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”
Continue readingHardship/Friendliness/Quality of Life
Another survey another honour. Oh wait Vienna is only third behind Paris and Kuwait in terms of unfriendliness.
Continue readingThis 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.
Continue readingSearching 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.
Continue readingWhat/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?
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingOeingang – 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.
Continue readingSchloßpark Pötzleinsdorf
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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