Our dates are up the put – when I ‘publish’ a post it gives that date –
not the date it’s been written and as we’re getting intermittent connection
it’s putting everything out. So I’ll put
a date to each post now, although it might be published much later.
Vienna – Monday 2 September
We arrived in Vienna around midday and joined a tour with the
cruise. Some information we received:
children aged from 4-6 go to kindergarten; 6-10 year olds go to primary school;
then kids go to college/secondary school.
Apparently last year a US senator introduced an Austrian parliamentarian as an "Australian" and since these t-shirts have become very popular:
The emperor, Franz Josef wanted Vienna to be divided into thirds: 1/3
green parks; 1/3 government owned buildings for parliament and offices etc; and
1/3 for apartment buildings.
Some facts we received from our guide:
There is more space devoted to dogs than to children. There is a 36 Euro fine for not cleaning up
after your dog and there are “Waste Watchers” who dob you in to council. Dogs must be muzzled and on leash except in
“dog parks”. There are 800 farmers in
Vienna producing fruit and flowers but mainly white asparagus.
We had a very German woman as a guide – enough said! She refused to hold the lollypop (the guide
periscope) above her head so we could see where we were going. Several people asked her to raise it but her
response was fairly aggressive. She said
she had a crook shoulder. One bloke asked a question and she said she’d already
answered it before proceeding to tell the answer. We just had to laugh!
We went to the Vienna Opera House tonight to have a private concert –
and it was absolutely magnificent. Various arias from the “Phantom of the
Opera”, the Geelong theme song; the “Get a Roller door, that’s what it’s for”
song (I know, I’m a Philistine!) and it was all splendid.
Thanks for the post. They're few and far between! Guess you're having too good a time. How is the boat? Meeting your expectations? Trust John is well.
ReplyDeleteAustralia is off the the ballot box today and I fear we are all going back to the 1950s with a new government. The only good news is Sophie Mirabella might lose her seat. We can only hope!
All good her. Sunny days and Steph and I are out motor sailing right now. Been very windy all week. She flies home tomorrow.
Looks like you are having a wonderful time - I am soooo jealous!!! Can't wait to catch up when you are home, it seems like forever since we have seen each other. Everyone is doing well here. Rach is in her 31st week and looking very pregnant. We can't wait to see our new little bub in November. Mike and Jess are doing ok, they are both working hard and getting on with life. Our darling Owen would have been six months old last saturday, so we remembered him with a drink and many tears..... Looking forward to your next blog. I am busy at work but enjoying it. We have just found out that Rick has Parkinsons, it is weird that both he and Jenni have it. He has just started on some medication and we are hoping that will start to make a difference for him. Mum is doing well, a few little niggles but is certanly doing well for her 89 years - 90 next July, we will be having a big celebration for that! Take care and stay safe, love Kay xxx
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