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sad sounds of a tiny elephant
This post is about a 28km walk from Hundsheim to Schönbühel. I have difficulties finding a place to camp and end up next to a monastery. I woke up in a nice hotel room. “It’s cold outside!” my dad had said at dinner, “and what if the rain comes back?” zimmering through the vines The […]
why I lie
This post is about a 20km walk from Traismauer to Hundsheim. I walk next to drift wood all day, and in the evening I have dinner with my dad. When I woke up the rain had finally stopped. The world was still wet, though. The asphalt was wet, the grass and the trees were wet, […]
the safest nuclear power plant ever
This post is about a 20km walk from Pischelsdorf to Traismauer. I pass the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant in the rain. 16000km. I had originally wanted to get a costume for the dance. I figured it would be the last one on The Longest Way, and I wanted to dress up as a T-Rex, a […]
1-6-0-0-0
This post is about a 30km walk from Korneuburg to Pischelsdorf. It’s hard to find a place to sleep and I end up crossing the 16,000km mark. I woke up at four when I was still dark, then again at five when the sky started to turn to a lighter shade of black. When I […]
social housing
This post is about a 17km walk from Vienna to Korneuburg. It takes me a while to leave my dad’s apartment. Then I’m back near the Danube. When I woke up at around seven in the morning, my dad had already left for work. I brushed my teeth, did my exercises, and made some tea. […]
bye Brad
This post is about saying goodbye to Brad in Vienna. I spend a few quiet days with my dad, and I sit on the balcony a lot. And, just like that, Brad was gone. It was only a short ride to the airport, a short walk to the security check, and then a short goodbye. […]
death and the maiden
This post is about a day at the Belvedere in Vienna. We see The Kiss and Napoleon Crossing the Alps, and I see Death and the Maiden. It was Brad’s last day, and there were two things left for her to do. Firstly, she wanted to see Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss”, and secondly, she wanted […]
Before Sunrise
This post is about a day spent tracking down different scenes from Before Sunrise in Vienna. A good way to explore the city. Brad wanted to go and see some more places from Before Sunrise. I remembered watching that movie and hating it, but her enthusiasm felt so genuine, it was somehow contagious. don’t leave […]
Russia = terrorist state
This post is about an exhibition of Russia as a terrorist state in Vienna. It’s also about a coffee house and the Plague Column. We started out by going to the Sunday High Mass in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and it was awesome. They didn’t just do some sermons and some singing and a little bit […]
return of the Kantian
This post is about a walk around Schönbrunn with the Kantian and Brad. We also see the defaced Karl Lueger monument. I hadn’t seen the Kantian in more than a year. Luckily, he had relocated out of Turkey, and he had come to Vienna for a visit. Brad and I rushed downtown to meet him. […]
azadi means freedom
This post is about a visit to the VIDC panel on women’s rights in Iran and Afghanistan. We also visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral. We were staying at my dad’s place, and Brad’s ticket home to Georgia was on the fifth. So there was still some time left to hang out in Vienna. cathedrals After two […]
rain songs
This post is about a 19km walk from Schwechat to Vienna. We visit the Cemetery of the Nameless, and we sing songs in the rain. When we left the hotel it was raining, so we put on our ponchos and got going. Soon we were in a heavily industrialized area that was difficult to navigate, […]
The Little Sisters
This post is about a 27km walk from Regelsbrunn to Schwechat. We go to church in the morning and to the airport in the afternoon. We woke up in the house of the Little Sisters of Jesus. They were a small community of Catholic sisters who had devoted their lives to their faith, and to […]
Marcus Aurelius
This post is about a 16km walk from Hainburg an der Donau to Regelsbrunn. We see the ruins of Carnuntum and spend the night in a good place. When we woke up in the morning, some of the members of the dog sport club were just arriving. They invited us in to hang out and […]
death of a border
This post is about a 24km walk from Bratislava to Hainburg an der Donau. We cross the border into Austria, which feels strangely emotional. We took a little detour through the historic city center. There was an inscription under Michael’s Gate saying that Beijing was 7433km away. I remembered a similar inscription in Serbia many […]