I expected to sleep somewhat fitfully. I always do on the night before an early morning engagement, as I am nervous about making sure I am awake at the appointed time. To this end, I had set two alarms. One was on my (now aging) iPhone 13, and the other on my Microsoft Surface Laptop. […]
If I had no idea what to do with yesterday, then today was the proverbial “peach”. Sources in “the know” of these kind of situations suggested very much that I do not try to do too much with the day. I should just take it easy. This sounded to me like advice worth taking. To […]
It is always difficult to figure out to do with transport days. In this occasion, I did not have the late evening wait than perhaps I would on a New York home flight. It was still a long time between apartment check-out (11:00 CEST), and train departure (18:13 CEST). I completed my final packing, ablutions, […]
My last full day in Vienna was to be simplicity itself. I simply had to: *Wash clothes.*Put books in exchange box.*Do shopping.*Drink coffee*Eat cake.*Read.*Have dinner.*Drink wine on the baclony. All of these I did, and very much enjoyed. The coffee, and cake in particular was very well received in the searing heat. I happened upon […]
The one important site I had yet to visit in Vienna was Schloss Schönbrunn (Schönbrunn Palace). This was the summer residence for the Hapsburgs until 1918. The longest-reigning Emperor Franz Joseph I was born, and died here. It is a hugely important site, but had passed me by somewhat. This was as a result of […]
It seems that the longer I stay somewhere, the lazier I get. However, I have some excuse for not venturing out until mid-afternoon in that the rain started as I was having breakfast. There were also clothes to wash, and groceries to stock up on. After all these tasks were completed, I foot-travelled to “Café […]
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 […]