I was in the market for some music in one of the famous halls in Vienna. In particular, the “Musikverein Golden Hall”. Here, there is orchestral music on a regular basis. It is known to many as the location for the famous “New Year Concert” televised every 1st January. The concerts that answered my research […]
After a late evening, I had a subsequently late morning. I did a little grocery shopping. It is notable that many establishments are not open on a Sunday, so it seemed sensible to “stock up” in preparation. In the early afternoon, the U6 and R37 lines took me to Heiligenstadt, an area to the north […]
After more than a week of residence, the apartment was looking a little dusty. This was rectified after breakfast by the locating of a vacuum cleaner, and other miscellaneous cleaning supplies. By the time I exited, it looked very much as if I had only just arrived. I had missions to accomplish. I had already […]
The weather did not look promising when I awakened. I was able to have breakfast on the balcony, but there was a notable breeze. There were also puddles on the various balcony chairs indicating a past with rain. The “brooding” sky indicated a future with it too. I had initially planned an activity that would […]
I felt decidedly aimless when I awakened, so it was particularly late when I left the apartment. I had no plan whatsoever, so spent some time looking at a map of the city. There was a notable green space I had not explored, so I decided to go there. My route took me further south, […]
I had a number of missions to accomplish. The first was to off-load some glass recycling. This was done easily at a depository a few blocks from the apartment. The second mission was to take the books I had finished reading to a book-exchange. There were namely: *”The House With Chicken Legs”, by Sophie Anderson,*”Crookhaven: […]
After breakfast, and ablutions, I walked into the city. I made a determined effort to walk through “Neubau”. This is known as a “bohemian” area of the city. This was indeed verified by an interesting selection of shops, and restaurants. Many of the latter were serving food, and drinks from a number of non-Austrian countries. […]
I had now been away from home for 7 days. In fact, counting Tinto Summer School it was closer to 14. I had seen much, and experienced much. Time to rest. I opted to spend the day on the balcony. Perhaps read, play a game on my laptop that I had been enjoying, and catch […]
After breakfast, and cleanliness I took myself on a similar foot-route to the day before. Early in my journey, I was saddened to see a pigeon dismembered by a passing lorry. I was however impressed at the accuracy of the tyre of said lorry hitting said pigeon. I wondered to what extent the lorry driver […]
I took breakfast on my balcony after a late sleep, and my morning ablutions. I had indeed had a good night of slumber. I had been concerned that I would be unsettled by the high temperature. However, given that I remember little between going to bed, and waking up sometime around 08:30 CEST, I would […]