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 […]
I awoke, showered, and left the apartment at a leisurely pace. My train was not due to leave the station until 11:07 CEST. The station was a mere 5 minute walk away. As I was packing, what can only be described as a “barrage” of emails arrived in my “Inbox”, detailing various late departure times […]
After my morning shower, my feet took me across the river back to the old town. I had spent time in a beer garden here the previous evening, but had yet to explore further. This was my opportunity. With Mozart’s greatest hits playing in my ears, I joined the hoards of guided tours at Rezidenzplatz. […]
Sleep was sporadic, as it often is in these situations. It did not matter however. I alternately slept, and dozed, enjoying the movement of the train. Thankfully, none of my travelling companions snored, and I hoped that I did not either. A glance of “Google Maps” in the morning placed us half way across Germany, […]
A Day in Brussels – No Sprouts, but a Good Friend I slept a good amount. The combination of extreme travel/Tinto-weariness, and strong Belgian beer served me well in terms of slumber. After a shower, and luggage drop at the hotel, I headed north to the Royal Gallery of Saint Hubert. This is a shopping […]