Following lunch we took the metro to one of the furthest stops and then rode a bus for an extended period of time. The long trip was worth it, as we were treated to a visit to a hydro electirc plant. We learned quite a bit about the functioning of the plant, and even got to journey 30+ meters underground to see the 6 turbines the have at the plant.
A river level view of the hydro-plant
Austria is fourtunate in that the Danube drops 150 meters from the time it enters the border with Germany to the point where it reaches the Slovakian/Hungary border. This allows them to have 10 (potentially 11 in the future) hydro electric plants along thier portion of the river. This means they can prodcue 20% of the country's electricity off entirely renewable resources!
Christine and Steph were a little tired on the way back
Here is one of the 6 turbines, from a bottom perspective...we were about 32 meters below the river.
Our entire group got hard hats to protect us from the evil lurking the basement known only as...condensation.
After the trip to the power plant, we headed home to grab a bite to eat.
Christine and Steph were a little tired on the way back
Pat, Steph, Christine, Erica, Robbie and I went to the local pub for some sandwiches. They were quite good, and afterwards we enjoyed some dessert before Rachel, Nest, Elaina and Sarah came and took our table.
Afterwards a few went out, but with our exam in the morning, Steph, Christine and I stayed in their room and studied for a few hours. Around 10 o'clock we headed to the local McDonald's, as Steph wanted to get a McFlurry with toblerone chocolate. It was quite a walk, but a good study break. On the way back we caught the street tram, which made the journey much shorter.
The S-bahn by day...the Night Bus from Harry Potter 3 by dark
Upon returning, we studied for a little bit longer before going to sleep around one in the morning.
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