Cows cause Tyrol travel chaos

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Windows. Not the glassy ones – those loads of old rubbish that have been ‘designed’ by Microsoft. Each designed to fix the problems caused by the previous one. Each one finding new ways to be worse than the previous one.

My current issue is the Internet Explorer – and indeed almost everything else – stops working constantly.

I get this message saying ‘Internet Explorer is not responding’. It is apparently too busy doing more important things and has absolutely no interest in my exploring.

My next computer will be a Mac.

We had a fabulous meal at Ein Wiener Salon – almost rendered impossible by smokers. There was a table next door to us with six people – four of them smokers. Behind us there were two more smokers. They smoked non stop for the almost three hours we were there.

It was very, very hot and the smoke and heat gave me an amazing headache.

I had to stuff myself full of pain killers and was subsequently berated by Cate for ‘Conspicuous Yawning’ when we were sitting around talking with L and D.

I am not sure how one can yawn without being conspicuous but to guard against this heinous crime I am going to carry around a Gunny Sack into which I can put my head when a yawn arrives.

It was so bad we really have to think carefully about going to Ein Wiener Salon – even though it is the best restaurant in Wien.

And yes I will eventually do my Restaurant Review.

We had our trip to Melk but I did not go into the Abbey and instead went into the Old Town and the gardens and took some photos. There were no Bees.




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They also have an astonishing collection of some of the weirdest books you will ever see anywhere. Including this one.

The blurb for this one says:

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More than 40% of Americans believe in Creationism. I am not sure that there is any hope for a country that has that many stupid people on its books.

From the Austrian Times:

“Cows cause Tyrol travel chaos
By Thomas Hochwarter

Train services were cancelled and traffic held up for three hours when a herd of cows strayed onto a motorway and rail tracks in Tyrol on Saturday.

Police in the province’s Schwaz district said today (Mon) the ten animals had got out of a nearby farm and then gone onto the Inntal motorway (A12) and railway tracks near Wiesing.

Officials said the cows were caught after three hours, adding none of them had been injured”

For those unfamiliar with cows the AT has obligingly provided a photo.