Since arriving in Vienna, I have decided to try all of the croissants (and some other baked goods) I could find. I wanted to find the BEST. Well, they are all good. I should say they are all WAY better
Dog Friendly Vienna – Inside Restaurants
Vienna is such a dog friendly city! We still aren’t used to it. We always ask, “Can we bring in our dog?” and they look at us like we are crazy for asking! In the US, they would look at you a much different
Chestnuts and Glüwein in Vienna
Advent is almost here and Vienna’s Christmas spirit is already in the air! Down by St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the street vendors are selling roasted chestnuts and Glüwein (mulled wine).
The street vendors
Baby Niko’s Baptism
Right before we left for Vienna, we attended the Baptism for Baby Niko. His parents, Tina and Matt, are great friends of ours and we miss them now that we aren’t in DC anymore.
I brought my big Canon
Sephora VIB Rouge Fall 2017 Sale
I knew I wasn’t going to be in the US during this fall’s Sephora VIB Rouge Sale. Every year I buy fun Sephora Holiday limited edition items as well as big ticket items that are never on sale. Last year,
Dumpster Diving for Roses
Chris is such an understanding husband. He gets a little embarrassed when I do silly things and he definitely thinks I am nutty for taking roses out of the garbage. We have a florist on the first floor
Sheep Wool Bootie Slippers
We packed light when coming to Europe so I said goodbye to my REI slippers. They were like sleeping bags for my feet! They were down booties and so warm and comfortable. You couldn\’t wear them outside,
James is an EU Pet Passport Holder
When we came to Vienna from the United States, our dog James had to get a LOT of paperwork done. He needed a full health certificate filled out from our veterinarian in DC. And then we had to get that
Butterkeks and Chocolate
Have you seen these cookies?
Well if not, you won’t see them here either because they are delicious! These are made by the UTZ company which is based in Baltimore, MD so you may find them around
Dinner with Ingo and Ina
Our friends Ingo and Ina live in Vienna and when they heard we were coming to Vienna they invited us to their home for dinner. We knew they were good cooks – but this was like a Michelin starred restaurant
Poodle Grooming in Vienna
Since James is a Poodle, he needs groomed often. We usually like to get him groomed every 4-6 weeks. When we were visiting the hospital and school on a regular basis as a therapy dog, I usually had James
What EXACTLY do you mean?
So back to the topic of bad business decisions. I know you were wishing for a longer post last time but as it turns out we should have plenty to talk about from time to time just because people make bad
Automating Rap
Ok, now we are getting a little crazy. Rap is art right? How can you automate art?
As it turns out you can automate rap, and it is not only easy it\’s fun. In fact there is an entire community around
Traveling requires a VPN
You just never learn about some things until you run into issues while traveling. We have found quite a few and they have been completely absurd.
First of all, PayPal has a major flaw for being such
Hindsight is 20/20, or is it?
Not too long ago, June 28, 1914 to be exact there was an assassination that threw the world into the first World War. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Recently I visited the Army
Using your cell phone overseas
One of the challenges we faced when arriving overseas was avoiding the international roaming charges from our cell provider. Of course they offer a plan to allow you to use your phone as is but it will
Vienna Ringtheater
We were exploring Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark across town while James was at the Salon (more on that later) and we came across some amazing statues, four to be exact that seemed to be completely out of
All about You
I\’m going to try to summarize this as much as I can because it could go on for a really long time and I know you have other things to read today. But this all started while on a trip to New York City
What do you do with an old Flack Tower?
Around the city of Vienna there are a few scattered remains of World War Two and the Cold War that you can\’t help but notice. The many socialist sculptures depicting working people and the few enormous
Prickelnd, Austria’s version of Soda Water
It seems like such a simple thing to walk into a store and buy a bottle of soda water, especially in the US where you can get Canada Dry, San Pellegrino or just the store brand in bottles as large as 2