I think that was the Austrian version of flirting. While checking out at the grocery store, the clerk gave me the total in German/Austrian (I’m not sure what language is spoken here as “hello” is clearly not “hallo”). I asked him to repeat the total again and he then says, “I’m sorry, I didn’t see…… Continue reading “I’m sorry, I didn’t see your language.”

I wanted to take a minute to reflect on the bad day I had yesterday because you can only grow and learn from things if you take the time to ponder what went wrong. You know the children’s book, Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? That used to be one of my…… Continue reading A Viennese bad day turns into a good one the next day

I feel much better today. Thanks to the kind words of support from my family and friends, and even friends of my family (thanks Mom for sharing my blog), I know that I can get past this bump in the road. I have my iPad and it will fill in where my phone was helping…… Continue reading A hike up to a fortress!

Yesterday marked the 10th and 11th plane rides I’ve taken on this journey. I think that’s probably even more than some people may have taken in a lifetime. I’m a self-certified pro in plane travel and still quite a novice when it comes to trains. Even though I’ve never had any real issues on the…… Continue reading Auf Wiedersehen Berlin…Hello another German speaking country

After a 2 hour delay at the airport in Düsseldorf and a lot of confusion as to what was going on (announcements made mainly in GERMAN, which I don’t speak), I arrived in Berlin! The weather seems “cooler” for lack of a better word than most of the other places but it’s still very hot,…… Continue reading Berlin: It’s a cool I can’t describe