Lauren’s Pink Absence

My style of street vendor.  1 Lira a strand.  The only questions remaining are … ” Which ones?”   and  ” How many?”.

My favourite designer boutique on the high street of Vienna Petkov.  The highlight of his Vienna lable is the textured fabrics.  The skirt I liked was made of woven copper and cotton, as it held a fascinating structure.  I took great pleasure in trying it on.  I had to grab some photographic evidence to remember this glorious boutique.

The driving tour of Wien was lovely.  I saw so many great buildings.  So here a a few of my favourite highlights.

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Although I went to Vienna for a consulation on my knee, it did give me the oppotunity to see Vienna.  The first Day I arrived Ruth and David took me on a driving tour of Wien.  This was a fantastic way to see the town in a way which did not effect my knee.  After my cnsulataion on Monday, my doctor said I would have the opperation on Friday the 5th of September.  So this gave me four days to enjoy Vienna.

I was so excited to be at the Louvre. The extensive collection was so special.  It was fantastic to see all of the paintings and artifacts I have seen so often in art books and documentaries.
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The range of Lint chocolate avaliable at the Galeries Lafyete was quite amazing.  Needless to say I was as happy as a chocoholic can be in such situations.  So I purchased    one block of Darck lint chocolate with lavender and Blueberries.  It was truly lovely.

How do we pass the time on a flight from Kiev to Berlin?  Paul and I play Gin Rummy for two.  “My magic hand” has an uncanny knack for winning every game.  We enjoy the blissful game for but a while and  just as Paul is on the verge of a depression, we stop. I would also like to emphasize that this trend has been going on for 6.5 years!  We need to play a new two person card game.

A COMPETITION: a mystery prize for the person who has a suggestion that works!

Just as the lovely design sights of Kiev were eating away at my soul and gauging out one eye at a time, along comes our trip to Berlin.

Architecture, art, design and practicality meet with the past and a look to the future.

I am in visual heaven!!!

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