A few months back, we booked tickets for The Marriage of Figaro at the Vienna Opera. (By the way, the performance was much better in the opera we saw than that link) We splurged and got pricey box seats. The ticketing...
Archive - June 2016
The Volksgarten is one of my favorite places to walk around in Vienna. The roses are all in bloom and it was a nice day, so we decided to go on a walk and enjoy the flowers. On the way there we went to get some ice cream. Oliver...
We love the ZOOM Museum in Vienna. It is a children’s museum with different activities to choose from. All activities are offered in both English and German. Today we went to the Ocean exhibit, which is geared toward...
It is starting to get hot in Vienna, and the kids have been asking to go to the swimming pool for a month already. Today it was pretty warm and after looking on a map for the closest pool, I found the little “Hofferplatz...
In the spring the kids took some Engineering for Kids classes that were right down the street from our apartment. All the classes were offered in German and English. It was a great chance for them to meet other kids and explore...
I took the kids to see Zootopia 3D at the Haydn English cinema. The kids were so excited to find out that there are movie theaters here with movies in English. Apparently there are age restrictions that are supposed to be...
We take public transit to church every Sunday. It takes 30 – 40 minutes depending on whether or not we make our connections. We go to church in the afternoon, so we tend to pack a lunch and leave early so we can have a...
As we walked down the street in Vienna heading to the park, we came across this cute outdoor craft area on Neustiftgasse. It is set up by Sous-Bois, a stationary store that offers various classes on book-making and sells...
The kids have a point jar at home that they get to add a point to when they are being extra helpful, do chores with a good attitude or without being asked, work hard on their school work, etc. When the jar is full they get a...
Today the kids had a great time showing some friends around the Kunsthistorische Museum (Art History Museum) in Vienna. We have always come by ourselves and it was so fun (and sometimes funny) to watch how the kids decided to...