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Penzing Vienna, A Radical Walk
Vienna has its odd corners, crinkles in the landscape, curios that no-one knows anything about and pockets of resistance to decades of fashionable change. Such places are rarely sumptuous but they often include things striking and unusual. These places are about discovery rather than broadcast. We find them seemingly by chance, rather than being told…
District XV, Wien
I arrived in Vienna after a two day train journey across Europe. The owner of the apartment I’m staying in met me, explained how everything worked and handed over three keys, to the front door, the main door, and the letter box. He was friendly and welcoming and made me feel at home. I cooked,…
Europe in the Rain
Europe is over. The sages have met. A small, but self-important clique. They imagine themselves as Zimmerwald, though few can speak European languages. Nor have they ever operated in conditions of illegality, poverty or imprisonment. In the chutzpah stakes they win, at least in the assessment of their own self worth. Mighty heirs to the…
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