Schönbrunn
We go almost to the Wienerwald for Mungo’s eyes, meet after st Grushaplatz if youcan believe and head up the long hill to the Gloriette in Schloss Schönbrunn for a light lunch of esterhazy and gulasch. Weather cool and threatening,…
We go almost to the Wienerwald for Mungo’s eyes, meet after st Grushaplatz if youcan believe and head up the long hill to the Gloriette in Schloss Schönbrunn for a light lunch of esterhazy and gulasch. Weather cool and threatening,…
First stop of the day is meeting Christian in Freiraum for a coffee. We are inundated with gifts including large jars of plum jam and loukoumi. Then to Ikea to buy cutlery, where Mungo leaves me roasting on the roof…
An overcast and slightly wet day, so marked by the inactivity of sloths. Bottles taken down to bins and Spar, then another expedition to Spar before lunch. Then late afternoon we tour round the big city of Währing before diving…
Another sparkling day without a cloud in sight. In the morning I get organized with CityBike Wien and “rent” one from nearby Kutschkermarkt, cycling within the free hour to Stadt Park. After reading there I head to the Schwarzenberg würstelstand…
With Christina and Trude we head via 10 and 38A buses to Kahlenberg, along with many others determined to enjoy whst could be the last warm and sunny day of summer. At the top we part ways, Trude and Christina…
We go to the vaccination centre of 18th district and both receive 1st jab of Moderna. All very friendly. Then a coffee to celebrate at Kutschkermarkt. I slowly wend my way to Cafe Schopenhauer whilst Mungo goes to her hip…
After finding that vaccination only starts in Stephansdom the next day, we go for a coffee at this favourite haunt. Mungo returns home whilst I walk to MariaH and then catch U-bahn to Cafe Schopenhauer. This time totally full. In…
First thing we go to Leiner at Ober St Veit to collect the garden chairs, carrying these back on our heads on bus, U3 and U6. Then I head downtown with no fixed idea, end up briefly at MariaHilf but…
Mungo heads off to meet Christina in Kutscher Markt, I take bus and tram to würstelstand in Schwartzenberg Platz for a cheeky debreziner. Whilst dispatching said würst it started raining. I quickly head over to the cafe on the other…
Maria drives us to catch 1115am ferry from Obersee to Herreninseln. After lunch we take a tour round the Schloss, seeing the amazing rooms and Hall of Mirrors scarcely used by Ludwig. Of 70 rooms 50 are completely bare and…