A few days ago I stumbled upon the following BBC article about how Viennese people love to grumble about their city. The author’s perspective is interesting because she is not the first to tell me this – even my boss’ mother described Austrians as a people who love to grumble about their country even though […]
Wandering Footsteps: Wandering the World One Step at a Time » A travel journal following a family on their overland trip around the world.
Category Archives: Europe Vienna is a city of contradictions – of old buildings sitting side-by-side with the ultra-modern; of young artsy creative people who all look the same; and of a winter town who does summer right! The first thing you notice upon your arrival in Vienna is its architectural beauty. Enormous Viennese castles with golden icing painted […]  I am sitting in “my room” in my boss’ castle in Gusterheim, Austria. Never though I would say that sentence! But it isn’t as glamorous as it looks, at least not for me. The castle is cold. It creaks everywhere. The furniture is old, dirty, musty. There is no shower. And it’s not a very […]  I think my belly is going to turn into a big cheese wheel. I have eaten so much cheese this week, it’s amazing I haven’t become lactose intolerant!I knew France was known for its cheese, but who knew that Swiss food was full of it as well? On Saturday, I went to Switzerland to visit […]  Even though I recently spent a hectic month in London, I managed to see This incredibly city in a whole new way and from a completely different angle than the last time.In November, I was obsessed with the tube, walking around the center of town, and late nights. This trip, for whatever reason, I became […] |
|
