May 20 2026
Travel is almost never a perpetual highlight reel. There is a lot of mundane boredom, a lot of grueling effort in between the beautiful moments. Not that I can prove it in any way, but the word travel is said to come from the French word Travail, which simply means work. Every destination, an exhausting …
Jan 18 2020
After spending Christmas with our family in The Netherlands, we flew to Vienna to spend a couple of weeks with Niki, his family and friends. New Years was just around the corner and we wanted to spend it with our dear friends in Vienna. This was the first time seeing his new home outside of …
Jun 29 2016
Today Niki took off from work so we could all go back into Vienna to spend time together. We were supposed to stop (I thought) before reaching Vienna for some breakfast. I have an issue with low blood sugar, so by the time it hit 11:00am, we were pulling into the parking garage in Vienna …
Jun 28 2016
Our taxi driver picked us up and I immediately complimented his driving skills and he told us he had only been driving for four days. He was educated at university and had just found a part-time job in his field, but he said he did not like staying home to be lazy, so he began …
Jun 22 2016
Today Peter (Niki’s dad) nicely picked us up and dropped us at Castle Schonbrunn, so we would not have to take the bus. It is humongous and spectacular. I will let the pics do the talking. Liberace would be horribly jealous of the interior of this castle. You’re not allowed to take photos inside, as …
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