the ocean

Well, I am back from Europe. Also from Springfield. Did I mention I was going to Springfield before Europe? I had an oral argument in a case. It was less exotic than Europe, but there was a tornado warning that led the hotel staff to herd us into the basement in the middle of dinner. Thank God they let us bring our wine.

Anyway, Europe was nice. I had wiener schnitzel and sacher torte and one of those giant chocolate-covered pretzels. I went to approximately six billion museums. And I coached my students, who did a really nice job but did not win anything. They were sort of the Jennifer Aniston of the competition, I guess.

Because I had one completely free day while I was over there, I was able to fit in a side trip to Salzburg, in addition to Vienna. That was kind of amazing, even though I did manage to buy a ticket for one train and then actually board another. They have a really cool old castle in Salzburg that sits way up above the city, kind of like it's judging everyone. And you can ride a special train to and from it that feels like the world's most chill rollercoaster. The cathedral there is really only a B-, but still, it was an interesting experience.

More to follow, including endless photos.