I'm sitting in my office just before 6 p.m. with my two new colleagues when suddenly a wave of classical music enters the room. On the pedestrian promenade down below, two musicians - one on violin and the other on cello - are serenading us (and, of course, all of the people walking below). How blessed we are and wonderful it is to have a live concert happening somewhere every day. If you are not a classical music fan, you surely will become one by the time your leave Vienna! Oh, that I could let you hear it!
Alison
27 August 2009
6:10 p.m.
Alison & Nicholai in Vienna
Vienna By Day
A view of the pedestrian promenade below my office window. (It's early, but by lunchtime, the place is packed with tourists and workers)
About Me
International Baptist Church of Vienna
The children give a presentation of their time in Vacation Bible School. The blonde and the man in the blue shirt in the foreground are the pastor and his wife.
An Outing
Our staff had an outing at this lovely wine bar. There are many of them scattered on the outskirts of the city centre and they produce good local wines.
Nick's new pasttime
This beer has an alcohol content of 12 percent!
Swans along the Danube
Some of the swans are so big it's incredible! And they swim right up to you because they are used to people feeding them.
Batter Up!
Nicholai playing in the softball league at the Prater
Music in the courtyard
what a lovely way to earn some change
Okay already!
This photo is of a Lotus. Nicholai took this photo and he really wants it on my blog. So, here it is ... For those of you who don't know what a Lotus is (or maybe don't care), here is a link.
Courtyard art
How funny is this?
We had to take the photo ourselves because we couldn't speak enough German to tell the guy how to take the picture!
Nicholai
on the bridge over the Danube river
St. Stephen's Cathedral
the oustide of St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephendom), next to my office
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