Well, here we are with a new title and a new look! This should get us all ready for our new life (we hope) in Canada. Now, I'm Canadian and even though all the kids have been born in Austria and are fully Austrian, they also carry Canadian citizenship. We can move to Canada in a heartbeat if we wanted to. BUT. We wouldn't ever do that without my husband, an Austrian. And so we are waiting for his permanent residency visa. We applied in March and finally, about 3 weeks ago, our online status says 'Decision Made'. But what decision is that? Well, it has to be positive really. So we are waiting to be informed in writing of the decision. And we have to have this decision in hand before we book a flight.
Our boxes are packed. Things have been claimed and given away. We have boxes in storeage at my in-laws. We've moved into a much smaller flat in anticipation of moving. We are very eager to get to Canada to be able to look at land before the snow flies. And November is coming! This lesson in patience is sometimes hard. But we know that God has this all in his hands and we rely on that. Still, you know. Waiting! The two older kids came home last week eager to know if we could fly before mid-term exams began! :-) No, not likely.
We have all sorts of plans for our life in Canada but there's no point outlining them until we get going there. Generally, my husband, who is a Youth Worker but was also trained as an Agricultural Teacher, will homeschool the kids and plan our garden (etc!). LARGE garden. I will be looking for a job. And I have some ideas about that but am waiting (again) for a response about a course first.
We have been in Austria for 14 years now. All the children were born here. It will be a wrench to leave family and friends, but we also have family and friends waiting for us in Canada. I think that the biggest challenge for me will be culture. I'm not a real European but after so many years here I'm not totally culturally Canadian either. But that's where family culture comes in. We are all a blend and we just need to compliment each other. Oh, and we'll have to build a big guest room....or two...or a bunk house. Then everyone can come to visit!
So, this is just a quick note to let you know how things are changing. Sorry, no photos this time! I'll be posting another update soon. Let's hope that I'll have some news! :-)
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Saturday, October 07, 2017
Gefängnis und Elekt. Zentralkraftwerk- Feld 31 Zelle 3 und Feld 4 That is: Going to Jail and the Hydroelectric Station
Endlich. Die Schule hat angefangen und unsere DKT-Reise ist noch immer nicht vorbei. Doch am Montag den 25 September konnten wir unsere Reise abschließen. Wir fuhren als erstes ins Gefängnis. Ein paar alte Zellen die man besichtigen kann. Eine Frage an alle Schüler. Würdet ihr lieber eine Woche lang in einer alten Gefängiszelle verbringen wo man einen Nachttopf einen kleinen Ofen ein Bett ein paar alte Bücher und Besteck und eine Schüssel hat, oder würdet ihr eine Woche lang in der Schule mit guten Klos warmen Klassen gemütliche Sitze (vielleicht sogar ein Sofa) und gutes warmes Essen hat? Dafür hat man acht Stunden pro Tag Unterricht. Gebt mir mal eine Rückmeldung. Also, zuerst besuchten wir das Gefängnis. Da gibt es vier Zellen und nur die Zellen 4 und 3 kann man besichtigen.
Finally, the last portion of our tour. Even though school has started and our holiday seems to have happened a long time ago, we still had to finish the game! The only things missing from our playing board were a visit to a jail and also to and electric power station. First we decided to go to a jail. Fortunately this didn't actually involve getting arrested! A friend told us that the old jail in Windischgarsten, just 20 minutes from here, was in the same building as the library, back where they store things now, and that we could visit it during the week. Going back through where normally the staff might go, we found ourselves passing from the brightly painted foyer of the library and into the dark, poorly-lit, unheated hallway where the old cells were. Of the 4 cells there, only one was set up as it would have been years ago. There was a bed and a desk, a shelf for some educational books and a Bible, a bucket toilet (with a lid! ;-)), and a little woodstove for heat. Along the wooden doorframe we could see where inmates had scratced little lines in to count the days of incarceration. It was really interesting, seeing how it would have been set up. And, as usual, taking photos was fun!
Die letzte Sache auf unserer Reise war letztendlich der Staudamm in Klaus. Feld 4.
Finally, our very last thing to visit- a Hydro-Electric Dam. Where might we find that? We tried to visit the really big one in Kaprun- especially since Dominik's grandfather helped to build the dam there. But...it was a question of time. We hadn't realised that in Kaprun you had to park well below the dam and then either pay a bunch to take a bus up to see it, or spend a good while hiking. Unfortunately we were on our way to the Großglocknerstraße and couldn't take the time. This was alright for me as I'd been given some new hiking shoes and they were, as I walked about, falling apart. I was leaving bits of sole everywhere! So, back to this visit. We live in Klaus an der Pyhrnbahn here in Austria, and we are blessed to have a large dam and power station right here in Klaus. From our flat we look out onto the lake created by the dam and when we get a lot of rain we can watch the water being shot off into the river from below the dam. This was an easy one to get, in the end, and a nice way to end our tour.
So, unsere DKT-Reise ist nun beendet. Was ist das nächste? Eine Risiko-Reise? Eine DKT-Wien-Reise? Warscheinlich nicht. ;-) Unser nächster Blog wird frühestens in ein paar Wochen sein. Bis dahin.
