A spring walk in Vienna – Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace is the former summer residence of the Habsburg family. The days of Habsburgs are over, at least as…

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#stadtlandgenuss – pop-up – takeout

As much as I hate that this lock down is going on since forever (restaurants in Vienna closed on November…

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Books

Mephisto by Klaus Mann: Germany in the 1930s. An actor/director chooses to embrace the career possibilities given to him by…

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A spring walk in Vienna – Belvedere Palace

All we ever do during this pandemic is walking. I have upgraded to running though during the week, mostly because…

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A spring walk in Vienna – Stadtpark

Winter walks have given way to spring walks. Seasons come and go, but in Vienna we keep on walking. Never…

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Hallstatt and the Hallstätter See

When you look at the Salzkammergut from above you will see many, many mountains. In between, in the many valleys,…

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Books

Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito: A school shooting leaves several people dead. The suspects are Sebastian and Maja. But only…

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A weekend in Bad Goisern

The Salzkammergut is a unique region in Austria. It’s lovely to go there from time to time and explore the…

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