Posted by ourjotterbook on December 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
Vienna, the classical capital of Austria, where not only famous composers like Mozart and Beethoven were drawn to during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the city that pioneered the incredibly graceful dance of Waltz.
From Prague, we took an overnight train and arrived at Wien Meidling at about 6am in the morning before taking the metro to Wien Westbahnhof. (West Station)
After considering the high summer rates for accommodations in Vienna, we... Read More
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Posted by ourjotterbook on November 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It’s the time of the year again where people around the world decorate their houses with jack’ o lanterns (scary pumpkin face cut out), kids don on scary masks and costumes ‘trick-or-treating’, and people having ghastly parties, visiting haunted attractions and watching horror films.
Halloween has its origins derived from the Gaelic harvest festival of Samhuin (pronounced “sow-en”). For Pagans, it is a time to honor... Read More
Filed under Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Tagged with Edinburgh, edinburgh castle, Halloween, harvest season, haunted attractions, pagans, Parliament, parliament square, pumpkin face, royal mile, samhuin, scary masks, St Giles Cathedral
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