We traveled back to our home country Austria, mainly for our wedding, but also to spend time with family and friends that we haven't seen in such a long time. Here we want to share a few photos and memories of the wonderful time we had! Thank you to everyone who contributed to that! Hoping you have fun watching the photos!
Wir reisten in unser Heimatland Österreich, hauptsächlich um zu heiraten, aber auch um Zeit mit unseren Familien und Freunden zu verbringen die wir schon so lange nicht mehr gesehen hatten. Hier möchten wir ein paar Fotos und Erinnerungen an diese wunderbare Zeit teilen! Vielen Dank an alle die dazu beigetragen haben! Wir hoffen ihr habt Spass mit den Fotos!
Let's start with just a few family activities:
Tom's stag do:
Luci's hens night:
Tom went away with friends for a few days to "Area 47" - an adventure playground for adults:
Then things started to get serious, and we had the civil ceremony of our wedding:
Before the actual wedding could take place, quite a few preparations had to be done. Some were already completed in NZ, there was plenty left to do in Austria:
The youths from both Tom and Luci's village each set up a "Schwübogen" at their parent's houses:
Then the day had finally arrived: our wedding!
We were lucky enough to have some visitors from far away, our Kiwi friends Beth and Jamie came from London, Susie and Ben made a stopover on their Europe-trip and our Australian friends Jacki and Ash with their baby daughter Florence came from Vienna. We had a few relaxing days together after the wedding:
Luci met with her school friends a few days later:
Now we are already back in Dunedin. It's "a bit" colder than in Austria but we still set out to do a beachy photo-shoot in our wedding clothes:
Sunday, 29 June 2014
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Unterkünfte für unsere Hochzeit
Schön langsam wird`s ernst - die Hochzeitsplanungen gehen in die Endphase. Für alle die von ein bissl weiter anreisen und sich vielleicht eine Unterkunft in der Nähe suchen möchten, hier sind einige Vorschläge:
Landgasthof Huber, Wagram
Hier findet die Hochzeitsfeier statt, es gibt einige Gästezimmer, die meisten sind allerdings bereits voll. http://www.landgasthof-huber.at/
Winzerhaus Kattner, Reichersdorf
Gasthof Stelzhammer, Inzersdorf
Traisental generell
In dieser Broschüre findet ihr Unterkünfte im ganzen Traisental.
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Thailand and Cambodia Trip with Monika and Alfred
We spent a few days in Bangkok and then went on to Cambodia, where we visited a few temples (Angkor Wat & Co), drove on the Bush Railway (see below) and visited the capital Phnom Penh. Then we went back to Thailand and relaxed for some days on the island Koh Kood before going back to Bangkok.
We enjoyed the food a lot, but what we enjoyed even more was the nice company we had!
Da wir 2012 eigentlich nicht geplant hatten nach Österreich heimzufliegen, haben wir Pläne gemacht uns mit Tom`s Schwester Monika und ihrem Freund Alfred "irgendwo in der Mitte" zu treffen. Dieses irgendwo in der Mitte hat sich dann als Thailand ergeben, ungefähr 12 Flugstunden sowohl von Ö als auch NZ.
Wir haben uns in Bangkok getroffen und dort ein paar Tage verbracht bevor es nach Kambodscha weiter ging. Dort haben wir uns einige Tempel angeschaut (Angkor Wat & Co), fuhren mit der Busch-Eisenbahn (Video siehe unten) und haben die Hauptstadt Phnom Penh besucht. Danach gings zurück nach Thailand. Nach ein paar Tagen Entspannung auf der Insel Koh Kood machten wir uns wieder auf nach Bangkok.
Wir haben den Urlaub sehr genossen, vor allem das Essen, noch viel mehr aber die nette Reisegesellschaft!
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Home sweet home
You could call it a bit short-notice when my sister Anna told us in August that she was going to get married just a month later. After a bit of planning here and there we made it possible to go home to Austria for a short visit! Imagine our excitement, and we couldn't even tell anyone - it was to be a secret/surprise wedding! So we turned up at Vienna airport and Anna, her hubby-to-be and their son Jakob picked us up. At that point they had just texted their parents, siblings and grand-parents that they were going to marry the next day.
On the way home Tom then called his mom and asked what it would be for dinner. If it was Cordon bleu, he'd come by ... by the time we got there, his mum had already dried her tears (with help from a neighbour and some Schnaps) and the Cordons were cooking. We hadn't told Luci's family yet but when we got to Anzenberg, the "bush telephone" had already worked and we were expected! Was quite a shocker still!
The two weeks that followed then were full of friends, family, heaps of great food and wine - just lovely! A few pics for you to see a few things we were up to!
