The Blue Danube

So after another long hiatus, it’s back to the blogosphere for me. And seeing as there’s probably quite a lot to catch up on, I think I’ll start with the latest goings on and then work backwards.

Which means that first off is Vienna, which is where Campbell and I recently returned after spending an awesome long weekend with Beth, Rusby and Dave. We arrived Wednesday evening, found our hostel without too much trouble and then headed out to the pub across the road to catch up with Dave. The pub, Kanguru (I think it’s meant to be ironic…people confuse Austria with Australia – no! – and so Austrians think it’s funny to name their pubs after antipodean marsupials and wear Tshirts that say “no kangaroos in Austria” …go figure?!) proved a great place to hear all Dave’s tales of crazy weird dog people that he’d met at the Canine Research Conference (possibly even weirder than the bird nerds I’d met a few weeks ago…a 3day conference just about little birds that nest in holes - yes amazing but true). It was also a great place for a beer – with something like a hundred to choose from! Indeed if you like your beer and coffee you’ll like Vienna.

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