Vienna 2025: Two weeks with daddy

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This is probably not my final post about Vienna, as we've got three days to go that are packed with activities and likely to yield lots of photos, but it's been a while since our last update so it's worth posting again.

So Mr. arrived in Vienna, actually having caught his connection in Amsterdam - only just, he had to sprint as the connecting flight was showing as 'closed' when he arrived! We're definitely not doing that again, Heathrow it is from now on. Or trains, if I can afford them.

Anyway, we were glad to have Mr. with us at last, and got busy doing lots of stuff with him! Starting with lunch with my mum's best friend, Hermi - here's a picture of all of us together, and then a photo of her with my mum: doing what they both loved best, playing the accordion. Hermi still plays, and even has her own Youtube channel!



Mr. set about having a great holiday and doing some relaxing. Because the kids were at the monastery camp during the week Mr. arrived, we actually had a few lovely, calm days to just be a couple - a very different experience for us, and wonderful to have.







When camp was finished, we had friends from Bristol visiting and did a bit of sightseeing as well as the public transport museum which is a highlight every time with its simulators!










After weeks of cool weather, Mr.'s arrival brought a real heatwave again and we used it as much as we could to get wet! Lots of fun was had.










Back home, chilling with some chess.

And finally, of course no Vienna visit would be complete without the Prater.








Met up with our lovely friends Stefan & Sabine

Well, it's nearly home time again. The kids are counting down now to seeing their friends again, and I'm ready to enter a new 'school year' with lots of plans and ideas. These six weeks really are a complete change of pace for us all, a thorough break, and while it's been brilliant we are quite ready to re-enter our regular lives again. Because regular life is pretty fantastic, too.


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