Cruising the Danube–Part 2

ByBraindoc July 10, 2023May 20, 2025

The Third Man “On our right is the Wiener Riesenrad.” Our driver was pointing out highlights as we were touring the Ringstrasse in Vienna. A pivotal scene in the movie The Third Man takes place on the Riesenrad, which at one time was the largest Ferris wheel in the world. For my less cultured readers…

Restaurant Reviews

Cruising the Danube–Part 1

ByBraindoc June 12, 2023January 27, 2025

Roots II–The Chosen People “All outbound flights are suspended” blared through a tinny loudspeaker. The beautiful wife and I were in the British Airways lounge at Heathrow airport, awaiting our connection to Budapest for a cruise of the Danube with our close friends Ben and Rose Lifschitz (we were hoping they would remain our close…