Vienna, the most livable city? We'll see, we're still on a plane for a short Easter trip in rainy 7-degree weather. We'll report on how we, as tourists, enjoyed the city in 2024 and whether it spoke to us. How lucky we are! We're flying back to Vienna after 27 years, and we have glorious weather again – if that's not a good omen... Today was a relaxed day with the Hundertwasser House , St. Stephen's Cathedral, and Vienna's oldest public toilet . Still entirely in the Art Nouv

We have already hinted elsewhere that we want to create a collection of synonyms or translations for the short Cologne dialect word "Tschö", perhaps with your help. As short as the word is, it has a lot of meaning: I'm through the door now, take care, I wish you all the best, we'll see each other again. Five letters with a lot of meaning. Unlike the Viennese, who launch into a veritable torrent of words: Bye-bye, kisses, see you soon! But let's begin in Germany: High German A

I don't actually drink coffee at all,... or so I thought. Until we spent our holiday in Torbole on Lake Garda at the beautiful Hotel Forte Charme. One morning I thought: We're in Italy, so after a long time, I'll finally try a cappuccino. It was so delicious that I've enjoyed it every morning since, and I even switched from matcha tea to cappuccino at home. It wasn't long before we had one of these technological marvels at home, too. You simply add water and beans to the top,

We will expand and adapt this table over time.

Please note that when I say "person", I have always included the cardholder and their partner with an additional card.