The mixing of Vienna Blood
A TV series and a TV film with confusingly similar titles – both watched.
Two views of the city
Two recommended blogs to read from long-term Britons in Vienna. Both look under the skin of life in Vienna, behind the facade of the “Best City to Live In”
Hardship/Friendliness/Quality of Life
Another survey another honour. Oh wait Vienna is only third behind Paris and Kuwait in terms of unfriendliness.
This is Rugby – Austrian Style
A November afternoon in suburbia, and a trip to the home of Wiener Sportklub, to watch the Austrian national rugby team, is vastly preferential to witnessing another Rapid home defeat.
Searching for beer in Oberdöbling
Living in the part of the 19th I am in has many pluses, although a bolthole for a quick beer is proving elusive.
What/who links the Villa Hohe Warte to Austria’s biggest banking scandal?
Who or what connects Austria’s biggest banking scandal with a former children’s home-cum-diplomatic compound?
The Demise of the Bunte Kuh
The Bunte Kuh was an institution for four decades on the Zentagasse, before it served its last pint in 2018.
Oeingang – what’s it all about?
After three years of blogging about the UK Referendum of 2016, its aftermath and the process of taking Austrian citizenship, I am looking forward to blogging on a new subject, another one that is close to my heart, namely Life in Austria.