Month of May in Vienna
Schooling has been priority since our return to Vienna. The kids have dived in and we have managed, more or less, to do a few hours every morning to be able to catch-up as well as to get ahead with the schoolwork. Seeing that as of the 18th May we will be on the road again for about 3 weeks.
We have been visiting Peter at his garden house in Essling, on the outskirts of Vienna, spending relaxing mornings or afternoons, with kids playing in the garden.
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| Uncle Peter's Garden House |
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| Uncle Peter |
Virtually every street in the 1st District has felt our soles and souls as we have passed through this beautiful city with its rich history.
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| Street Artists in Vienna |
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| Cycling on the Donau (Danube) |
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| Stephansdome Street Artists- the heart of Vienna |
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| The Prater - Riesen Rat |
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| The kids went on this amusement ride! Adults were to afraid |
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| The beer! A night out with friends |
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| The Food! |
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| Even Di enjoyed the beer |
Our time in Vienna/Europe is getting short. On the 19th we leave with Erwin, we will visit the city of Graz and then carry on to Munchen, where we will be staying with Doc for a few days.
As much as we are looking forward to the next stage of our travels it is going to be with a heavy heart that we leave Vienna and especially our ‘family’ here...Erwin & Doris and Peter and Herta and of course good ole Katta!
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| Katta with us on the Riesen Rat |
Erwin and Doris have let us take over their house...not an easy thing for them to do, I imagine. They don’t have children and have been used to having the house for themselves. They’re neat and tidy and do all the cleaning up themselves. So, having two wild African kids and two grown-ups that are used to having hired help at home, it has been quite a shift in lifestyles. We AND the kids have learned that it is actually possible to clean up after ourselves and to keep a place (relatively!) tidy
We cannot and have not been able to think of or find a gift big enough to express our extreme gratitude to Erwin and Doris, so it has been decided that reciprocation would be the best option.
Thus, we are looking forward to their next visit to Southern Africa.
Katta and the kids have spent a lot of time together and she promised to come and visit Namibia again next. In fact today the kids have gone with her to help her paint her lovely new apartment...and we’re packing!
Di has fallen in love with Vienna...and it makes me happy. I have noticed quite a few changes(for the good) in the city and its people, where once I had made my home!!!...I have also dealt with some private ghosts and managed to leave with a sadness but also a big smile in my heart.
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| A view of Vienna from the Riesen Rat (Feris Wheel) |
Next y’all will hear from us will be either in Singapore or Australia.
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| Guess which one of us took this picture..... ? |
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