Testing Myself on Social Media

I do not have much social media consumption. I actually left Facebook more than a decade ago, and I do not have Tiktok nor Instagram. I am not glued to my smartphone. So one day, I wanted to test this decision of mine, whether my feelings have changed. It turns out it hasn't.

A Visit to Vienna: The Gasometer

After spending the morning in the Belvedere Complex, I had lunch. And then I ventured out, this time to the Gasometer. I wanted to see something that was architecturally significant.

Georg Friedrich Händel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto

I didn't realise I would see three Händel operas this year. But I did. I actually saw Giulio Cesare in Egitto in the Deutsche Oper Berlin this summer, before the season ended and the theatre went on summer break. I have to say, in comparison with the previous Händel operas I have seen earlier this year, this one was the most epic. It's also the longest: it clocked at 4 hours and 45 minutes, including 2 intermissions. But I have to say, the time invest was absolutely worth it.

Aufzeichnungen aus dem Kellerloch

I went back to the Berliner Ensemble one summer evening, before the season ended. That evening, they were offering two solo performances. One was a comedy, the other was this piece, a very intense performance based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1864 novella, Notes from Underground. I have to say, this was a mental workout.

A Visit to Vienna: Belvedere 21

As I had an all-inclusive ticket for the Belvedere Complex, I also went to the Belvedere 21. This building is actually new for me - it didn't exist back when I visited Vienna for the first time in 2005.