The lovely Nina and I are settled in now in Vienna, and our daughter is due to bring forth our second grandson on Wednesday (though he may arrive sooner). We are quartered in a little apartment in the 3rd District, just around the corner from the Hundertwasserhaus, and we are waiting, well, expectantly.
Paris may be burning, but Vienna is, as always, orderly. The traffic moves smoothly, the trains and trams run on time, and the city is all dressed up for Christmas. Today we visited the outdoor Kristmasmarkt in the plaza outside the magnificent Karlskirche, which was full of cheery locals buying gifts and sipping GlÁ¼hwein.
We’ll have some news shortly.