Vienna 2024: the final two weeks (all the family!)

It's the last night in our Airbnb - we're not actually flying home tomorrow, I made an error in the booking which means that we are checking out tomorrow but the flight isn't till Sunday! Luckily, my lovely sister is letting us stay at hers for that extra night.

The past two weeks have been as hot as the first four: very very different to last year, when I quickly realised I hadn't packed nearly enough long trousers and jumpers. This year, I had it all with me and never needed any of it: 30-35 degrees day after day. Which meant we did a lot less indoorsy things like museums, instead opting for slow days by the water.

Lots of such photos to come, but first, let's see what other activities we got up to. We had to do the Prater, of course, and luckily the day we chose for that was overcast and occasionally rainy (though still very warm!) which meant that very few people were there, and no queues. Much fun was had.

A view - with rain coming in

First ever langos - faces aren't saying so, but they did enjoy them!

They were so happy to have daddy back!

And then there was the military open day, which like last year they did enjoy very much...

On to the water pictures. First, we went to visit my sister's former neighbours by a stunning lake...

My sister got a paddle board, which we of course had to try out!

Then we took a very long train journey - 3 hours - to Gmunden, in the picturesque Salzkammergut, and while the lower temperatures we hoped for didn't materialise, we did very much enjoy the cold lake! My aunt lives there, and invited us to use her flat for the time. It was quite a walk down to the lake, stunning scenery but the heat meant we were rather keen to get the walk over with!

On the train

With my aunty

Evening colours, stunning

And finally, just some random photos of mostly water related activities we got up to these past two weeks. That's another summer over, and we look forward to re-entering our regular lives - tanned, relaxed, and ready to tackle the next 'school' year. Oh, and we're all desperately looking forward to seeing our beloved dog Cody again!

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