This year all our kids will be attending school here in Austria. This is a big change for us. The kids are not fluent in German yet, so this will also be a big challenge for them as they adjust to school in a foreign...
Tag - Vienna
Our friends invited us to the Robinson Spielplatz today. This was our first time at this park and wow! We were super surprised by what we found. There is so much to explore. There are really big tree forts all over the place...
On our last day together we took Nana and Christiana to the Labyrinth at the Schönbrunn. It is always a fun place to explore! We love the different mazes and the playground. In the maze we split up into teams. Chris and I have...
There is a really neat little museum in the Stephansplatz U-Bahn station. It is an underground church that was excavated during the construction of the U-Bahn. It was burned in a fire in the 1700s and buried, along with an old...
We have recently discovered Strandbad Angelibad – a “beach” along the Donau River with a beautiful tree-lined grassy area, a wading pool, floating dock, and play structures for kids. We absolutely love it. The...
We had a nice hot week where it was unbearable to stay home in the hot apartment, so we went swimming. A LOT. We enjoyed going to different pools with different friends every day, and found a new pool that we really enjoy at...
It has been a super hot week with a lot of swimming, but we took a break from the pool to show Christiana the Schatzkammer (the Imperial Treasury). It is air conditioned and has amazing jewels, crowns, capes, and more. We could...
Christiana was super excited to go to Prater for the day this past Saturday. We let each kid pick five rides to go on, a huge splurge for all of them! It was fun to see what everyone chose and it made for a very full day. We...
No trip to Vienna is complete without seeing some of Gustav Klimt’s artwork. The kids were excited to show Christiana the paintings at the Belvedere and tell her about Klimt. It is a beautiful museum and we really enjoyed...
The weather has gotten cool this past week, so we decided to go to Haus des Meeres on a nice windy afternoon. The best public transit entertainment is taking pictures. The kids are such hams. There are some awesome tunnels that...