So, our DKT Tour is finished. What's next for us? A Risk Tour? That would be something. Or how about a DKT-Vienna tour? Not yet. Our next adventure is something much bigger. We're moving to Canada! This will be a huge adventure for us and we'll start blogging on that, and maybe vlogging as well, shortly. Thanks for joining us! And if you want some updates, why don't you 'Follow' us? We'll keep posting!
Finally, the last portion of our tour. Even though school has started and our holiday seems to have happened a long time ago, we still had to finish the game! The only things missing from our playing board were a visit to a jail and also to and electric power station. First we decided to go to a jail. Fortunately this didn't actually involve getting arrested! A friend told us that the old jail in Windischgarsten, just 20 minutes from here, was in the same building as the library, back where they store things now, and that we could visit it during the week. Going back through where normally the staff might go, we found ourselves passing from the brightly painted foyer of the library and into the dark, poorly-lit, unheated hallway where the old cells were. Of the 4 cells there, only one was set up as it would have been years ago. There was a bed and a desk, a shelf for some educational books and a Bible, a bucket toilet (with a lid! ;-)), and a little woodstove for heat. Along the wooden doorframe we could see where inmates had scratced little lines in to count the days of incarceration. It was really interesting, seeing how it would have been set up. And, as usual, taking photos was fun!
Die letzte Sache auf unserer Reise war letztendlich der Staudamm in Klaus. Feld 4.
Finally, our very last thing to visit- a Hydro-Electric Dam. Where might we find that? We tried to visit the really big one in Kaprun- especially since Dominik's grandfather helped to build the dam there. But...it was a question of time. We hadn't realised that in Kaprun you had to park well below the dam and then either pay a bunch to take a bus up to see it, or spend a good while hiking. Unfortunately we were on our way to the Großglocknerstraße and couldn't take the time. This was alright for me as I'd been given some new hiking shoes and they were, as I walked about, falling apart. I was leaving bits of sole everywhere! So, back to this visit. We live in Klaus an der Pyhrnbahn here in Austria, and we are blessed to have a large dam and power station right here in Klaus. From our flat we look out onto the lake created by the dam and when we get a lot of rain we can watch the water being shot off into the river from below the dam. This was an easy one to get, in the end, and a nice way to end our tour.
So, unsere DKT-Reise ist nun beendet. Was ist das nächste? Eine Risiko-Reise? Eine DKT-Wien-Reise? Warscheinlich nicht. ;-) Unser nächster Blog wird frühestens in ein paar Wochen sein. Bis dahin.
So, our DKT Tour is finished. What's next for us? A Risk Tour? That would be something. Or how about a DKT-Vienna tour? Not yet. Our next adventure is something much bigger. We're moving to Canada! This will be a huge adventure for us and we'll start blogging on that, and maybe vlogging as well, shortly. Thanks for joining us! And if you want some updates, why don't you 'Follow' us? We'll keep posting!
Friday, October 06, 2017
Salzburg
Nicht zu spät am nächsten Morgen fuhren wir nach Salzburg via Attersee. Dort besuchten wir einen Pflegebruder vom Dominik. Der besitzt ein Teegeschäft namens Tee am See. Dort kann man hunderte von bio Teesorten kaufen. Nach einen kurzen Besuch fuhren wir nach Salzburg via, äh, äh, Nach einen kurzen Besuch fuhren wir nach Salzburg. Nachdem wir einen Parkplatz gefunden hatten gingen wir Richtung Mirabellplatz. Im Mirabellgarten waren ziemlich viele Touristen. Es ist auch bei dem Tor vor der Burg (na ja, ein paar kilometer weit entfernt) der Lieblingsort für Fotos.
The next morning, after a fortifying breakfast, we made our way to Salzburg- via Attersee. There we visited 'Tee am See', an organic tea shop with hundreds of option of loose tea to buy. The shop is owned by one of Dominik's foster brothers- one that he hadn't seen in a very long time. We had a nice visit, were given some Earl Grey (thank you- we've always loved it!), and made our way to Salzburg in time for lunch.
The first thing we found after parking is what many tourists find- Mirabell Palace and gardens. It was here that a portion of 'The Sound of Music' was filmed and it is a favourite spot for photos. Here is a photo of the kids in the garden at Mirabell Palace.
Unser nächster Stopp war auf dem Universitätsplatz. In einer Seitengasse zwischen dem Universitätsplatz und der Getreidegasse aßen wir um ca. 2:00 Mittagessen. Originale Salzburger Bosna vom echten Balkan Grill. ;-) ;-) ;-)
It was lunch time and we had decided that we would get a Bosna. This is a special sausage on a bun with onions, curry powder, ketchup and mayo. Usually. We didn't want to walk back but keep going so instead of going to the closest sausage stand, we kept heading downtown. I (Cathy) was sure that there were sausage stands all over Salzburg. That was my memory. Too bad it wasn't right. We looked as we searched for the other DKT highlights. Finally, at about 2pm we found the 'Original Salzburg Bosna' in a little alley off of....... The bosna there were slightly different from what we are used to but at that point we were just happy to eat! During this time we also managed to find our fields.
