I rushed to read through the stories and felt my heart constrict further with each one.
The trip happened to fall during a particularly busy period, both personally and professionally.
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Id already started off strong on my first day in town.
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The next morning, I treated myself to a lie-in (a luxury as a toddler mom!)
before meeting my friends at theNatural History Museum.
I took my time examining the display cases.
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And, of course, there were meteorites and countless fossils.
Turns out, the idea of mass extinction has a way of putting a canceled concert in perspective.
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Still, I was eager to salvage what parts of the concert-going experience I could.
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Trading took on a decidedly bittersweet tone.
As colorful balloons bounced from person to person, the sadness was palpable, but so was the joy.
I attempted to peep Gustav Klimts work at theBelvedere Museumbut couldnt snag a ticket early enough in the day.
Fan’s of Taylor Swift, so-called “Swifties”, hang beaded bracelets on a “friendship bracelet tree” in Vienna, Austria, after her three scheduled concerts were cancelled on August 7, 2024.EVA MANHART/Getty Images
So, after walking the grounds a bit, I hopped over to theHouse of Music.
But I felt a kinship watching fellow Swifties channel their disappointment into this sort of group therapy.
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Taylor Swift fans sing together on Stephansplatz on August 08, 2024 in Vienna, Austria after the concerts were announced to be canceled.Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images
