The South: a different way of life

Once again, time simply flew by, and it took a few days to digest all the impressions. The wildlife there is just amazing: from otters..

..over parrots..
..to a whole life cycle of butterflies basically on the same plant..

..we always felt as if we were on a safari.

However, the different lifestyle also caused a slight cultural shock, even for Matt, the New Orleanian. We had to get used to the fact that the TVs are on all the time everywhere, even when you have guests.. this would be considered rude in Austria. Also, we had to get used to not walking or moving at all.. I even had to give myself a shot to dilute my blood, because my legs were hurting so bad from sitting around all the time.

Some commercials are a little cynic..
.. and having guns is so normal that you can even find bullet casings in the streets. Never saw that before..
Racism is still an issue [well, Austria is not really innocent when it comes to that, either..], as this little monument shows.
Simply put a cruzifix on the top of that KKK hat and you can leave it there standing.

Well, we most certainly had an awesome time with our friends and families, and we are looking forward to going back asap. But still, it is also nice to be back home.