Turns out Graz is an incredible city. I didnt know anything about it previously, but Im so glad we stopped there. Its a pretty big city and sprawls for a while, but the city center around the river is really nice and walkable. The city has a lot of quirky things about it, like a funicular (similar to Pittsburgh's) but also a glass elevator that will take you up and down through the middle of the same mountain. Then there's some crazy architecture there too like the new art museum. 
In the art museum(nicknamed the friendly alien) there was an exhibit of current Chinese artists, and it was one of the best exhibits I've seen in a while. A lot of the pieces were very spacial and 3 dimensional so it was very interesting to experience it all.
Then we went to a cafe in the middle of the river that had a playground and amphitheater as part of the island, it was designed be Vito Acconci and was very cool. I really had no knowledge of Graz before I went there, and Im so glad I did. And when we caught the train back Friday night, it was at just about the same time we would have been getting off from work. Time well spent.
Some other pictures of the city are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/acadiak/Graz
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