Today seemed to get off to a lazy start, perhaps due to staying up late last night at Klosterneuberg. But eventually seven of us decided to go check out the Naschmarkt again, since Saturdays are when the flea market portion of it is open. I must say, I was a little disappointed in the flea market; I thought I would see dozens upon dozens of rare and strange antiques for sale. Not that I didn't, it just seemed that most of the vendors had a lot of junk that was uninteresting to me. Or maybe I'm just the kind of person who hardly lets himself buy anything he doesn't need. Or maybe it was the fact that the drizzling rain caused a lot of vendors to pack up early, or obscure their goods with tarps and covers. Yet in any case, I was glad that I still took the time to visit this weekly event at the Naschmarkt. Maybe it would be worth coming back again, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
Because the Karlskirche was close by, we decided to go visit that afterward. It would have been great if I could have taken pictures here, but there is just something really wrong with my camera... Anyhow, this was another incredibly baroque church. It's undergoing renovation inside at present, so there's a tall scaffold that reaches up to the top of the church's dome. And amazingly, the public is allowed to ride the elevator up to the top of it! Now this was a really neat experience - being mere feet away from the elaborate frescoes that adorn the inside of the dome. I really wanted to spend more time at the top of the elevator, admiring all the frescoes from up close, but everyone else was leaving, and I felt compelled to go with them. I wouldn't have minded staying longer.
The German word of the day is "beantworten," meaning "to answer."
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