Where in Heaven is Mozart?
April 16, 2008

This is our little "Mozart" and she is 18
months into a multi year, open ended trip
around the world, we started when she was 5.

Sumptuous Schonbrunn
February 5, 2008

In 1762, six-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played his very first concert before Empress Maria Teresa  in the Hapsburg’s Schonbrunn palace, Vienna’s homage to Versailles.

Vienna, A Little Night Music
February 1, 2008

In the city where Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn and Schubert lived and worked, how could we miss experiencing some of the fantastic music and musicianship of Vienna?

Precious Pandas & Zoo
November 26, 2007

Oh my! We stood entranced, as we watched the Mama panda hug, cuddle and nurse her newborn baby. It was early October and the baby panda at the beautiful zoo in Vienna was born on August 23, 2007,

Finally, Vienna Explorations!
November 21, 2007

It was a red letter day, when I finally felt strong enough to make it into the city! We may have had to give up some things, but I was not about to leave Vienna without seeing

Pool, Play & Piano Practice
November 18, 2007

The good news about my ten day recovery, is it was a great spot
to be in, because there were so many great things for Mozart to
do while I rested and recuperated.

Bloody Monday In Vienna
November 14, 2007

This post could save your life or that of someone you know! It
may not be a pretty sight, but I am all well now, had as good an
experience that one could have under such circumstances and we

Alpine Postcard Dreams
October 17, 2007

Some places just make you feel like you are in a dream as the beauty
seems almost too much for reality. We have actually found quite a
few places like that on our travels, but Hallstatt was definitely

Salt Mine, Iron Age & Bones
October 16, 2007

Okay, the skull and bones were macabre, but the views from the
“Beinhaus” and metallic grave stones were charming. We hiked
up to the parish church (Pfarrkirche) and its miniscule cemetery,

Heavenly Hallstatt
October 15, 2007

The road to Hallstatt, Austria was slightly hellish for us, but once
we arrived, we found the divine Bravarian-like beauty, worth the
effort. Up until this point,