THURSDAY DOORS

Have a peep into the Beethoven Hotel, Vienna Each of its six floors is dedicated to a specific theme honouring heritage and personalities of the city – so there’s a nod to coffee house literati, theatre and of course Beethoven himself.

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VIENNESSE TRIOS

Join Mama Cormier’s Thursday Trios challenge HERE

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A First Visit to Vienna

It took me a very long time to get to Vienna and now I wonder why.  Its a beautiful city and one could easily spend a week on main attractions alone.   Our few days there did not allow us do justice to the place and New Year’s celebrations ate further into our time.   But we […]

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Our Hops, Skips and Jumps in 2018

Several hops,  one skip and two jumps – not too bad!  We had some great trips this year and I struck Monet’s garden from my wish list so happy enough with that!   Boston – our first trip of the year – and it was a cold one!! Read all about it: Boston   Morocco – […]

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A Very Happy New Year in Vienna

Vienna is a lovely, lovely city in which to celebrate New Year’s Eve.   There’s the Imperial Ball of course,  gala dinners galore and boat trips on the Danube.  But for tens of thousands of residents and visitors,  the real celebrations are to be found on the streets with a fantastic free programme of events that […]

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