Wotrubakirche – The Concrete Church
I‘m lucky to live close to one of Vienna’s brutalist icons, Wotrubakirche. It‘s located on the outskirts of Mauer, which is a neighborhood part of one of Vienna‘s largest districts, Liesing. At ... more »
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Stadionbad in Vienna
I love Stadionbad since my childhood days. It's a big public swimming pool in the middle of the green Prater in Vienna's second district. I used to go to Stadionbad with my grandparents and my sister ... more »
Legacy code
I‘ve been maintaining this website for more than twenty years. The website‘s frontend, domain name and servers have changed over the year, but the oldest web pages still date back to as early as 1999. Why? ... more »
Grand Hotel des Bains on Lido
This city never gets boring for me. I'm in and around Venice almost every year, I‘d almost call it something like a second home. Venice‘s Lido is among my favorite places in the area. Almost every ... more »
Tanke 24/7
When commuting from work to my home by bike, I usually pass the „Gürtel“, one of Vienna‘s big ring roads. It‘s a traffic hell, separating downtown Vienna from the suburbs. In the particular ... more »
To move a rock
This summer, I spent a wonderful week in Lower Austria's beautiful Waldviertel. Its northwestern region bordering to the Czech republic is famous for its thick forests and massive granite rock sites, ... more »
Offline Only
I've discovered this minimalist net art piece a couple of years ago and always wanted to write a short blog post about it. Well, better late than never: Offline Only by Chris Bolin This project ... more »
Military ruins near Dębina
Last summer I went to the Baltic Sea in Northern Poland. Endless sandy beaches, thick woods that reach to the shores and impressive cliffs offer plenty of reasons to go there. Also, it's not very crowded ... more »
Café Eiles
Only the rise of a global pandemic got me started to write a new entry about Café Eiles on this sleeping website - the first entry since 4 years. We are not allowed to leave our homes. We are required ... more »
La Jetée
In Paris, the landmark district "La Défense" with its skyscrapers and the monumental Grande Arche building can be seen from almost anywhere in the city, similar to the Eiffel tower. It's mostly a business ... more »