Tag: #1920s

  • Stones that speak

    Stones that speak

    On Friday I showed you bits of my neighbourhood, which was created during the days of working class housing- and food shortages that followed World War I and the breakup of the Habsburg Empire.  But of course this problem extended to all of Vienna, and the cooperative garden settlements that were built in the 1920s…

  • Close to home

    Close to home

    Like many of us, the COVID-19 spread prevention measures for me have meant a lot of time spent at home, where I can fortunately continue to work (in home office), enjoy culture (via innumerable streams from the wonderful world of cultural institutions), exercise (with regular live streams of Pilates, yoga and Zumba classes), and take…

  • Italian vibes in Miami

    Italian vibes in Miami

    A year ago we drove from Vienna all the way to the Amalfi coast, in search of a bit of warmth.  We were not so lucky, most of the time it was rather cold and rainy.  But this January, we really did get lucky – only what you see here is not really Italy.  When…