The Alms
Mungo takes the 956am train to visit the Geakes and Stephanie, with plans to spend the night at Antoinette’s alm. I meanwhile bike up to the Naggler Alm and spend a pretty lazy day there enjoying the splendid weather. After…
Berg im Drautal heurigen
On Friday night we meet Larry at Weinhauser for tartares and schnizel, accompanied by hot sauces. He has just arrived back from a week’s childrens’ camp in Carinthia, and is off early on Saturday to Rome where he looks after…
KHM & Schreiberhaus
Finally after sweltering days, a full rainy day and a lower temperature. We visit KHM and the small Cranach museum, follwed by coffee in the best coffee house in Vienna.
Augustiner et al
Sunday, time to catch Mozart Great Mass at the Augustinerkirche. Larry goes by scooter, Mungo by ebike, and me by bike. All separately. Afterwards sinful refreshments at Palmenhaus before returning back home. The evening before we met up at Feuerwehr…
Walhalla and history
Thanks to a thunderstorm and rain, a late start. First stop is a visit to the Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte. Expositions of wirthaus, and Bavaria through time including Ludwig II and the wars. (“I wish to remain an eternal enigma…
Arrive at Regensburg
Another scorching day, well over 30°C. We catch a 910am bus with Maria to the train station of Priem and go to Munich where we change trains for Regensburg. Total travel time over 4 hours. In the afternoon we bus…
Überwössen walk
Another beautiful sunny day, elsewhere causing fires and heat waves but here at 600m+ quite lovely. As Mungo cuts herself badly on a branch, I carry on up to the alm for an apple schwörl, then return around 330pm. In…
Kaiserbachtal
We cross the Austrian border to go to this stunning valley and mountain range. We stop an hour from the top. In the evening Hungarian goulasch and smoked reiken amidst Brünnhilde’s encircling flames.
Unter Wössen
After a day climbing Everest, that is taking the Kaiserlift to the very top and walking back down, we head towards Maria and Hartmund in deepest Bavaria. A most enjoyable tajin awaits!
Kufstein and sun
A beautiful day greets us, weary from the tribulations of the gods. A path off the nearby road leads into the woods with good view of the town and festung. Which of course after an ice cream we visit. At…
Die Walküre at Erl
We take the early morning 730am train to Kufstein in Tyrol and arrive at this pretty Alpine town before midday. A coach takes us to the modern Erl complex, where the performance starts promptly at 5pm. The superb seats Mungo…
Wally alert
Yes, they are everywhere, whether cruising blindly down Flow lines in Wienerwald, having their hair cut, curtain making or dining on the deck. No way to avoid!
House of Austrian History
Last day of the 4 week German course. Head to the exhibition “Disposing of Hitler” at the HoAH. Then Mungo comes and we briefly look at the section 1918 onwards. After we walk to Cafe Delia.
Prater by bike
We jump on the bikes and canter to Prater, ending up with a torte at the Altes Jäger.
Ottakring Bierfest
We take trams and planes to Ottakring where the brewery has its first day of a 2 month Bierfest. Larry is along, and his ever-grinning friend Maxie joins us shortly. A couple of jolly beers follow, then we leave the…