travelogue: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest

I met up with schneefink yesterday afternoon and we had a great little chat in the streets of Vienna. I tried Vienna sausage (with mustard! and horseradish!) and at one point nearly choked on a little too much horseradish. We talked about everything from fandom to politics, although not fandom politics, and went for a walk through the Stadtpark (I think it was the Stadtpark; I could be mistaken).

Thanks for meeting up with me, schneefink!

Vienna was beautiful and I'm a little sorry we only had the one day there.

Today is Bratislava, tomorrow is Budapest, and then the three days after that are Prague, before we fly home via Dubai.

I can't say I'm looking forwards to getting home. All I can think about is that I'll get back to Sydney and have to get my cat from the vet and bury her, rather than gathering her up for a snuggle the way I usually do when I get home from overseas. It's going to be bad for the first couple of weeks back, I think. And while part of me wants to get another cat just so I don't have to think about her being missing, a part of me doesn't want to leap into that straight away.

Then there's the job hunt and unpacking, sorting through my wardrobe, and the projects and stuff that I need to start and finish - not just fannish but around the house, and with my profic, and out in the garden.

It's not going to be the winter I imagined. I can't say it'll be better, but I hope it'll be productive.