Willkommen in Graz

It’s a rainy day in Graz; it’s been overcast since we got here 5 days ago ('Hochnebel': high fog, which means that you can go to the top of the local mountain and find sun, but check the webcam first) and finally it’s raining. Well, drizzling. It’s been a warm fall - no snow really to speak of yet, so many of the ski resorts weren’t able to open at the beginning of the month.


We arrived last Thursday, and settled into the Villa, the former mayor's house-turned-guesthouse in the woods. Our apartment of roughly 400 sq ft has a living room, bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom, and entry hall. It's very nice, and very, very quiet. We're in the middle of the woods up a hill, but the tram stop & grocery is 5 min. walk, and there are joggers and bikers from time to time, even into the night, on the dirt road that winds up the hill.

To the right is a photo of our living room/dining room/office (the dining room side). This is the day after our party with T's colleagues from the dept (hence the wine bottles, and beer in the window. We have a very small fridge, so between the windows makes a nice refrigerator annex.)

There is the coolest ropes course in the trees on the way to the tram stop; sadly it's closed until March...

Jezt ein bisschen auf Deutsch...
Heute es regnet... Seit 5 Tage haben wir Hochnebel, und finally, Regnen. Wir haben Donnerstag angekommen, und have settled in in die Gastehaus Villa Wohnung. Es ist klein aber sehr bequem, und sehr ruhig.