A fun weekend in Vienna with Xue!
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| Not too far from where I got off the bus, there was a giant ferris wheel! |
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| Walking towards the centre. I was very amazed by all the massive historical monuments all around! |
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| This is my friend Xue, who is currently living in Vienna! |
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| A taste of Austrian beer with some Austrian people. |
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| At Schonbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the Habsburg family. |
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| Walking in one of the many lovely gardens... |
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| I love just sitting outside with a friend, chat, eat, and watch people go by! |
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| Interesting modern art on the streets. |
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| Xue and a big fountain! |
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| A treble clef and Mozart's statue in the back. |
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| My dinner - turkey steak with veggies and rice! It was a delicious meal!! |
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| At Kunsthistorisches Museum, where Xue is interning! |
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Inside the art museum... I feel tiny!
(photo take by Xue) |
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| Very happy that I got to see the original paintings of the Infanta Margarita Teresa of Spain. |
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| A cool "aerial view" of the museum café. |
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| A piece of the yummy Viennese chocolate cake, aka Sachertorte! |
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| Enjoying the sunshine outside on this big purple plastic chair called "enzi". |
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For many reasons, this trip really reminded me of how rootless I have become over the past few years...
Where is "home"?
It's been a while since I no longer know.
great pictures as always :)
ReplyDeleteand just remember the expression "home is where the heart is" ... i remember having a conversation about this topic with you quite a while back ...
Hehe Steffi, thanks for the reminder :) I know that expression, though I can't recall what I responded when we talked about it a while back.
ReplyDeleteAfter settling in different places and finding a deep connection with various people, I feel like my heart is not with one place and one person in particular... but perhaps with many. I have no strong sense of "home"... nor do I ever feel like I'm really "returning home"...