"Polo ist eine Mannschaftssportart, bei der die auf Pferden reitenden vier Spieler pro Mannschaft einen Ball mit einem langen Holzschläger in das gegnerische Tor schlagen. Die Spieler tragen Helme und wechseln während des Spiels mehrfach die Pferde." ...weiß die Wikipedia und dank der Expertise von Jochen Ressel wissen es jetzt auch die rund 100 ... Weiterlesen >
I used to drive between 20.000 and 30.000 miles a year up and down Scotland across narrow and winding country roads in my professional days. Now living once again in Central Vienna, a car is no longer a necessity but a burden. As a consequence, we are a car-free (care-free: get it?) household. Anybody ... Weiterlesen >
One of several remarkable personal experiences of the former Austrian Ambassador in the Netherlands Ambassadorial Experiences | Part 1 Dr Alexander Christiani When on 4 February 2000 the Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel decided to form a government with the Haider-FPÖ, hell broke loose in Europe. A number of European member states imposed “sanctions” ... Weiterlesen >
In meinem Bericht über den Ausflug nach Illmitz zum Weingut Kracher am vorigen Samstag beschrieb ich, dass man es uns ansehen konnte, wie sehr wir alle einander vermisst haben. Ähnliches konnte man heute in einer E-Mail lesen. In ihr bedankte sich ein Mitglied für die gestrige Veranstaltung im Café Ministerium beim Präsidenten Prof. Dr. ... Weiterlesen >
Is Cash King? by Ian Murdoch When Cash Was King..... I received my first pocket money on a Monday morning in September 1957. From then on I was the proud recipient of the princely sum of sixpence a week. That first Monday was a red-letter day for me - I was excited to be ... Weiterlesen >
Sissi und Susi waren die zwei achtjährigen Pferde, die unsere Kutsche zogen. Sissi mit brauner Mähne und Schweif, Susi war blond. Seit Generationen ist diese Pferderasse aus Ungarn eine verlässliche Arbeitskraft für die Bauern des Burgenlands. Francesca und Nadine waren zwei attraktive Assistentinnen des Gerhard Krachers, die uns gestern im Weinlauben Hof zu Illmitz ... Weiterlesen >
How live experience & digitalisation work together by Joanna Godwin-Seidl The National Theatre in Britain was the first theatre to broadcast digital versions of their shows, as far back as 2009, the programme they initiated was called “NT Live”, closely followed by Metropolitan Opera of New York. This new form of show viewing ... Weiterlesen >
State Treaty. The story of how Austria struggled for freedom with skill and luck over ten long years is incredibly exciting. A historian's life’s work. By Günther Haller in “DIE WELT BIS GESTERN” (“The World until Yesterday”) (“Die Presse”, Saturday, 15 May 2021) Translated into English from the original German by Wolfgang Geissler. ... Weiterlesen >
What they mean for UK by Colin A. Munro Summary During a visit to Scotland on 27 January for photo opportunities with military and NHS staff combatting the COVID 19 pandemic, Boris Johnson said: “Wild horses will not keep me away from Scotland during the election campaign. I’ll be campaigning across the whole ... Weiterlesen >
Work isn’t everything by H.E. Ambassador Leigh Turner This blog article is republished without any modification from https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/leighturner/2021/05/04/diplomatic-lessons-7-berlin-2002-2006-work-isnt-everything/ by courtesy of the author. One of the first mornings of my career break, as I dropped the kids off at school, I ran into an Embassy colleague. “How the mighty have fallen,” he said. ... Weiterlesen >
