{"id":4449,"date":"2014-09-21T07:37:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T07:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:14","slug":"escaping-the-heat-in-vienna-and-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=4449","title":{"rendered":"Escaping the heat in Vienna and Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Laura<\/a>
Laura envoys coffee with Apfelstrudel mit schlag (heavy cream) at Cafe Landtmann, Vienna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 5th \u00e2\u20ac\u201c September 2, 2014<\/p>\n

We left the boat in our marina in Ka\u00c5\u0178, Turkey on the 5th of August and flew to Vienna. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s super hot in Turkey in July and August and after shvitzing for the month of July we were happy to pack a couple of back-packs and fly to cooler parts of the world for a few weeks. Fortunately for us we have sailing friends who live in Vienna who were kind enough to let us live in their beautiful apartment while they went off for their summer sail. Our friends Alex and Peter and their 14 year old son Finn, are good friends of ours whom we first met in 2007 in the Galapagos. After sailing with them throughout French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand for much of our first year at sea, they continued on with their circumnavigation and eventually returned home to work in Vienna.<\/p>\n

\"Peter<\/a>
Peter and Alex in their kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Finn<\/a>
Finn poses with Lego toy that we bought for him in 2008 and kept on the boat until now which is the next time that we saw him<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were excited to see them again and we had a great time together for a few days as they prepared to drive to Italy (where they now keep their boat). Then we moved into their apartment and had a wonderful 2 weeks enjoying both the apartment and the many beautiful parts of Vienna and getting to know and love Viennese food and desserts. We had great weather\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 hot for a few days and then cool with a nice mix of sunshine and clouds and an occasional rainy day. There is so much to do in Vienna and the public transport is terrific and cheap. We were lucky enough to spend an evening with Nathaniel Lepp (one of Ben\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good friends), who was in Vienna with Steph (his wife) to attend a friend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wedding.<\/p>\n

\"With<\/a>
With Nathaniel Lepp in Vienna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some of the things we enjoyed during the time we were there include:<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 T\u00c3\u00bcrkenschanzpark \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 our favorite park just a block away from the apartment;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Figlm\u00c3\u00bcller Restaurant \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 known for its schnitzel;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Caf\u00c3\u00a9 Pr\u00c3\u00bcckel \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 the most delightful place to spend a rainy afternoon and drink coffee;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Stadtpark\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. Interesting statues, especially when you have your iPad with you so you can find out who all these famous people are;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Italian restaurant (I Tricolori) \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 near the movie theater we frequented\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 delicious pizza ;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Kunst Historisches Museum \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. a million artifacts from the time of the Habsburgs;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Landtmann Caf\u00c3\u00a9\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 one of our favorites for apple strudel (with whipped cream!) and previously a hangout for famous Viennese such as Freud;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 W\u00c3\u00bcrstelst\u00c3\u00a4nde\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. Yummy Viennese sausages sold in many places throughout the city ;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Meyerei Caf\u00c3\u00a9 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 in T\u00c3\u00bcrkenschanzpark Park. Great ribs, amazing desserts, nice waiters;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Schoenbrunn Palace…of the ruling Hapsburgs ;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jewish Museum\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. Two separate museums, one with a special exhibit dedicated to Amy Winehouse\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.. not exactly what we were expecting, but actually very interesting ;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Salmannsdorf\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 great walk in the vineyards;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Rathausplatz… free movies on a giant screen every night and dozens of food vendors and thousands of attendees. We saw a spectacular concert there (on screen) with Gloria Estefan, also some opera and operetta on other nights;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 P\u00c3\u00b6tzleinsdorf Park \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. So beautiful;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Plachutta Restaurant where we had the Tafelspitz (boiled beef) speciality<\/p>\n

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\"Amy<\/a>
Amy Winehouse stares out of the Jewish Museum, Vienna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Schubert<\/a>
Schubert and Laura with both here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We<\/a>
We walked among the vineyards above Vienna, sampling the grapes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We<\/a>
We walked among the vineyards above Vienna, sampling the grapes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View of Vienna from the vineyards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Street<\/a>
Street in Vienna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On August 21st we left Vienna and rode the train to Davos, Switzerland. What a beautiful ride. It took about 9 hours and we enjoyed every minute of it. We even took a 1st class compartment as they had a special deal for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153seniors\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which we couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pass up. In Davos we rented a lovely 2 bedroom apartment, also owned by sailing friends of ours. Our friends share this house with their family and often ski there in the winter. It is not used much in the summer so it was available for us to rent. Davos was great, but a bit cold and rainy. Temperatures were often in the 50\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and we had some rain most every day. Still, it was nice enough to go for a couple hour hike almost every day and there are so many paths there that you could hike for a whole summer just in the immediate vicinity. There is also a beautiful lake in town. It was easy to hop on a bus or a train and go to some of the surrounding towns to hike\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 one of our favorite hikes was in the valley of Dischma Tal and a small village called Teufi. There were a couple of very convenient stores just a few minutes walk from our apartment so we stocked up on food and ate at home most nights. Restaurant prices were outrageous. One day we took a very scenic train-ride to St. Moritz\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 really spectacular ride.<\/p>\n

\"Dischma<\/a>
Dischma Valley above Davos, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dischma<\/a>
Dischma Valley above Davos, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Goats<\/a>
Goats at Dischma Valley above Davos, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dischma<\/a>
Dischma Valley above Davos, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dischma<\/a>
Dischma Valley above Davos, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dischma<\/a>
Dischma Valley above Davos, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dischma<\/a>
Dischma Valley above Davos, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking down towards Davos from the Dischma Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Keeping<\/a>
Keeping the gate closed, Dischma Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dischma<\/a>
Dischma Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On September 1st we took the train to Zurich and Hannah\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good Swiss friend Adina met us and brought us to her parent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s house. We got to meet her parents, Sammy and Katia and had a wonderful dinner at their home and then spent the night there. Really wonderful people.
\nSeptember 2nd we flew back to Turkey. We had to spend the night in Antalya as we did not arrive there until mid-night and it is a 3.5 hour drive back to Ka\u00c5\u0178 from there. We stayed at the Laguna Suites Hotel, a 2 star hotel, that is pretty comfortable and clean and fine for a one night stay.<\/p>\n

L.<\/p>\n

\"We<\/a>
Laura poses with Adina and her parents\u00a0 Sammy and Katia Rom at their flat in Zurich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 5th \u00e2\u20ac\u201c September 2, 2014 We left the boat in our marina in Ka\u00c5\u0178, Turkey on the 5th of August and flew to Vienna. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s super hot in Turkey in July and August and after shvitzing for the month of July we were happy to pack a couple of back-packs and fly to cooler … <\/p>\n

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