glorious October colours in the Vienna Woods (N)

View of Leopoldsberg, from the highest elevation of legendary Nussberg (N)

Sea of vines after the harvest (N)

A perfect ending of a long walk: Good-Weather-Only Heurigen of 4 WINZER (Four Vintners) on Eichelhofweg near the "summit" of Nussberg (N)

October colours along the vinyeard walk (N)

Berries, but which ones? They may be poisonous, since nobody snatched them (N)

Romantic path along the vineyard (N)

Romantically cold, too (N)

Schubert walked here (N)

Trail markers in a bright forest (as opposed to the Dark Forest of Hansel and Gretel) (N)

The cold is turning even the leaves blue (N)

We saw a hare at the far end of the field. Somebody lives there (N)

We call this view Our Viennese Piemonte (N)

Nature paints. On the way to Krapfenwaldl. There are no Krapfen! (N)

Forest Fairy: Three weeks after the wine harvest there are still some lonely grapes waiting to be picked (N)

Off the beaten path (N)

and ON the beaten path (N)

Change of scenery: Garden in Burgenland, one hour from Vienna (N)

"Mulatschak" = a Hungarian orgy. At the occasion of a very important birthday (N)

THE GUYLAS (N)

THE SUCKLING PIG, for those who don't mind making a pig of themselves (N)

Hungarian Csardas sounds (N)

Wachau in bloom

Long time ago in Wachau (1980s), with Tony and Judith, who are no longer with us. Both died within a year (2007/8) independently, of cancer.

Sunday Lunch with Richard and Shawna at Landhaus Bacher, the highest rated restaurant outside Vienna.

that is a presentation of Foie Gras

speaks for itself

Venison

The region is famous for the vast poppy fields.

Zwetschgerner for the boys

At our favourite Restaurant HUTH

HUTH's Grammelknöderl. Three is all I get.

HUTH's Schnitzel

The entrance to our apartment from 1933 to 1977

Visiting my old Kadettenschule with Mutti during the 1990s.

Our house on Schreiberweg in 1981/82

My Nadhenry book in the window of the bookstore behind St Stephen's Cathedral.

Richard and Lilly at Feuerwehrwagner

Marlene and Peter at a Heurigen (whose name we are still guessing)

Mozart ate here, so did we. Dinner with Richard and Lilly at the Drei Hacken.

Lilly and Richard at the Oscars

Wine Tasting: surprising bouquet!