First a few pics from before we even started to Austria - we wanted to bring our parents some pictures from us in our traditional clothes on a beach in NZ. Our flatmate Noelia played the photographer. Tom also took the chance for a bit of "Herminating". The pics were taken in Sandfly bay, by the way.
The first and most important event of the trip was Anna and Bernhard's wedding - quite an unusual wedding in Austrian terms, nonetheless a great one. Congratulations again!
And here's a compilation of pics from the rest of our trip!
On the way home Tom then called his mom and asked what it would be for dinner. If it was Cordon bleu, he'd come by ... by the time we got there, his mum had already dried her tears (with help from a neighbour and some Schnaps) and the Cordons were cooking. We hadn't told Luci's family yet but when we got to Anzenberg, the "bush telephone" had already worked and we were expected! Was quite a shocker still!
The two weeks that followed then were full of friends, family, heaps of great food and wine - just lovely! A few pics for you to see a few things we were up to!
First a few pics from before we even started to Austria - we wanted to bring our parents some pictures from us in our traditional clothes on a beach in NZ. Our flatmate Noelia played the photographer. Tom also took the chance for a bit of "Herminating". The pics were taken in Sandfly bay, by the way.Friday, 1 February 2013
We are still here!
Hello out there! You might have been wondering already whether we're still in NZ, yes we are. But even in such a stunning country everyday live gets you! But I'll try and catch up with what we've been up to since aehm ... May.
Alrighty, let's start with a beautiful trip to ...Lake Tekapo
For a change, that's not a seaside location but still worthy going there. Beautiful bright blue lakes amidst mountains - feels a bit like home! We spent a few days (in June) in the area, also visited Mt Cook village and the Hot Pools in Tekapo, all very relaxing.
To pass winter in Dunedin, our friend Cohen had the great idea to throw a ...Cocktail Party
(well he kind of won it from a Vodka producer) So we all dressed up and partied!
We also got a bit out into the snow on our ...Cross-country skiing trip
Joined by Ben, Susie and Noelia we ran to a hut on our skis where we cooked, played, and stayed the night. Next day we skied out again.
To keep warm (and well fed) we took turns with our flatmate Noelia and cooked our favorite Austrian and Spanish dishes in our
International Nights
Yummm .... here are some pics of only some of them
And then it was already Spring
And Tom went on some trips with his mates:
Paua divingBoat trip
Und wer gern von unseren Abenteuern auf Deutsch hoeren will, bitte auf Skype anrufen :)
LG Luci
Saturday, 12 May 2012
2 Trips: Easter time around Lake Wakatipu and a Doubtfulsound Cruise
In the last few months, 2 great trips were on our plans. First we spent Easter with some friends in the area around Queenstown. And only last weekend we went for the first time down to Fjordland in the very South of NZ and spent two days on a cruise through the stunningly beautiful Doubtful Sound. Both trips were amazing experiences and showed us two different, beautiful sides of NZ.
In den letzten paar Monaten haben wir zwei tolle Ausflüge gemacht. Zuerst haben wir Ostern mit einigen Freunden in der Gegend rund um Queenstown verbracht. Und letztes Wochenende fuhren wir das erste Mal nach Fjordland in den Süden Neuseelands hinunter. Wir verbrachten dort zwei Tage auf einer Schiffsfahrt durch den atemberaubend schönen Doubtful Sound. Beide Ausflüge waren wunderbare Erlebnisse und zeigten uns zwei unterschiedliche, schöne Seiten von Neuseeland.
Hike to Lake Rere
Rain, sandflies and mountains - that's what you can expect in Fjordland. Fortunately we just got the mountains!
In den letzten paar Monaten haben wir zwei tolle Ausflüge gemacht. Zuerst haben wir Ostern mit einigen Freunden in der Gegend rund um Queenstown verbracht. Und letztes Wochenende fuhren wir das erste Mal nach Fjordland in den Süden Neuseelands hinunter. Wir verbrachten dort zwei Tage auf einer Schiffsfahrt durch den atemberaubend schönen Doubtful Sound. Beide Ausflüge waren wunderbare Erlebnisse und zeigten uns zwei unterschiedliche, schöne Seiten von Neuseeland.
Visitors in Dunedin
We can hardly believe our luck how many of our friends traveled all the way to NZ this year. But I assume us being here is only a good excuse to visit this beautiful country. Here are the pics from Michael&Ulli's visit in February and Giggi&Martina's visit in April. Both were great times with lots of fun and adventure! Hopefully our visitors liked it as much, too!
Wir können es kaum fassen, wie viele von unseren Freunden die weite Reise nach Neuseeland auf sich genommen haben. Aber ich schätze, dass wir hier sind, ist nur eine gute Ausrede um dieses wunderschöne Land zu besuchen. Hier gibt's Fotos von unseren Besuchern im Februar - Michael&Ulli - und im April - Giggi&Martina. Beide Male hatten wir eine grossartige Zeit mit viel Spass und Abenteuer! Hoffentlich hat's unseren Besuchern auch so gut gefallen!
