We had a relaxing day (pattern emerging here) of just walking around Vienna taking in the sights. We visited the Kunst Haus Wiens where they had a permanent Huntertwasser exhibition showcasing his art and some architectural models. This guy is big in Vienna - like a national hero to the environmentally-friendly of Vienna. The front of the Kunst Haus building is similar to the Kawakawa toilets he commissioned in his adopted New Zealand, so, you folks back home have not really missed anything and saved yourselves 9 euros. They must have the most expensive posters I have ever come across in [View Full Entry]

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We had our first proper sleep last night in weeks. The last month has been a blur of tying up loose ends at work, organising our move back to NZ, catching up with people and preparing for this trip. We have been anticipating leaving London for at least the last 6 months but it was still a struggle when the time came to say goodbye. Goodbye Burr Close! Goodbye Tower Bridge! Goodbye Lewisham! Goodbye Rambo the cat! Pat, Evelyn and the boys dashed us off to the airport for our flight to Vienna yesterday. We arrived in Vienna to a winter [View Full Entry]

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Why didn't I move to Vienna? Oh, that's right. I don't speak German and couldn't do my job there if I tried. It's a beautiful city. Or at least I think it is when it's not buried in snow. :-) I left Paris late on the Orient Express. We were supposed to leave at 5:15pm and instead we left at 6pm. It was probably because of the huge snowstorm taking Europe by storm (no pun intended). I was booked into an all female, six person compartment. Fortunately, there were only two of us. There were supposed to be an additional four [View Full Entry]

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New Year in Salzburg!!!!! Europe » Austria » Salzburg By TimTam December 27th 2005 Lucy & CamHAPPY NEW YEAR! [View Full Entry]

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Xmas arrives Since much of the trip planning had turned around getting to Europe for a White Xmas, it was all pretty much of an anti-climax on the day. Good, but not great. There were too many little niggles with the way the tour company's organization kept going wrong to make this a really good day. Disappointing, really, given that it had so much more potential. Here are the photos for that day. The major activities were a horse-drawn carriage ride and a trip on the Gisella train to Zell am Zee. [View Full Entry]

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Fugen and Salzburg Just photos for now. Will provide some description of the events later. [View Full Entry]

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Three months here in Köflach, in der Steiermark, in Austria and it's almost set in stone that I will be staying here for an additional academic year. I'm not a student, thank God, for I've finished my studies at UC Santa Cruz this past June. And even though I myself hate studying, I find that I love being in a classroom and being the one to infiltrate my beliefs into the heads of young people (I sound like some sort of propagandist, but for those who know me, they know I am only joking). I have decided to stay because of [View Full Entry]

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What a better way to spend a sunday!!! When the office offers you the company car, how could you refuse! Well thats Tony's boss, mine would be insane considering I'd get confused driving on the right side (unlike the wrong (left) like back home......I miss you Ruby Red!). Hey Tony remind me again why we got up before the crack of dawn on a sunday morning, endured harrassement from the Croatian police and why we decided to brave the Austrian wind??? Ok so, if you see the photos, you'll know why!!! Graz during the day was like a ghost town (being [View Full Entry]

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When I wrote my last update in London, just like everyone else in that city, I was rushing through as fast as I could, and I didn't slow down to proofread (or even save my draft properly!!) So apologies for the inappropriate grammer, poor prose, and lack of creativity. I was too busy cramming in the energy of London to worry about you guys at home! So, to clarify... when I referred to a week in the merde in France, I was only referencing the dog poop (and maybe some of the men who were shite.) The poop wasn't nearly as [View Full Entry]

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The Weekend finally arrived! Took overnight bus to Vienna with the American trainee, Ashley. Not so comfy for a decent nights sleep but managed a bit of shut-eye and survives the boarder crossing with not too much of a problem! I would have been more than happy to be locked up with the Austrian customs guy but unfortunately he just wanted to stamp my passport and say a cheeky English goodbye!!! Unlike the angry looking Solvakian customs man, who I think would give Judge Judy a run for her money! Arrived around 5:30am and found our way to our accomodation. We [View Full Entry]

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