Along the way; New Year's Eve in Vienna

Starting new year's eve in an amusement park wasn't something I expected I would do until now. We visited the giant wheel, Wiener Riesenrad (link) to get another view of the city from above and it was absolutely beautiful. The ride itself was a pleasant experience, and the city decorated with the exploding fireworks here and there over the skyline. We weren't the only tourists enoying this, but the park itself didn't have many people around, which made it at the same time kind of creepy and beautiful when walking around the park, just the way I like it.

At midnight we went to see the fireworks (with the rest of the people in Vienna I guess) at Heldenplatz. It was absolutely beautiful and such a remarkable, special way to start this year. I'm gently covering 2013 into bed and kissing it goodnight. Thanking it for everything it gave me, especially everywhere it brought. All the possiblities I had and all the chances I took to make it a year worth while. This past year will have so much meaning, like a prelude to a book not yet written. Right now as I'm writing this I'm sitting in the train (which is super uncomfortable by the way, and I'm so very hungry and I still have hours to go) on my way to Toruń for my midterm training (and now as I'm actually posting it I'm alreay here). The sky is clearer than I've seen it for weeks and the sun is just flickering through the window and running around everywhere, making everything look a little bit more alive. I'm excited about 2014 and sure it's going to be a great year.

So I started my year super excited with a hockey game on the first of the first. I was not disappointed, although the game itself wasn't as good as I'm used to (I don't think I have to underline here where I'm from, and by the way recently we won the world junior championships, congratulations little Lions!). The atmosphere was still the same, the hall was fully packed and the players had mullets and the referees were blind.

Drinking beer before entering the hockey hall like a proper finn.

Next stop: Bratislava!