Michael & Ulli
Giggi & Martina
Wir können es kaum fassen, wie viele von unseren Freunden die weite Reise nach Neuseeland auf sich genommen haben. Aber ich schätze, dass wir hier sind, ist nur eine gute Ausrede um dieses wunderschöne Land zu besuchen. Hier gibt's Fotos von unseren Besuchern im Februar - Michael&Ulli - und im April - Giggi&Martina. Beide Male hatten wir eine grossartige Zeit mit viel Spass und Abenteuer! Hoffentlich hat's unseren Besuchern auch so gut gefallen!
Tom's sad time alone in Dunedin
While Luci was back in Austria, Tom did not only work and shed tears, he also did some stuff that actually looks really fun!
Während Luci in Österreich war, hat Tom nicht nur gearbeitet und ein paar Tränen vergossen, er hat auch einiges unternommen, das eigentlich recht nach Spass aussieht!
Tom alone in Dunedin
Während Luci in Österreich war, hat Tom nicht nur gearbeitet und ein paar Tränen vergossen, er hat auch einiges unternommen, das eigentlich recht nach Spass aussieht!
Austrian times
In March Luci was visiting Austria, mainly for her father's 60th and to spend time with the family, but of course also to meet friends! It was a great time, and I enjoyed every minute. Unfortunately I didn't meet everyone I would have liked to see despite the already very tight program; the main focus was on my family. But thanks for the wonderful time that I could spend with so many of you. The only downside was that Tom wasn't there as well, so next time we'll definitely go both!
Im März hat Luci einen Kurztrip nach Österreich gemacht, hauptsächlich zum 60er ihres Vaters und um Zeit mit der Familie zu verbringen, aber natürlich auch um Freunde zu treffen! Es war eine grossartige Zeit, und ich habe jede Minute genossen. Leider ist es sich trotz des ziemlich engen Zeitplans nicht ausgegangen sich mit allen zu treffen, die ich gerne gesehen hätte; der Focus lag auf meiner Familie. Aber vielen, vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit die ich mit so vielen von euch hatte! Der einzige Wermutstropfen war dass Tom nicht mit dabei war, also nächstes Mal fliegen wir sicher beide!
60th Party
Anzenberg & around
Building a new cowshed
Trip to Vienna
Zoo Schönbrunn with the Hubsls
New Vino Wagram
Girls-afternoon
Im März hat Luci einen Kurztrip nach Österreich gemacht, hauptsächlich zum 60er ihres Vaters und um Zeit mit der Familie zu verbringen, aber natürlich auch um Freunde zu treffen! Es war eine grossartige Zeit, und ich habe jede Minute genossen. Leider ist es sich trotz des ziemlich engen Zeitplans nicht ausgegangen sich mit allen zu treffen, die ich gerne gesehen hätte; der Focus lag auf meiner Familie. Aber vielen, vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit die ich mit so vielen von euch hatte! Der einzige Wermutstropfen war dass Tom nicht mit dabei war, also nächstes Mal fliegen wir sicher beide!
What has been going on in and around Dunedin Jan - Apr
It's been quite a while since I last posted some new pictures (January, actually). So we've got quite a few new ones by now. Let's start with what has been happening in and around Dunedin.
Is schon ein Randl her, seit ich die letzten Bilder reingestellt habe (Jänner nämlich). Mittlerweile haben sich also schon wieder einige angesammelt. Fangen wir damit an, was sich in und um Dunedin getan hat.
Hydrangeas in Port Chalmers
Sailing in Macandrew Bay
Sangria-Party
Trip to Mosgiel
ANZAC day
Is schon ein Randl her, seit ich die letzten Bilder reingestellt habe (Jänner nämlich). Mittlerweile haben sich also schon wieder einige angesammelt. Fangen wir damit an, was sich in und um Dunedin getan hat.
Trip to Mosgiel
Friday, 13 January 2012
Visitors from Austria!!!
THANK YOU ALL - IT WAS AMAZING! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU SOON AGAIN AND TO OUR FUTURE VISITORS!
Visit from Gerti and Karl
Tom's aunt Gerti and her partner Karl started the visitor's season when they came for the first weekend in December. Together we explored Tunnel Beach, and "climbed" Mount Cargill. Thanks for the visit and it was a pleasure catching up and hearing from your travels in the Pacific!
