Quick sortie to Währing, Iberia checkin, then meet Lynette & Mario for lunch at Schwartzie. Much talk, then they head off in D tram to airport whilst I walk across…

Mungo suffering the after effect of Moderna, so spends all day at home. Meanwhile I meet L&M at Cafe Le Firin, not Caffe Milano, at 11am and head to Albertina…

Lynette & Mario fly in the afternoon from Nice, and we meet at Cafe Weimar for bubbles before going for a bite at Glasweise closeby.

Morning at home, followed by visit to fabric shop 20 minutes away. Then walk past Türkenschanz park for spritzers at Salettl.

While the girls, or rather ladies, were exploring hirts and whatnots in Wienerwald, since the weather was brilliant, I counter-intuitively went to the Prater, where millions abounded. But the neighbouring…

Maria Hilferstrasse: coffee at Cafe Westend, shopping for sewing machines and jeans, and after a short trip back to drop off the machine we rush to Mamamon, recommended Thai resto…

Meet at Schopenhauer for coffee, then meet at the Wirthaus with Trude, Christina, Mungo. Cold when the sun moves on, despite being a completely sunny day. I walk back through…

We go almost to the Wienerwald for Mungo’s eyes, meet after st Grushaplatz if youcan believe and head up the long hill to the Gloriette in Schloss Schönbrunn for a…

Brief exploration in the afternoon, by bike to Augarten where the monstrous Flaktürm is rather easily spotted. Then wander back via Cafe Schopenhauer for a spiritual slurp.