Saturday, March 27, 2010

EGGcelent Easter Market

Austrians love markets! And Easter is apparently another great reason to open small stalls around town with arts and crafts, sweets and typical Austrian foods in order to celebrate the season. I accidentally bumped into one of these markets on a lunch break from university the other day, and dragged Bjarni along for a taste of the cakes, the hot chocolate and the Schlagermusik today at the Freyung Ostermarkt.
Frohe Ostern!
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sunday Walk

We were heading for one of the museums earlier today, but ended up going for a loong walk through the city instead, enjoying the spring weather and sipping ice coffees at Cafe Schwarzenberg. Words cannot describe, how great it feels to put winter behind us and look towards spring. After eight (at times challenging!) months in Vienna, we so are excited to enjoy the coming season in this city. We've worked out a list full of things we want to do and see before the baby comes. Game on Wien!
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Pregnancy Update

Alright, it's time for an update pregnancy-wise. I am now in my 24th week and all is thankfully going smooth so far. My belly seems to growing with rapid speed these days which correlates with a growing appetite. I don't have strange cravings.. except maybe for cracklings [dk:flæskesvær], which I luckily can't find in Austria, as I find them quite disgusting. I did bring two bags with me from Denmark though, and boy were they good :)
Right after we came back from the US I had the big ultrasound, where they check all organs etc. Everything looked good, which was great to hear. At the same time we found out, we are (with 95% certainty) expecting a GIRL. Exciting indeed! Neither of us had any preference in terms of gender, but it makes it so much more real in some weird way that we now know it's a little girl that's in there, and we can refer to her as she rather than it.
Bjarni was not able to come along for the appointment, because of an important meeting at work. We thought about rescheduling, but I was too curious to get the examination over with, so I decided to go alone, even though it's always bit of a chance, if the staff we deal with are understanding of our at times shaky German (the ultrasound happened at the hospital, where I am to deliver, instead of my regular English-speaking doctor, where I usually go for check-ups). The doctor was so so nice though, and we agreed upon speaking in German unless there was something I needed to get clarified in English. Even though we can hope for the midwife, doctor, nurses and whoever else is present to be fluent in English, when the day of the delivery comes, we need to prepare as if that is not the case, which has a resulted in new found motivation to improve our German.

Nowadays she is bouncing around in there, and reminding me several time a day that I'm not alone in this body of mine. It's amazing!

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Back in Austria

I watched parts of an episode of the TV show Der Bergdoktor the other night, which was quite entertaining with lots of drama and romance in the Alps in German. Can you imagine? That's good stuff! I think I need to tune in next week as well.. You know, to improve my German listening skills, right.
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Monday, March 8, 2010

LAX - CDG - VIE - CPH - VIE

The last few days have been a lot of traveling. We left L.A. Thursday evening, came back to Vienna (via Paris) for one night and flew to Denmark for an extended weekend and came back today. I was playing around with the camera in all the different airports to make time pass. After spending great times with friends and family it is now good to be back home -- and now no more airports nor flying for while, thanks.
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Monday, March 1, 2010

Signs of Diversity

Excuse me for my obsession with cultural diversity, but I just can't help it, and Los Angeles is fantastic in that matter. Pictures from Venice Beach, Korea Town, Thai Town in Hollywood and San Gabriel.
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