“Genusswandern” is an Austrian word invention that does not really translate – it means something like “pleasure walking”. Instead of wining and dining, this weekend you can wine and hike in Vienna. The annual vineyard hike has become a traditional “must do” for me and my family. This is the 12th time the City ofContinue reading ““Genusswandern” – hiking and wine at the Wiener Weinwandertage”
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Grow your own: gardening fun in the city
The garden season is definitely upon us in Vienna. Not only is everything blooming at the same time, we are experiencing crazy summer temperatures in April, and the fresh meadows are already full of wildflowers. I love being in green spaces, whether it is a garden, a park, or the woods. Growing at least someContinue reading “Grow your own: gardening fun in the city”
Nature is good for you – and Vienna has plenty of it
After the looong winter we had this year, it seems that in Vienna spring was just bursting at the seams. Right now, just about everything seems to be blooming all at once: forsythias, apple, cherry and pear trees, tulips, the lowly but lovely daisies and dandelions, etc., etc. A veritable #ParadisusVindobonensis! Even the lilac, whichContinue reading “Nature is good for you – and Vienna has plenty of it”
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