Dancing in the Hofburg in Vienna

This year's ball weekend started with a train ride to Vienna and checking in again at Motel One Staatsoper. 

spacious room

In the evening,  most of the group met for Dinner at Lugeck Figlmüller for Schnitzel and other delicacies. After a brisk walk through the city, we joined the election party of the new president of AIESEC Austria.

Stephan's Dome

Hofburg

Passageway

The next day, we met for dance classes in the morning followed by lunch in another original Viennese restaurant - Griechenbeisl. We sat in the Autograph Room where famous people signed the walls and ceiling. One of the waiters pointed out the most famous to us.

 

Entrance to Griechenbeisl

Autograph Room

Duck for Lunch

After lunch, I walked back through the city finding cute little couple traffic lights:

Stop 🛑 

Go 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

We got ready and for the ball and met the rest of the gang on the stairs for a group picture - all of us in ball gowns and smokings.

AIESEC Alumni at WU Ball

Heidi, Andreas, Chris

At Midnight and two o'clock in the morning, we got ready for the Quadrille - lining up in long rows and waiting for the orchestra to start the music and the  master of ceremony to announce the steps.

Line up for the Quadrille

Time for dancing

On Sunday, I thought I would be late for breakfast at Café Landtmann - instead I arrived third. Over the next hour, more and more arrived and could say farewell to all before leaving back to Munich!

First three at Breakfast