Meeting Monika, Alfred, Cornelia and Herbert in Rotorua
Mid december we "hoped" to the North Island to catch up with Tom's sister Monika, her partner Alfred, and their friends and travel-companions Cornelia and Herbert in Rotorua. After a happy reunion we took a bath in Keronsene Creek (around 38°C) and exchanged the latest news while sipping wine! The next day we went to Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, an array of hot lakes in all colours. For the evening we had booked a traditional Maori dinner and show, and finally encountered mass tourism in NZ! A little crazy a busdriver brought us to the Maori village where we (and about 150 other people) were greeted to their village and could then see some of their traditions as well as singing and dancing. Afterwards a "Hangi" meal followed, which is meat and vegetables cooked in an earth oven. Unfortunately the quality of this hangi was rather bad, and we couldn't really enjoy it. While Alfred got then really fascinated by the singing of one of the guides - Sunny - Monika found it rather sickening ;)
What we had not expected: the most bizarre part was only to come on the bus drive home! Our guide was apparently also a passionate singer so she got us all to sing "The wheels on the bus go round and round" while clapping her hands above her head. Yes, while she was driving the bus. And to put more emphasis on the "round and round" she went about 5 rounds in the round-about. With a 50-seater bus. When we already thought that can't get any crazier, the bus driver wanted to have every nation on bord to sing a song from their country. Since we refused to sing, all the (drunken?, 50-60 year old) Canadiens and Australians started to sing for us: "Edelweiss" from the Sound of Music - assuming that that's something like our national anthem.
Well this was a worthy end of our trip because the next day we already headed back home to Dunedin to prepare for our guests!
Monika, Alfred, Cornelia and Herbert in Dunedin
On the 23rd of December we could finally welcome or guests in Dunedin! After half a year of planning from Tom's side we were happy to show Monika, Alfred, Cornelia and Herbert our new home town and surroundings! On the program: Otago peninsula with Sandfly beach (penguin, sea lions) and Taiaroa head (royal albatrosses and seagulls with diarrhea), then Moreaki boulders (big, round stones on a beach), Christmas-BBQ on Tunnel beach (with playing volleyball and frisbee, "swimming" in the sea). Afterwards we had our more traditional Christmasparty around our Christmas tree (a very unique piece), singing "Silent Night", unwrapping presents and talking to our families on Skype. At midnight we went to church.
Otago Rail Trail with Monika, Alfred, Cornelia and Herbert
After Christmas we went to Central Otago with our guests and did the Otago Rail Trail with them. That's a bike route on a former train trail, where the rails have been removed. We had choosen the downhills part and also stopped at every pub on the way to refresh ourselves so the trip was an optimal opportunity to talk and chat. We also felt how much influence the sea and its winds have on the temperature - here it was really, really hot! On our last day we had planned to cruise from winery to winery in Alexendra, but apparently they were on X-mas holidays too. In the end we found some open ones and enjoyed some pinot noirs and others.
After those happy days the sad moment of having to say good bye arrived all too quickly and we were sorry to already have to let our guests go. Thank you for your visit - we enjoyed it more than we can say to have you here and spend Christmas with you! We hope we see you soon again in person, but sooner even on Skype!
Matthäus and Theresa in Dunedin
Only a day after a hard good-bye to Monika, Alfred, Cornelia and Herbert, we could already welcome our next visitors: Matthäus and Theresa! We spent a couple of days - and also New Years Eve - in Dunedin and explored it and its surroundings!
South Island Trip with Matthäus and Theresa
We started the new year with a South Island-trip with Matthäus and Theresa - Queenstown - Franz Josephs Glacier - Punakaiki - Abel Tasman National Park - Queen Charlotte Sounds! Thanks for the awesome time and enjoy the rest of your trip on the North Island and Sydney and travel home safe!
Visit from Gerti and KarlTom's aunt Gerti and her partner Karl started the visitor's season when they came for the first weekend in December. Together we explored Tunnel Beach, and "climbed" Mount Cargill. Thanks for the visit and it was a pleasure catching up and hearing from your travels in the Pacific!
Mid december we "hoped" to the North Island to catch up with Tom's sister Monika, her partner Alfred, and their friends and travel-companions Cornelia and Herbert in Rotorua. After a happy reunion we took a bath in Keronsene Creek (around 38°C) and exchanged the latest news while sipping wine! The next day we went to Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, an array of hot lakes in all colours. For the evening we had booked a traditional Maori dinner and show, and finally encountered mass tourism in NZ! A little crazy a busdriver brought us to the Maori village where we (and about 150 other people) were greeted to their village and could then see some of their traditions as well as singing and dancing. Afterwards a "Hangi" meal followed, which is meat and vegetables cooked in an earth oven. Unfortunately the quality of this hangi was rather bad, and we couldn't really enjoy it. While Alfred got then really fascinated by the singing of one of the guides - Sunny - Monika found it rather sickening ;)
What we had not expected: the most bizarre part was only to come on the bus drive home! Our guide was apparently also a passionate singer so she got us all to sing "The wheels on the bus go round and round" while clapping her hands above her head. