Heuriger

I just got back from a Heuriger....a traditional Austrian night of new wine, pressed meats, bread and cheese spread, and general merriment. It was tons of fun (I was kind of the drunkie, but not so much anymore) and the wine was very good. The best part was that IES paid for everything! ^_^ The food....well, it was cold pressed meat and bread and such, and although good, kind of unilateral, if that's the word. First they served a new white wine with a flask of mineral water, so you could mix your own "G'spritzt" (one part Mineralwater, one part wine). After that they served individual shot-like glasses of red wine, which was also good. Some people brought Sturm, which is like white wine that hasn't fermented yet....to me it tasted like cider with just a touch of bile flavor....everyone else seemed to like it, though. I took a bunch of pictures which I'll upload at my earliest opportunity. Yay for semi-drunken conversations trying to be in German.......it was really really awesome.....then Mike (roommate, not the other Mike) and I rode the U-bahn back with the creepiest crazy guy I've ever come across.....his mouth was practically dripping with some bluish substance, his eyes were half-open, and he kept leaning over to me and trying to talk to me....it was nice and easy to pretend that I didn't speak any German.....the whole thing was pretty creepy. Well, at least the night is over, and I have very little homework.