It's On Like It's Never Been
As of this evening around 8 p.m. it became official--we are going to Austria in January to visit our wonderful family and introduce Veronika to all of the aunts, uncles and cousins that she has not yet met. We will be in the air on New Year's Eve, arrive on January 1st, and I will return on the 12th while Dinka and Veronika will stay another week. As is always the case, my head is spinning with all the possibilities of things to do, but specifically I am wondering if a certain sister-in-law with a connection at the Wiener Staatsoper could arrange for us to see La Traviata there on Thursday the 8th. And perhaps my father-in-law could arrange some tennis and a trip to the Markowitsch vineyard to talk about my future plans with Lukas. Or maybe it's best to stay in more and fatten myself on my mother-in-law's wonderful cooking. Or how about all of the above and then some?
:-)))))))) she could and she will
Posted by the certain sister-in-law :-) at October 8, 2003 9:40 AMI don't like Verdi that much. Nor do I like La Traviata in particular. Something about rich naughty women suffering from consumption just irkes me. Why not catch a performance of Austria's own Erich Wolfgang Korngold? Now that would be a feast for the senses. BTW, it is good to know that Veronika likes Smentena.
Posted by Fontaine at October 12, 2003 1:43 PMAnd what about one day off in the mountains for skiing? Of course during the week to avoid the queues at the chairlifts and funiculars! I'd recommend (depending on snow-conditions): www.stuhleck.at
Posted by A certain Brother-in-law at October 19, 2003 2:42 PM