Greetings from Riga
In 2011 I visited Riga for the first time and I instantly fell in love with it. My boyfriend and I spent a long weekend wandering around the town and […]
Taipei 101 – an architectural marvel
Paris has the Eiffel Tower, NY has the Empire State Building, London has Big Ben… and Taipei has Taipei 101. This extraordinary building consists of 101 floors above the ground […]
Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert in the Musikverein
Last Friday I was lucky to attend Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein. The concert hall was packed and not a single seat […]
The Fairy Tale World of Hundertwasser
Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser was an Austrian painter, sculptor and architect. Born in Vienna, he became one of the best-known contemporary Austrian artists. The common themes in his work utilized bright […]
Austrian National Library – where old tomes reign supreme
Are you a book lover? Have you ever wondered what the bookworm’s paradise or the writer’s utopia would look like? If that’s the case, I think I have a good […]
Otto Wagner Church – jewel of Jugendstil
From the town centre, it takes about 20 minutes by the 48A bus to reach the psychiatric hospital of Vienna. It’s a weird feeling – I wouldn’t normally think […]
Greetings from Vienna
After Jelenia Gora and Poland, Vienna is our new home away from home. This is where we’ll be staying for a month. Moving from one country to another can be […]
Bye-bye Jelenia Gora and Poland
This was the view from our window during the month of August; so calm and peaceful… I will miss this lovely little town! Its unusual wooden balconies… Some interesting details […]
Wojanów Palace – where my dreams came true…
This was definitely my best birthday present ever… A night in a tower of a magnificent castle! The view from our bedroom… Our dinner…. Including my delicious birthday cake… And […]
