After a couple of days back in Prague, we hopped on the train for a 4-hour ride to Vienna, Austria. Like Berlin, we rented a flat in Vienna instead of booking a hotel (I found it on craigslist.org). In my opinion, renting a flat is the best way to really experience a new city from a local's perspective. The flat we chose, in the Favoriten area, was just wonderful. It had been renovated recently and everything in the place was brand-new. The shops in the area were mostly Turkish, which was great, and reminded Melinda and me of our time living among the Turks in Cologne, Germany.