A Holiday Without a Guidebook

At some point, it was bound to happen. I went on a holiday that was of a significant duration, without a guidebook. I suppose I have gone to other destinations in the past for long weekends without a guidebook, but I figured, those were just long weekends. I could easily find information online. But this time, I went for an entire week! And I had no guidebook!

A Visit to Vienna: Upper Belvedere

I really wanted to see Gustav Klimt's The Kiss. I saw it once in 2005, when I was in Vienna for the first time. And I knew I wanted to see it again. So my very first action item when I was in Vienna was to book a timed-slot ticket for the Belvedere Complex. And I actually booked the earliest slot on my first day there.

Berliner Mauerweg: Schönefeld to Sigridshorst (22 km)

I continued the Berliner Mauerweg. In fact, I did the next leg across two days: I originally wanted to do this 22 kilometres but during the first day, I was just so bored, even though the weather was actually good. So I just did half of it, about 11 kilometres. And I picked up the remaining half the following weekend.

A Visit to Vienna

So, I recently spent a week in Vienna!

Mamlok, Modarresifar, Boulez, Lee, Kurtág, Staud, Illés

One summer day, I found myself once again in the Werner-Otto-Saal of the Konzerthaus Berlin. Indeed, I was back here for another avant-garde chamber recital, this time by violiist Rachel Kolblyakov as well as by the Track3 Ensemble, consisting of clarinet, viola, and piano. They happen to be the latest recipients of a prize by the Dwight and Ursula Mamlok Foundation, and this was a concert held in this occasion. And yes, it featured several modern and contemporary pieces.