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  • Our trips 2019, part 2

    Our trips 2019, part 2

    Dear Readers, It has been a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. In Part 1, we posted photos of places we visited in the second half of 2019. Here are the places we visited in the first half of the year. In reverse…

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  • Our trips 2019, part 1

    Our trips 2019, part 1

    Dear Readers, Happy 2020 ! We have moved here about a decade ago, and started this blog just before our departure from New York. So this blog is 10 years old ! We took a break from updating the blog earlier this year because of other projects.  But we are committed to keep this going as long…

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  • 2012: A year of “foreign” travels

    2012: A year of “foreign” travels

    As the end of 2012 is drawing close, we look back to some of the places we visited this year. Let’s start with those that were outside of Switzerland. We will follow up with a second post of the trips we made in 2012 within Switzerland. Click to jump to the posts – there are…

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  • Österreicher im MAK, Wien

    Österreicher im MAK, Wien

    Österreicher is a restaurant in the Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewanten Kunst, MAK, see previous post).  We arrived at the restaurant towards the end of lunchtime on a weekday – and the dining room is empty? It turned out every one was seated outside in the garden enjoying a bit of sunshine. There…

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  • Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst), Vienna

    Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst), Vienna

    In Vienna, we went to see The Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst, MAK) located in the Innere Stadt. This is the Austrian equivalent of the Victoria and Albert museum of London (V&A). Wien.info’s description of MAK: Design is one of the main features of MAK. The museum shows furniture, glass, china, silver,…

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  • Wiener Riesenrad at Prater, Vienna

    Wiener Riesenrad at Prater, Vienna

    Wiener Riesenrad – “Viennese giant wheel” is a very popular tourist attraction in Vienna. This piece of working antique is located in Prater, an amusement park just across the river from the old city. It is one of the oldest Ferris wheel in existence – the wheel was built in 1897 and survived World War…

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