So I had the most gala time hosting some 30-35 people at home for birthday brunch the day before the actual birthday because it fell most inconveniently on a Monday. It was all done in quite the last minute, indeed - the invites were sent out during a quick break at work on Friday, booze had been thankfully collecting on our kitchen counter and I ( Read more... )

I did not think that the parting would be this painful. I leave Vienna in a few hours and the very thought of it kept me miserable all morning. An emotional rollercoaster, this trip has been ( Read more... )