(Idling by the Danube river) What’s the best thing to do when the sun is out on a supposedly cold autumn morning? I say we go biking, RC flying or simply go out on a walk, enjoy the sunshine, watch…
Madagascar 3 – Europe’s Most Wanted
Just when we thought Alex and the gang have settled, they’re out again as castaways. This time…in Europe. Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippopotamus, and Melman the Giraffe sets off to New York after spending six years…
Diego Rivera on Google Doodle
Admittedly, I know more about Frida Kahlo than his better half, Diego Rivera, since Kahlo is a frequent face in the Viennese art scene. So for today’s google doodle I tried to learn more about him. Diego Rivera’s talent was…
Kids clothing sizes
When hubby left for the US we never talked about what he should buy the kids or what he should buy me. He was too work-indulged, I was too worried about his 3 weeks absence. So when there he kept…
Mozart
It is a common sight to see them around the city center. Dressed as 17th-18th century elites as Mozart was, they offer tickets for concerts at the Vienna State Opera. Today is the death anniversary of the famed composer…hmmm, I…
School Ship (Schulschiff)
Bertha von Suttner is a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, receiving it in 1905 for her book, Die Waffen Nieder/Lay Down your Arms. The Schulschiff in Vienna, docked at the Danube was named after her and just as the book’s name…
Mini Kites
Drachen translates to dragons as well as kites. During our visit at the Schulschiff we went into the art room where they were making these mini-drachen/mini- kites. It was actually past 3P.M. and the activity should have been finished but…
Norwegian Wood (2010)
I have waited for this film since the start of this year. The film is based on the book of Haruki Murakami of the same title which in turn comes from the Beatles’ song. The film was directed by Tran Anh…
Dresses for Weddings And Related Events
Our trip home last year was not purely vacation. We attended my older brother’s wedding and the boys stood as bible bearers while daughter was one of the flower girls. She donned a haltered- flowing white gown made of chiffon…
Mark Twain on Google Doodle
“> Google honors humorist Mark Twain with a panoramic doodle of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn seen whitewashing a fence or rather doodling google on it. The two are characters of Twain’s most famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer…
Dance With My Father
It has been two years and a half since my dad passed away. Here, listening to this song is like rubbing salt on open wound. Perhaps doing that would make the wound heal faster but then the scar would always…
At the Albertina
I went with little boy’s kindergarten class to the Albertina, a museum at Vienna’s first district which holds one of the largest print rooms and contains a vast number of art. One of the more famous is Albrecht Dürer’s young…
