This morning we woke up, did some waltzing practice in the apartment, and even critiqued the other couple. We even "judged" them with Olympic ratings. Lainey and Jonathan didn't even give us anything above a 7! We then went as a group to cafe Sacher, a famous place for the world's most famous chocolate cake. I was a little wary as it is a tourist trap, but I am an elitist and didn't want to miss out on this. I had read that some found the cake to be overrated and dry, but I was pleasantly surprised and even happy. We discussed how it WASN'T too dry. Yeah, torte!
We also got some Bohemian pancakes with plums! Everyone shared at the table. We also got special coffee drinks because Vienna has a rich history with coffee (ok, I got hot chocolate)
We then headed to St. Stephen's cathedral to climb the tower (over 300 steps and I counted them all which annoyed Jonathan so he punched me in the neck) and then into the cathedral. I think it's sad but I don't think we've been in another church this whole trip. How odd for a trip to Europe.
The roof is the most iconic thing about this church and is the symbol of Vienna. After the church, we went to our first private lesson for waltz and the teacher was amazing. Since we all already had dance training, we could focus on technique, like taking bigger steps, the ladies pushing back to the men like a conversation, and frame work.
After the lesson, we bugged Lainey about going back to the sausage man, had dinner, did recaps (Jonathan with me, Lainey with Ben so we could talk about each others' partners) rehearsals (MUCH BETTER) and Friends marathon! We're all exhausted but so excited about tomorrow night!
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