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MOVIE NIGHT: The Monuments Men

Posted on February 22, 2023 by admin

War… and treasures… Monuments Men: Preserving Cultural Heritage During a Period of Great Turmoil

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WINTER TIME: Snow Record

Posted on January 1, 2023 by admin

Snowing 7 inches per hour… the most snow ever recorded in 12 hour… snowed in… snow workout… fairy meadow… sledding…… snow moon… GBBO… festive edition… Neujahrskonzert 2023… Happy New Year! https://youtu.be/4X890GutP3g https://youtu.be/Q2izHuvD1qY https://youtu.be/E-Od7BnF050 https://youtu.be/4fmlODwYaSE https://youtu.be/fTKz4lnKcTw

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MOVIE NIGHT: Little Big Voice

Posted on March 9, 2019 by admin

Sweet family movie… post WWII Austria… couldn’t help noticing similarities with our times… hopefully learning from history… a film and song to remember!

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MOVIE NIGHT: Friends Forever

Posted on January 27, 2019 by admin

Blutsbrüder teilen alles Our Big Time Set in the midst of World War 2 and interspersed with beautiful choir music, the horrors of the war unfold when the Germans realized one of the boys in the choir is a Jew … Continue reading →

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PALO ALTO: Overture to a Season

Posted on October 27, 2018 by admin

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra‘s Overture to a Season concert in Palo Alto… Michael Gilbertson‘s modern short work inspired by “Ode to Joy”… Overture to a Season… followed by a musical journey through the woods and streams of Beethoven’s sixth symphony… … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Illusionist

Posted on October 21, 2018 by admin

Turn of the century Vienna… love, magic, suspense, detective story… a surprising and delightful family movie!

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5.LHR-VIE

Posted on July 1, 2018 by admin

A day of flight… with all the associated delight… feels like a short commuting from London to Vienna… followed by a longer drive than we imagined… that makes us miss the Klimt Center on the Attersee… still enjoying the scenic … Continue reading →

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ITINERARY: LON-VIE-PMI

Posted on March 12, 2018 by admin

The Art&Music Trip 🙂 0. Tue 6/26: SJC – LAS – LGW VA | 12:00 – 09:25 | 13h 25m 1 stop Gatwick Express 2FOR1 on London attractions 1. Wed 6/27 London Nell Gwynn House Apartments EUROPEAN COMPOSERS IN LONDON … Continue reading →

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VIENNA: Coffee Houses

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

Viennese coffee house culture listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage Coffee houses are a veritable institution in the Austrian capital Vienna – and are now officially recognized as such after being added to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list. One of … Continue reading →

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AUSTRIA: Alps

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

Nationalpark Hohe Tauern: The largest nature reserve of the Alps … Grossglockner High Alpine Road Heiligenblut Wild & Freizeitpark Ferleiten Krimml Waterfalls, the largest in Europe and an excellent hiking trail Mittersill Zell am See Gerlos Alpenstrasse P H O … Continue reading →

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