A winter walk in Vienna – from Kahlenbergdörfl to Leopoldsberg

Since this pandemic still holds the world in its thrall, traveling is out of the question. Or at least it…

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Christmas Lights in Vienna

This year there was no traveling before Christmas. Unlike last year, when I went to Prague, I was staying in…

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Breakfast at Erich (update)

Erich is really cool bar/restaurant in the 7th district. It’s a cozy place in winter and for summer it has…

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Breakfast at Le Pic Brasserie

Vienna appears to get swamped with new French restaurants, or as the French call them, bistros and brasseries. After the…

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Breakfast at Ukiyo bistro

Asian breakfast in Vienna is a rare thing. I fondly remember a Saturday morning in Montreal when I had a…

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Gerhard Richter exhibition (landscape)

Gerhard Richter is a contemporary German artist who specializes in photography, photo realistic paintings (projecting a photo on canvass and…

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Breakfast at Zimmerservice

When we arrive at 9am the place is empty and also stays that way for at least another 30 minutes.…

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Breakfast at Ullmann’s Zuckerbäckerei

Another Saturday, another breakfast. This time we made our way again to the far ends of the second district. Okay,…

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Breakfast at Ma Belle Bistro & Bar

Saturday is breakfast time. So last weekend I booked a table at the newly opened Ma Bell Bistro. The restaurant…

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Dogenhof – permanently closed

The word ‘Doge‘ invokes a picture of historical Venice in front of my inner eye. I never really knew that…

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