Last Train Ride

I’m on the train to Wien right now, and should be there in about an hour. I’m leaving one important thing behind in Innsbruck, a lens cap. It slipped and rolled into the river Inn yesterday evening. How did I deal with this? I sacrificed a polarizing filter (couldn’t find a photo supply store, strangely). […]

Thoughts on Salzburg

I have two more evenings left in beautiful Salzburg. I’ve been at the conference most of my time here and haven’t really had an opportunity to engage in any tourist-oriented activities. No castles. No salt mines. No Mozart (other than Mozartkugel). No Sound of Music. You might think I would want to stay an extra […]

Comfort Food and Antlers

Yesterday, lunch was conference food. We will speak of that no more. Last night found me at the dinner table with an old friend, Jane from Cincinnati. She and her husband are really both wonderful people and I’m so glad I got to see them. We ended up at a tavern recommended in their Rick […]