“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy at home.” Anton Chekhov A reasonable drive ahead of us today. We head out for a run and get in some breakfast and a few coffees. On the road at 8.30 am. It is a six hour drive to Budapest. About half an hour…
Category: Austria
Want
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.” Sylvia Plath Imagine a life where you live in a new country every few years. You travel to all ends of the world. This is me. Yet, every now and again, I find myself in a place living…
Gamlitz – Austria
“The real question of life after death isn’t whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.” Ludwig Wittgenstein Monday My eye feels better and the redness seems reduced. We slept with the window open to let the cold in. I slept well even with the sounds of Graz…
Graz – Austria
“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Sunday A good night of sleep. My eye is still red and appears no better even though it is relatively painless. If there is no improvement tomorrow I will try and track down another GP or if…
Šumperk – Czech Republic
“I like to prowl ordinary placesand taste the people-from a distance.” Charles Bukowski Saturday A day of driving. Breakfast in the apartment and then on the road. Our destination is Šumperk, but I am in dire need of a coffee. I finished the bottle of Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner last night and Shell selfishly refused…
Weingut Hiedler
“Not a visible enthusiasm but a hidden one, an excitement burning with a cold flame.” Patrick Süskind This is the winery I made the trip for. Everything about this winery, its vineyard philosophy, its approach to wine, everything about Hiedler is what I love about wine. I had a series of emails with one of…
Weingut Josef Jamek
“I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.” Oscar Wilde Friday (Part II) It is time for lunch. Weingut Josef Jamek has three things going for it. Firstly, it has a reputation for excellent, albeit expensive, wines. Secondly, it provides an outstanding lunch. Finally, it is set in…
Weingut Jäger
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.” Sylvia Plath Friday Slept well. Breakfast at home. It is a cloudless day. Perfect for wine tasting. The wineries in Wachau, with a few exceptions, are family owned. This presents difficulties, visiting is usually by appointment only and…
Spitz and the Wachau Valley
“Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time?” That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only…