Türkenschanzpark

Today is a national holiday in Austria, and so this afternoon we packed a bag with bread for the ducks, home-made peanut butter cookies and tea for us and ventured out to my favorite park in Vienna out in the 18th district, Türkenschanzpark. If you are in Vienna, and have not already been there you need to go! I love the hilly landscape and all the different trees, which looks spectacular all together during fall.

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Family and Fall

Just a real quick post about the latest here. Silja thankfully recovered quite quickly, and Bjarni was able to change his return flight and came back five days before planned (relief!). He was celebrated with balloons, strawberry cake, and two happy family members who had missed him, upon his return.

Having our little unit complete again and not dealing with all that dissertation craziness, things are returning to normal, which is GREAT! I am currently trying to catch up on my studies, preparing for next week's exam, while the other two are having a laid back time; I came back the other afternoon to a completely quiet apartment. I suppose jetlag goes well with a little one, who is still a little more tired than usual after being sick.

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On a different note fall in Vienna is looking its most beautiful at the moment. Despite the gloomy weather all the different colors are absolutely stunning.

That's it for now. Happy Weekend!

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Impromptu Picnic

Bjarni's dissertation writing mode has gone into its final week of craziness. Oh, and are we all counting down for this to be done with now. For a while we have been on a tight and calculated schedule of you-take-the-kid-so-I-can-get-this-done and vice versa, leaving very limited time for all of us to do something together. So when Bjarni called yesterday, to see if we should pick up Silja together that was a sure yes from my side, and resulted in an impromptu picnic on our way home, on her little napping blanket, we were bringing home to wash. Half an hour together by the Donau Kanal with cakes and a happy kid and I think we are good to go for this last week. Bring it on!

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Inside Outside

Pictures from the weekend that started out with a sick kid with fever, which resulted in staying indoors and an Italian cake baking project with fresh figs that turned out amaazing, and ended with a healthy baby (yay!) and a trip to the park.

And PS. I'm still dreaming of hammocks... We are currently discussing whether or not the hammock project would work in Boston. To ship or not ship a hammock?

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Saturday is Market Day

I love the markets in Vienna! Here are a few glimpses from our local Hannover Markt on a Saturday, where we stocked up on fresh produce and bought the sweet and sparkling wine Sturm (currently in season) to later enjoy with friends. Prost!

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Schönes Herbst

Fall has arrived, but on sunny days it still feels a bit like summer in Augarten.

Neighborhood Impressions

A lady face placed atop the entrance of an apartment building around the corner and the Danube canal in beautiful fall colors. The last picture is a couple of weeks old. These days we have mostly grey skies and rain.

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Pumpkin Season

Jack O'Lanterns, pumpkin soup and a roasted pumpkin seeds. Yup, fall is pumpkin season and it feels perfectly right when it's cold and gloomy outside.

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By Maria Hilferstraße

From a sunday walk near the shopping street Maria Hilferstraße a couple of weeks back.

A Quick Trip Home

What's great about living in Vienna, is the fact that I can jump on a plane and be back home within an hour and a half! It's so ridiculously easy compared with the pain of traveling from the American west coast to Scandinavia. So, Friday I went back home for the first time after moving to Austria to meet my new nephew and to spent some time with the whole family for two and half intense days. It was GREAT to be see everybody again, and reflect a bit on life in Vienna from a distance. Weather was great and the fall colors amazing. Vienna is not so colorful - yet.
I am definitely going to take advantage of the fairly cheap air fares again, so I can visit soooon.

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Snow!

We woke up to mix of rain and SNOW this morning. I tried to take a picture of it, but it didn't come out very well. Brrr...

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And Then Fall Really Arrived...

Last week we had a couple of days with 27 degrees (80F). I was sitting outside at a cafe at 9pm in a T-shirt. And then all of a sudden temperatures dropped with what 20 degrees?! Today I have been wearing my hat and gloves. Talk about weather change! They even predicted possible snow fall next week, but now it seems like they have downgraded it to showers. Thank you for that. I'm not quite ready for winter yet.

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Fall

We just returned after a bike ride/run to the Danube insel and back. The weather has been perfect this weekend with lots of blue skies, and it seems like everybody has been outside to soak up whatever is left of summer. Despite mild temperatures around 20 degrees (app. 68 F) one just need to look to the changing colors of the trees to see we have entered fall. With more unstable weather conditions in sight, we went on a shopping spree yesterday for winter jackets, so now we are so ready for the low temperatures to hit.

October 1st marked my returned status as a student. So far it has just been a lot of reading. I have my first class tomorrow. That will be in German! I'm quite excited to see how that will go, or rather how much I will understand. I'll keep you posted.

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Kahlenberg

Weather is still sunny and warm in Vienna, but fall is definitely in the air. The mornings are colder and the trees are changing color. It's oh so pretty, and I'm excited to be back in a climate with four different seasons. Last Sunday we took our bikes and headed for the top of the Kahlenberg mountain, which is just outside of Vienna. It's was a steep but beautiful ride through the Vienna forest and the wine fields. After catching our breath and enjoying the view from the top, we turned around and made a stop on the way down again in Grenzing, where had a glass of the local Sturm, which is currently in season. Prost!

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