Austria

This was their dark beer, which was good.

This was their unfiltered, presumably non-pasteurized beer, which was also good, although not memorable.

This wasn't actually where I got my train, as the international Eurocity trains to the Czech Republic leave from Meidling, rather than Hauptbahnhof. I ended up, as I recall, taking the U-Bahn to Hbf, and then the S-Bahn to Meidling. Apologies if I don't know much about the OBB's S-Bahn stock.

Meidling isn't just a station, of course. I was very early for my train, so I wandered around the neighborhood, and among other things I found this interesting mosaic on this apartment building.

Here's the station sign for Wien Meidling, after I arrived to wait for my train home.

This really was my train back to Prague, and unusually for a Eurocity, #1216 239-4 would take us all the way, with no locomotive change. The OBB 1216 Class are increasingly known by the easier-to-remember name of "Taurus," as they increasinly are popular export units. Even Amtrak have bought them in the form of the Cities Sprinter, which is a slight modification to meet their specifications (the 9 aspect PRR-style cab signals, the Amtrak pantograph, a bell, etc.).

This photo had a light leak, so it was very difficult to edit it to an acceptable standard. In the end, I minimized the damage by converting it to black and white. I liked the photo, so I figured it was worth it.

After I spent over an hour fixing my film shot of Simmering, I was frustrated to find that I had had a clean cameraphone shot the whole time. Still, I don't like it as much.