….while the sun shines

Day starts overcast and freezing, but suddenly around 11 the clouds open to a beautiful clear sky. We walk round the lake, cadging a coffee at Tchatcheria before stopping briefly at Spar. Trude even sunbathes on the balcony.

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Hermagor Speck

Off to the Speckfest at Hermagor, where chocolate liquor was bought along with other presents. And hot fricka tried. Afterwards coffee at Semmelrock. Back at Weißensee Mungo goes schwammelling, I go to Stonelounge. Cold but sunny day.

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Gajacher

5 hour walk up to top of ridge with view down to the Alm below, returning by the long MTB route that arrives at the start of Neusach. Weather dry but overcast and cold, below 10.

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Trainspotting

Up early so we can all catch the 0830am train to Lienz, getting out at Greiffenburg. Shopping at Adeg. Whole day grey and overcast, raining by the rime we arrive. And cold!! No photos taken…..

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Prater & WU Campus

While the girls, or rather ladies, were exploring hirts and whatnots in Wienerwald, since the weather was brilliant, I counter-intuitively went to the Prater, where millions abounded. But the neighbouring WU Campus (Vienna University of Economics and Business) was definitely…

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Mamamon Thai

Maria Hilferstrasse: coffee at Cafe Westend, shopping for sewing machines and jeans, and after a short trip back to drop off the machine we rush to Mamamon, recommended Thai resto in Albertgasse, as the reservation only lasts until 8.

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Wirthaus Steirerstöckl

Meet at Schopenhauer for coffee, then meet at the Wirthaus with Trude, Christina, Mungo. Cold when the sun moves on, despite being a completely sunny day. I walk back through Schloss Pötzleinsdorf, past Türkenschanz, to Cafe Schopenhauer again.

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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,…

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Augarten

Brief exploration in the afternoon, by bike to Augarten where the monstrous Flaktürm is rather easily spotted. Then wander back via Cafe Schopenhauer for a spiritual slurp.

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