Letter from Vienna (February 2011)
In Banes, a hole-in-the-wall along Köllnerhofgasse and only a block from my flat, I see people meeting for drinks every evening. Some of them appear to be…
Letter from Vienna (May 2010)
Recently I began to read about the life and work of German philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand who, to escape the Nazis, moved to the Austrian capital —…
Letter from Vienna ( April 2010)
I sometimes think I can catch a glimpse of the lost world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as I walk through the streets of Vienna late at night…
Letter from Vienna (June 2009)
The normally turbid Donaukanal that borders Vienna's city center has caught my eye today. It seems unusually clear and the sun is actually sparkling off its surface…