Time for a riddle

Pssst! This time i have sort of riddle for you. "A riddle, a riddle", some of you may shout. Well, let's see if you can make out where i stranded this time ;)


You see, i met with a hardly vested gentleman - ok this is the point where Vero is not allowed to guess anymore! =^+^=


Eh, i felt like a queen there - but damn, where is my crown and my royal household?!


all right, here he is: my king! (of my heart)


Isn't this a view for a king? - Or rather for a queen since it's the "Fraueninsel" and this means Lady's Island ;)





...And should you not already have figured out, where in the world this lovely place is, check this out: about Chiemsee

My new pet

Since last time my friend Vero gave me an Aquapet as a present, which was at first sight only pink and annoying, it became my sweet pet since i do not have one here in Innsbruck cuz my cat lives with my father in Salzburg. I named her "Lola". And to be true these toys are a real waste of time - but lovely anyhow.

Now i found, that one can creat one's own Aquapet online. Which i did of course and (to Vero), doesn't it look like Otto? *ggg*

Btw: he's a great fan of Beethoven *OMG*

Poetry for you

Como una promesa, eres tú, eres tú.
Como una mañana de verano.
Como una sonrisa, eres tú, eres tú.
Así, así, eres tú.

Toda mi esperanza, eres tú, eres tú.
Como lluvia fresca en mis manos
como fuerte brisa, eres tú, eres tú.
Así, así, eres tú.

Eres tú como el agua de mi fuente (algo así eres tú)
Eres tú el fuego de mi hogar
Eres tú como el fuego de mi hoguera
Eres tú el trigo de mi pan.

Como mi poema, eres tú, eres tú.
Como una guitarra en la noche,
todo mi horizonte eres tú, eres tú.
Así, así, eres tú.

Eres tú...
( Words and music by Juan Carlos Calderón)

(Translation:)
Like a promise, you are, you are
Like a summer morning
Like a smile, you are, you are
Like that, like that, you are
All my hope, you are, you are
Like fresh rain in my hands
Like a strong breeze, you are, you are; like that, like that, you are

You are like the water of my fountain (something like that, you are)
You are the fire of my fireplace
You are like the fire of my bonfire
You are the wheat of my bread

Like my poem, you are, you are
Like a guitar in the night
My whole horizon you are, you are; like that, like that, you are

You are...

Get to France

As you might already guess from the title, we made a little trip to France! First we spent two nights in Paris (no, NOT one night in Paris, what a pitty!)

by the banks of the Seine at night:

Notre Dame:

Birds are evil:

already preparing for retirement:

funny person watching the traffic in Montmatre. i couldn't actually find out what he was doing exactly - besides reading the newspaper... if you have a hint for me, tell me ;)

the interior of our hotel in Montmatre, next to Moulin Rouge. it looked a bit like a maison de plaisir and our tiny room had a huge mirror right next to the bed... *ggg*

one of the mills in Montmatre:

Montmatre:

an ad in a metro station for some coffee. it was so funny that i had to buy it. guess what, it works - at least, i do NOT look like that guy after drinking it, hehe!

the Eiffel tower and me (in memoriam of my bonnet, which i lost in Rennes...)

have a break, have a biiig break... after all we're here for holidays and not for fun:

the cathedral of Saint Malo, Brittany!

a breizh arrangement ;)

the port of Saint Malo:

the quai at low tide:

due to the warm weather we even fancied taking a bath at the outdoor swimming pool:

view from the castle to Saint Malo intra muros:

taking a rest in the sun (listening to breizh music):

there's three french words, i will remember for all my life: "La mer mont!"

...this means "the sea is rising!" if you ever happen to hear this, get yourself immediately to the main land, or you will become very wet or even drown...

me in the morning (very tired) at high tide:

the medieval city of Rennes:

the cathedral of Rennes:

the clouds over Paris in the evening:

bye-bye and au-revoir France!

On the sunny side

Do you know the feeling, when everything seems to get very very narrow around you? when the walls of your room or the mountains surrounding you seem to move closer?
then it's time to either consult your psychologist (not me!) or - get away!


we decided for the latter and took the tramway that leads out of the innsbruck valley up to the stubai valley.


this tram is really climbing up the hills over innsbruck and moving over slopes up to the neat village of fulpmes, where one can go skiing if he likes (but i never like to anyway).


of course one should at least have enough provisions of food, because you never know whether this tram - which is already about 100 years old, and so is the trackage - might have a breakdown and you will have to stay in the "pampa" of the tyrolean mountains...



i mean, it's beautiful eh....

Multireligious excursion

Last weekend we went on a field trip with the European Ethnology class to Vorarlberg, the far west of Austria. We visited the Jewish museum in Hohenems, spent the night at a Buddhist monastery in Frastanz and had a chat with the head of the Islamic club in Feldkirch.

In the former Jewish quarter of Hohenems:

the Jewish cemetry of Hohenems:

inside the Buddhist monastery:

our Prof has a chat with the monk, who kindly answered all our questions:

the stupa on top of the hill:

inside the mosque in Feldkirch: