Goodbyes

       Yesterday morning, Mommy, Bruce and I brought my luggage over to Sophie's house. She met us at the bus stop and showed us the way. Of course, Bruce had to take a ton of pictures of the journey to and from the house, and of the house itself. I know I'll thank him one day, but now... Here are a few.

     So, after dropping off my bags, Sophie came along with us to Schonbrunn palace. There, we hiked up the hill through the palace gardens to the beautiful structure called the Glorieta, from which you could see the entire city of Vienna. It was amazing, with flocks of birds flying over head, and the sun glinting off the rooftops. After that, we went on a tour of the inside of the palace. This was a lot like the tour we went on at Hofburg, but also completely different. Instead of going into depth about Empress Sisi, it was a more overall history of the rooms, all of which were amazing.
      By the time the tour was over, it was getting rather late, therefore time for Sophie and I to go home. We all walked together to the subway station, but then Mommy and Bruce had to get on a different train. Goodbyes were said above ground in the station, and then we descended to where they would arrive. However, subway stations being as they are, we could see each other across the tracks. How trains came at the exact same time, and we waved goodbye before they crossed in front of us.
     Free at last! Actually, not really. I still got an email from Mommy reminding me of all the little particulars, and I'll talk to them on Skype often. I love my parents, and appreciate all that they have done for my to help make this possible, even the reminders of the little things. I know in a few days I'll start getting very homesick, and miss them quite a lot, but right now, I'm really enjoying the freedom.