Chrisus zlog

With friends of Graz we went to Hochimst and enjoyed the run with the alpine coaster. Klausi (age 4) wanted me to be his driver, and I am a _very_ fast driver! He enjoyed it too. He always screamd "Gasgeben, gasgeben!" It was a great, funny experience. The final act was a damage of my right middle-finger. A strain af the tendon. But I hope it will be healed until Ferrara.

The last days at home I thought it was hot. 36 deg C on the terrace, 32 deg C at the north part of the house in the shadow. But yesterday I was cycling in Innsbruck. I had no thermometer but there must have been 36 deg C in the shadow parts of the streets. I nearly colapsed. Sweating didn't stop until late in the evening. Now it's cool: 20 deg C outside and 25 deg C inside.

Drove home without difficulties. Checked emails, copied photographs to PC, fell asleep.

Cloudy day so I read 007 Moonraker between all other activities. 171 pages. Family talk in the evening.

Slept until the heat pulled me out of bed. Visited Salzburg with my nephew. Drinking on the terrace until now.

Slept long, coffeebreak. Played Settlers of Catan cardgame with Mikey. Grillage in the evening. Reading Bond.

Drove to my sister with mother in her new car. Air conditioned. Swimming in a real lake. Chatting on the terrace.

Got a gift from catman. A mouse. Although he is 9 years old and has only one remaining tusk. It is the first time here in the house. Thanks, catman! The only thing I could not do was eating the mouse while he was watching me.

Katharina is 18 since last thursday. Today she had her practical drivers licence test and she got it. And she got a sheet immediately, with wich she can drive from now on. We met in Neustift, she told me the facts and I asked her, if she wants to drive home to Obsteig: yes, she wants. And so she had her first long distance drive, 65km, 50 minutes, more than 100 km/h with highway, roundabout, road-works and parking in alone. She had done her job well and I was feeling save with her. It was funny to watch her in stressful situations: gears, winker, gas, breaks, mirrors (in the roundabout traffic). But all right, she'd done it well.

I was waiting for a so long time to see this scenery:

A tepid springs evening with a good weatherforecast for tomorrow: golden lined cloudes!

Had a nice trip to Vorarlberg, visiting Georg as actor.

Afterwards we visited the Gasthaus Engel, and got a beer because we were from Tirol. It lasted long and we slept long. After the brunch we visited Bregenz, the Ried and got the train back to Tirol. Luckily I met Ingrid in the train home, she was in Buchs. Here is a picture from the visitors:

On saturday we had a trip to south tirol. First stop was the lake at the Reschenpass. Visiting the tower of the church of Graun, which has a terrible history: Graun. Next stop was the smallest city of Europe, Glurns. Wonderful, looks like Carcassonne. Then we went to Schluderns, had a meal in the one and only restaurant that was very delicious! Walking upwards the hill we visited the Churburg, that was very impressiv! Go to my picture-site to have a look. There I had the chance to try to wear a knights suite. 25 kg of metal tried to pull me down. Imagine: That was not the whole suite! Only the mail shirt, the iron capuz, the steel gloves and the helmet! Have a look:

Today I was at my dentist, female. She made three shots to paralyse my teeth and then it worked. She removed a lot of caries and filled the tooth with a filling. For six hours I had no sense in my face but then the feeling returned. And the torture left some marks. It was hurting when I tried to bite on something for some hours. I hate dentists, but I love mine. She is very sensible and so now I can bite again without any hurts after hours. Next appointment is in August.

It was horrible: In school I had to go out of the class because the itching was not to sustain. At home I found the reason: catman brought fleas back home and I got one. So he got a neckband and now I hope the game is over. I have got two bites. Awful!

At the last day we visited the jewish synagoge, it is the second bigest synagoge in the world. Afterwards we visited the jewish museum in the synagogue, it was very very interesting. Then we pushed out our forints for additional meal during train travelling. And at 3 a.m we were back again in Obsteig.