All over Austria there is a big event called Lange Nacht der Kirchen where all the churches in the country hold concerts and other activities late into the night. As there is a cathedral on every other block in Vienna we took...
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There’s a hipster-ish pizza place around the corner from our apartment called La Pausa where you can order a meter long pizza. So that’s what we did for dinner at the park tonight!
We homeschool and usually try to do our school work in the morning before heading out to a park or other fun activity in the afternoon. This morning when Oliver was supposed to write in his journal, he asked if we could go to the...
The main city library is just a couple blocks from our house. The kids have wanted to go for a long time because they love books. Today we finally went to check it out! We headed up to the kids section and were pleasantly...
We spotted posters for a Ritterfest (Knight Festival) in Wolkersdorf this weekend, so early this morning we got up to catch the train so we could check out our first Ritterfest of the year! We love any sort of Knight or Middle...
I love the parks in Vienna. They are everywhere, and each one is unique. My kids each have their own favorites, but no matter which park we choose, the kids find plenty to entertain them. This little guy is on a climbing kick...
Every year the Vienna Philharmonic puts on a free concert at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. This year it drew 100,000 people. We decided to get their early and try to hear the concert from up on the hill. We have seen people...
We love to go to the Haus des Meeres (Aquarium). It is a great place to spend rainy days, and Vienna has plenty of those! The first stop is always to pet the Koi fish near the entrance. We also really love the deep sea tank with...
And here is our final ski video. This time it’s Chris & Karen rocking out. Some really epic ski film action, with the best soundtrack. Make sure you check it out!On our last day of skiing, the sun came out and the kids...
Here’s a video of Elora’s ski race, and a glimpse of Ollie learning to ski, and making some great progress – set to some nice music. Oliver said he wanted to go back to ski school, so we let him try it out. He...