The party finished Friday morning 5am. I left for the 7:30am Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt where a connecting flight would see me in Malta by 1pm. The goodbyes to the remaining well lubricated guests was easy; after all, Andrea will arrive at Luqa by 8pm. Saying goodbye to Vienna was harder than I could imagine.
The Taxi driver tried small talk. It being German and my comprehension resides in ordering food and drink only; I just nodded and made little noises until I drifted off to sleep for the 20-minute drive to the airport.
I kept asking if I should return. Previous holidays do not even hold a candle to this one. Resolving to come back my mind calculated the options. Maybe 3 weeks early next year…I wonder if the Government would let me live there without a EU passport! Got to go, need to buy a Conversational German CD course.
Glossary of terms
P1 Schwechat
Vienna's Airport
P3 Schinkenfleckerl
Small square pasta with ham
P3 Café Schwarzenberg
Traditional wood-panelled Café
P3 Samel
Small round bread
P4 Sulz in Essig und O1
Pork dripping ,onions, vinegar and pumpkin seed oil
P4 Schweinslungenbraten mit Eierschwammerl
Pork lion in chanterelle sauce
P4 Gebackener Cambembert mit Preiselbeeren
Deep fried Camembert with Cranberries
P4 Plachutta
Traditional Beef restaurant
P4 G'spritzte
Wine with soda
P5 Apfelstrudel
Apple Strudel
P5 Topfenstrudel
Curd Cheese Strudel
P5 Sachertorte
Chocolate Cake from Café Sacher
P6 Wachau
Historic Valley West of Vienna
P6 Heuriger
Restaurant serving food while the local wine is available