Auch wenn die Getreidegasse aus komischen Gründen nicht auf dem DKT-Brett ist besuchten wir sie trotzdem. Für die die nicht in Musik aufgepasst haben ( ;-) ) erklär ich es jetzt. Dort wurde Mozart geboren. Getreidegassen 9 im dritten Stock. Das Bild holten wir als nächstes.
For some reason there isn't anything about Mozart on the DKT board, but we still decided to visit his birthplace. At Getreidegasse 9 you find Mozart's birthplace. The dark yellow house is easy to find and is well-visited by tourists.
Leider gibt es heute in Salzburg keine Westbahnstraße. Aber es soll mal eine Westbahnstraße gegeben haben. Heute steht stattdessen die Rainerstraße.
There isn't a Westbahnstraße any more in Salzburg. They changed it to Rainerstraße in 1932. So, we took our photos here instead.
In Salzburg gibt es heute keine Westbahnstraße. Aber weil wir Feld 18, die elektrische Eisenbahn, Wien-Innsbruck machen mussten fuhren wir nachher mit der Westbahn. Wir fuhren von Salzburg nach Attnang-Puchheim. Wieder nur ein Teil der Strecke.
But, even though we didn't find a Westbahnstraße we did take a trip on the Westbahn train! Field 18 is a journey between Innsbruck and Vienna with an electric train. We travelled a portion of this between Salzburg and Attnung-Puchheim.
Also, das war Salzburg. Unsere letzte Stadt. War das schon unsere DKT-Reise? Noch nicht. Es fehlen ja noch zwei Felder. Könnt ihr erraten welche?
So, that was Salzburg! Our last city. Is that the end of our tour? Not yet! There are two fields still to go. Can anyone guess which?
The next morning, after a fortifying breakfast, we made our way to Salzburg- via Attersee. There we visited 'Tee am See', an organic tea shop with hundreds of option of loose tea to buy. The shop is owned by one of Dominik's foster brothers- one that he hadn't seen in a very long time. We had a nice visit, were given some Earl Grey (thank you- we've always loved it!), and made our way to Salzburg in time for lunch.
The first thing we found after parking is what many tourists find- Mirabell Palace and gardens. It was here that a portion of 'The Sound of Music' was filmed and it is a favourite spot for photos. Here is a photo of the kids in the garden at Mirabell Palace.
Unser nächster Stopp war auf dem Universitätsplatz. In einer Seitengasse zwischen dem Universitätsplatz und der Getreidegasse aßen wir um ca. 2:00 Mittagessen. Originale Salzburger Bosna vom echten Balkan Grill. ;-) ;-) ;-)
It was lunch time and we had decided that we would get a Bosna. This is a special sausage on a bun with onions, curry powder, ketchup and mayo. Usually. We didn't want to walk back but keep going so instead of going to the closest sausage stand, we kept heading downtown. I (Cathy) was sure that there were sausage stands all over Salzburg. That was my memory. Too bad it wasn't right. We looked as we searched for the other DKT highlights. Finally, at about 2pm we found the 'Original Salzburg Bosna' in a little alley off of....... The bosna there were slightly different from what we are used to but at that point we were just happy to eat! During this time we also managed to find our fields.
Auch wenn die Getreidegasse aus komischen Gründen nicht auf dem DKT-Brett ist besuchten wir sie trotzdem. Für die die nicht in Musik aufgepasst haben ( ;-) ) erklär ich es jetzt. Dort wurde Mozart geboren. Getreidegassen 9 im dritten Stock. Das Bild holten wir als nächstes.
For some reason there isn't anything about Mozart on the DKT board, but we still decided to visit his birthplace. At Getreidegasse 9 you find Mozart's birthplace. The dark yellow house is easy to find and is well-visited by tourists.
Leider gibt es heute in Salzburg keine Westbahnstraße. Aber es soll mal eine Westbahnstraße gegeben haben. Heute steht stattdessen die Rainerstraße.
There isn't a Westbahnstraße any more in Salzburg. They changed it to Rainerstraße in 1932. So, we took our photos here instead.
In Salzburg gibt es heute keine Westbahnstraße. Aber weil wir Feld 18, die elektrische Eisenbahn, Wien-Innsbruck machen mussten fuhren wir nachher mit der Westbahn. Wir fuhren von Salzburg nach Attnang-Puchheim. Wieder nur ein Teil der Strecke.
But, even though we didn't find a Westbahnstraße we did take a trip on the Westbahn train! Field 18 is a journey between Innsbruck and Vienna with an electric train. We travelled a portion of this between Salzburg and Attnung-Puchheim.
Also, das war Salzburg. Unsere letzte Stadt. War das schon unsere DKT-Reise? Noch nicht. Es fehlen ja noch zwei Felder. Könnt ihr erraten welche?
So, that was Salzburg! Our last city. Is that the end of our tour? Not yet! There are two fields still to go. Can anyone guess which?
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