Part III: The Off-The-Beaten-Track Ones OBERNDORF Where? In Stille-Nacht-Platz What? About 20 stalls in small clusters around the square Glühwein? Very good; the cup is […]
Christmas Markets in Austria- Part II
Part II: The Big Ones MUNICH CENTRAL Where? Around Marienplatz in the centre of the city. There is another in the English Gardens that I […]
Christmas Markets in Austria- Part I
I saw the sad sight of a recycling van full of Christmas trees on my run this morning. It’s still crisp and blue with winter […]
Supermarkets in Austria
In the UK, there is a strict social categorisation of supermarkets. You can tell a lot about people from where they shop. Admitting to shopping […]
Beyond the Sound of Music
When you are bored of singing and dancing, chocolate and marzipan, apples pastries and dumplings, it might be of interest to see some of the […]
How to Swim in Austria
The swimming pool is a blue world of calmness, a place where order should reign and sleek bodies should pass effortlessly through the waters. For […]
How to Play Sport in Austria
I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic and talking to several people about it. I feel that there is probably quite a lot of […]
Krampus in Austria
From around 5 December every year, people in Austria dress up in animal skins and wooden masks with massive horns, parade down the streets, and […]
How to buy flour in Austria
I like my baking. I’m missing Great British Bake Off but have recently discovered Der Grosse Backen to improve my cake-based German vocab. Austrian supermarkets […]
How to Buy Ski Gear in Austria
Learning how to ski is one of my first goals while living here. I had skiied once before moving to Austria and had run into […]