Lost In Austria Found In Prague – Little Teddy Bear Lost!

Since my last post about my time in Belgrade, Serbia It has been pretty eventful I would say. I left Belgrade to go to Zagreb, Croatia and from Zagreb I travelled to Budapest, Hungary then I went to Vienna, Austria and now I am in Prague, Czech Republic (my 4th time here). I will also be heading to Berlin, Germany after this and some more cities too on the way back to London.

So, there is quite a lot I could talk about in this blog post. After leaving Belgrade –I was thinking about my next blog and what it could be about. I thought maybe – I could write about how nice Zagreb was because it was nice there after leaving Serbia.

I did have one Incident here – where I left my suitcase at the Zoo Café, I had to go back after I was 2 tram stops away and It was a good job it was still there but anyway, otherwise I had no trouble here, it was overall a really good experience

In Budapest, well I did have a bit of trouble with getting lost. A bit like I did in Serbia because of Internet issues and no roaming data but it was OK for the most part – I met my nephew over here on the second day (the actual reason I came to Europe), and I went to Budapest Zoo (for the 2nd time) which I really liked. PLUS I got loads of blogging done whilst there.

I mean, Its been a bit stale for me blogging the past year or so. eBay has continuously got in the way at home but on this trip I was really feeling good about the work I was doing.

On the way to Austria I was on the train typing away and definitely I was quite excited to get back out here after my last visit to Vienna in February 2023.

Vienna Zoo is definitely one of my favourite places but OVERALL Vienna, Austria – its a nice city, a beautiful place and this will be my 1st blog post about it actually. It is a shame really It can’t be a bit more positive and here is why>>>

So, given my feelings towards coming back to Austria how bad is this – I got off the train from Budapest – and to my utter shock and horror I REALIZED I didn’t have my bag with my laptop.

NOT ONLY THIS but Inside this bag was TEDDY too! NOOOO!!!!

I literally got off the train, found a toilet and went and found somewhere to sit – maybe 15 minutes this all took me to notice what I had done. I sat down went to reach for my bag and it dawned on me – IT WAS GONE I shouted OH S**T! so loud that it echoed across the station. I am sure a few pigeons flew away lol Talk about dramatic OMG

The 2 guys sat near me thought it was ever so funny but I certainly didn’t!

I had lost my bag somewhere. I could have cried right there and then. Poor Teddy! and not just him by my other travelling companion Colin Wong was in the bag too. This was a horror movie, the nightmare to end all nightmares!

I am not sure how I could have carried on TeddyBearsTravels.com if I didn’t get Teddy back but YES – my nightmare is finally over.

Teddy, Colin, and my laptop are all back safe with me now thankfully. I am so relieved but ANYWAY this will be what today’s blog will be about…

Your Bag Has Been Found (Finally!)

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This was not much longer after I got off the phone. I was speaking to them at 19:15 – on that call they said to wait for an email because as of yet they had NO UPDATE for me but strangely less than an hour later they emailed me at 19:49.

I must have been checking my emails after receiving this and I didn’t see it in my junk email folder but the next morning there it was.

It was good because I didn’t have to stay In Vienna to collect it. Already I had booked a train to Prague. In my head I was thinking maybe I would have to go back to Vienna or fly back to Vienna after I got home.

Although, I did say if this was found I’d like to collect from Prague so maybe they took note of that. I was worried really that even I might have to go back to Budapest but yes it all worked out pretty good.

So that was that. I kind of believed I would have this returned to me. Thinking about it the only places I could have left this were at the train station or on the train. I kind of remembered getting off the train looking at my phone and not holding my bag so It made sense I left on the train.

I think I was obsessing too much about my phone and navigating my way around that I wasn’t paying enough attention. It has been an important lesson TWICE I left my travel case somewhere and then this happened.

I would hope that I don’t do this again but yes so Teddy is back with me.

I guess deep down I knew he would be found. The joke in my head was that Teddy and Colin was so excited to go to Prague they skipped going to Vienna to get here a whole 2 days early!

Although, I do think they missed out on Vienna Zoo. So let’s talk a bit about that. My 2nd time at Vienna Zoo.

What Teddy and Colin Missed At Vienna Zoo

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Well, I suppose really it was nice to get a break from their mischievous antics. Colin has done this before. When I first got him he went missing for 3 months. I couldn’t believe it when my friend come in the pub one day with him in a bag.

He was found in a derelict building my friend was working in lol It was so funny because the amount of stress I had to deal with after this happened. It was bad. I was so happy to get him back and since he has literally become my 2nd in command after Teddy – he even came to Greece with me on my last trip which Teddy wasn’t able to make.

But yes anyway I am glad that I still went to Vienna Zoo. I didn’t really have the same enthusiasm about going after losing my bag but mostly I thought it would be good to take my mind off things.

I guess you could say it did that in some ways and like last time again it was quite fascinating to see all the work that has gone into making this area what it is. If you ever visit Vienna and this place I’m sure you will see what I mean.

To get to the zoo you first have to first walk through the park. It is a straight path and whilst making your way through you will see a big green house and hedges trimmed into different shapes. Much like Kew Gardens in London.

And then you get to an amazing rectangle area with statues either side and a fountain at the end with gold statues. These are of men riding giant sea horses. It kind of makes your imagination run wild seeing such beautiful works of art and you have to wonder why these were made.

Behind this fountain there is an arch way up a big hill and it just looks so unreal. I never went up here but I did really want to. Maybe I will another time but anyway the Zoo is a right turn from the fountain. You can see the sign quite easily from here. So,…

*Note if you are interested this area is called the Schonbrunn Gardens – definitely look it up.

My 2nd Time At Vienna Zoo

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One disappointment was the Pandas were gone. They are having a new enclosure built so for now they have been moved on (I think) but what was at Vienna Zoo were the Polar Bears, Sun Bears and Koalas.

I think I see a bit more this time around. It was very nice walking round the nature trail I thought. They have an old Austrian cabin at the end of it. It is quite impressive Inside. Lot’s of old relics of the past in here.

I stopped for coffee and lunch in here. Very different from what I’m used to back home in England. It was a good day out overall. It might have been better if I didn’t have my lost items so fresh on my mind but lots of amazing animals and although it was cold the air was so clean it was very refreshing.

If only that silly Teddy Bear had just come with me to Vienna he would have had a great time but anyway YES I do get that Prague is exciting. I was quite excited when I finally got here so yeah I get why him and Colin skipped ahead lol

 

In Conclusion

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So yes I was very lucky here. It is funny because I got Teddy and Colin back but I know if I hadn’t this would have ruined my whole trip. Would have took me a long time to get over but it is a lesson learnt.

After this I’m sure I can probably go away in future with less problems because I will be that extra bit careful. I guess being a bit more selective when I am using my phone will make all the difference HOPEFULLY!

I will finish up this blog post here anyway – maybe I will have another blog to share soon as STILL I have to get through both Germany and France to get home on the coach as I have decided NOT to fly back home.

If you have liked reading this and you would like to buy me a drink you don’t have to – I actually do OK with my eBay on holiday mode a lot of the time but if you want to here is my Buy Me a Coffee Link (HERE)

Many thanks for reading;

Yours truly

Alex, Teddy and Colin W.