Austrian Advent Calendar Day 17 Welcome to our seventeenth day in the Austrian Advent Calendar, dear friends. Coffee and culture—two words that perhaps best describe Vienna. They’re so intertwined in the city’s identity that separating them becomes impossible. This might…
Austrian Advent Calendar Day 16 Hello, dear friends! Welcome to a brief stroll through the galleries of the Upper Belvedere in Vienna. The Belvedere complex forms an essential part of Viennese identity—two palaces, the Upper and the Lower, connected by…
« They condemn the past for its ignorance and prejudice, while knowing nothing at all about the past and not much more about the present » ― Maria Theresa of Austria, Letters of Empress Maria Theresia to her Children and…
Welcome to Vienna ! For the 14th day of our Austrian Advent Calendar, I’m taking you on a lunch date out on the town, for a traditional Viennese menu. Austrian cuisine reflects the crossroads where the country has found itself,…
The playful harmony of a few notes is unmistakable : welcome to another Austrian Advent video, dedicated to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ! Everyone has their own idea of Mozart… child genius, one of the greatest creators in history, living in…
Austrian Advent Calendar Day 12 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to the twelfth day of our Advent Calendar. Today I’m sharing with you a dream fulfilled: welcome to the Vienna Musikverein concert hall! Classical music enthusiasts will recognize this world-famous…
Welcome to day 11 of our Austrian Advent Calendar, and to another book review, one that will take us around the world. Atlas of an anxious man, Christoph Ransmayr’s book of travel impressions, has been a challenging and rewarding experience.…
Austrian Advent Calendar Day 10 Hello, dear friends! We’ve already reached day ten in our Austrian Advent Calendar, and as festive menus begin taking shape in kitchens across the hemisphere, I thought I’d share some Austrian cookbooks to inspire your…
Hello friends ! No, it’s not January 1st just yet, but you can still clap your hands to the music in honour of today’s book review : Joseph Roth’s world famous 1932 novel, The Radetzky March. Nobel Prize laureate Mario…
Austrian Advent Calendar Day 8 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to day eight of our Austrian Advent Calendar. Today we turn our attention to that most beloved of December rituals: trimming the tree. I confess I hesitated considerably this year…
