a year. North and South. She said, both time it was too short…
Yesterday, the lady at the reception at my fitness-center in Vienna noticed me reading Lonely Planet India, while I was doing sports. She came to me and shared her experiences with me. Will meet her next time again and she is going to prepare some stuff. Wonderful.
On Monday I am going to meet Albert. Another guy, who has been in India for several times.
Well, this as a short update from my site. Very exciting…
Okidoki. Just coming home from the institute for tropical medicine in Vienna. Heavy - got the first 4 out of more then 10 vaccinations: 3 in my left and 1 in my right arm. I was already vaccinated for Hepatitis due to my last trips through South-East-Asia. This time, it seems to get a little bit harder. And more expensive. I seem to understand… It’s good, that those vaccination is possible within two weeks…
Japanese Encephalitis (2 vacc.), Rabbies (4 vacc.), Cholera (2 vacc.), Typhoid (1 vacc.),…
I tolerated the serum very good, although my left arm is hurting at the moment a little bit…
My next appointment at the institute is on April 21 and April 28 - on April 17 and April 24 I have to take one oral vaccination of the Cholera-thing which is now in waiting in my fridge…
Friday early in the morning I was standing in the indian embassy in Vienna at Opernring 1 (1010 Vienna). Some people were standing in the small line: Two backpackers, one business-traveller and an indian couple.
I was excited… Gave the ambassador my visa-sheet, an image, my passport and 50 EUR for a 6-month-travelling-visa (shortest you can get). I was surprised, when the very nice ambassador told me, that I can catch my passport with the indian Visa at 5 PM this afternoon. Perfect, it does not take more then 8 hrs.!!
This goes fast… After getting my holidays I was on Mariahilferstrasse this evening, buying a Lonely Planet for India. Wow, more than 1000 pages.
Route: Checked my route… Thought about travelling through North-India - from New Dehli to Darjeeling. Changed it later, want to go to the beach, enjoying sun and beach next to city and country. So - the primary trip from New Dehli to Goa is still up to date.
Flight: Well, booked my flight on www.checkfelix.at - a direct-flight from Vienna to New Dehli with Austrian Airlines for around 600 EUR. Price is OK for a 7.5 hr. travel. Super… It seems to run everything how I planned. checkfelix.at seems to be a very cool platform for booking flights - booking cheap flights. Never seen so many really cheap ones and especially flights, which are so easy available…
Exciting…
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