Will Dig Life

Finally, the sunshine came back! For our last week, we enjoyed 30+ degrees every day: that holiday feeling, together as a family, at last. We made the most of it by plenty of time by the water, but also decided to cram in some last minute sightseeing when our Kenyan friends from Bristol arrived - we did our best to show off the city's beauty, but we definitely introduced them to the joys of swimming in the Danube on hot days as well! Exploring Schönbrunn Palace grounds... St Stephen's in the Centre, on our way home And a mostly-in-the-shade hike in the Vienna woods - this one without myself or N(8) as she was poorly with a cold. Luckily, both my sister and aunt love a hike and gave Mr. and D(7) a brilliant day out! Getting stamped to prove they walked the distance! The View Stamped and got his badge! Well earned lunch Much needed cooling down times Fantastic wild swimming spot Found a doggy to swim with Finally, some wonderful quality family times to finish. What a time we'

Poor Mr. - Vienna greeted him with nearly two solid weeks of rainy weather! I didn't bring any jackets, either, so we stayed indoors as much as we could. First, we visited the Public Transport Museum (Remise): U Bahn Driver Dominic... The passengers And the next day we joined what felt like half of Vienna at the indoor playground - it's called Monki Park and it was exactly that, an absolute monkey cage! They went about five metres. Then backtracked! A nice day at last - not that hot, but warm enough to enjoy a day at the park: Grasshopper A little train going through the park! Deep in his project with a little friend A very interesting morning was spent at the local water purification plant, where we learned a lot but weren't allowed to take photos! Afterwards we spent time with my sister and aunt - looking through old photos, talking about the past. A healing and bonding time. Violin, the bane of my childhood Look like anyone else you know, dear reader? Chaos at my aunt