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Hardship/Friendliness/Quality of Life

Posted on 6th December 20193rd February 2020 by mdgb

Another survey another honour. Oh wait Vienna is only third behind Paris and Kuwait in terms of unfriendliness.

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Deppat, Oida, Wien
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The teams line up for the national anthems

This is Rugby – Austrian Style

Posted on 3rd November 2019 by mdgb

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.

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Lepschi, Strecke
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Dismantled Schanigarten at "zur urigen Gruam"

Searching for beer in Oberdöbling

Posted on 3rd November 2019 by mdgb

Living in the part of the 19th I am in has many pluses, although a bolthole for a quick beer is proving elusive.

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Grätzl, Tschocherl
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What/who links the Villa Hohe Warte to Austria’s biggest banking scandal?

Posted on 28th June 20193rd February 2020 by mdgb

Who or what connects Austria’s biggest banking scandal with a former children’s home-cum-diplomatic compound?

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Grätzl, Strecke
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The Demise of the Bunte Kuh

Posted on 5th May 2019 by mdgb

The Bunte Kuh was an institution for four decades on the Zentagasse, before it served its last pint in 2018.

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Oida, Tschocherl
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Oeingang – what’s it all about?

Posted on 4th May 201919th July 2020 by mdgb

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.

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Oeingang
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Vienna – a city of banks

Posted on 30th December 20173rd February 2020 by mdgb

Vienna is a city with many banks – as well as vestiges from former banks.

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Gerstel
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Schloßpark Pötzleinsdorf

Posted on 3rd August 20163rd February 2020 by mdgb

At the end of the 41 tram line is the Schloßpark Pötzleinsdorf. For a Viennese park it is atypical – a dog- and bike-free zone.

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Grätzl, Lepschi
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