Saturday, April 28, 2012

things i'm grateful for: christmas 2011

we are very thankful for the chance to see vienna in its christmas glory and to marvel at bratislava in its quirkiness, but it is always a blessing to come home to somewhere familiar...

Friday, April 27, 2012

things i'm grateful for: christmas 2011

so...bratislava...

i'm still amazed at how much our little family had so much fun in this historical town.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

things i'm grateful for: christmas 2011

who would have ever thought i would set foot in eastern europe? it seemed so far-fetched, but we did it. bratislava in slovakia is just an hour away by train from vienna. we took this opportunity as god knows when we would ever have this chance again.

we set off early.early being 930 in the morning.

Friday, April 20, 2012

just a li'l intermission

50 reasons it's great to be a tourist (cnngo.com) by Duncan Forgan
 
If you hate them, you need to join them.

With their worldly sophistication, cheap fisherman pants and penchant for being smiley all the time, tourists are a much-hated group.

But before you laugh too hard at the lost look in their eyes, or mock too much the clattering chaos of their attempts to board the roof of a minibus with five bags and three cameras swinging from their torsos, understand this: they don’t care.

They’re having the time of their life. And we all know why. Being a tourist is awesome.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

things i'm grateful for: christmas 2011

after a few hours of basically doing nothing at the cafe we ventured out to one of the most beautiful palaces i've ever seen - the schloss belvedere.



Friday, April 13, 2012

things i'm grateful for: christmas 2011

the next day we went to the kalke village where we saw the radical works of mr t's favorite artist - hundertwasser. there is a colorful block of flats that add so much character in the area.