Street Statues... and Dancers

While walking around Stephansplatz on my first Sunday in Vienna, I could not help but to stumble upon a few statues that I did not recognize from any travel brochures. These statues were so realistic they had a pulse. I soon realized that these were heavily made up performers looking to entertain and make a Euro or two (something rarely done as almost all shops close on Sunday). From a perfectly still golden couple, to a roman soldier who happily jumped off of his box whenever he received a coin, to a headless dancer, these dramatic few easily kept the tourists and I entertained.

Kaffee Pause, jemand?

As anyone who has ever been to college knows, coffee is the lifeblood of the typical student. As not only a college student, but an Alaskan who has used coffee to renew bodily warmth for years, I have jumped at every opportunity to go to a Kaffeehaus. Here are a couple pictures of what I've enjoyed so far (there have been more coffees, unfortunately I forgot to photograph them). The first is the remains of a Melange, a typical Viennese coffee topped with hot foamed milk. The second is a latte with a Sachertorte, a layered Viennese chocolate cake, seperated with a thin layer of apricot jam and topped with a hard dark chocolate icing.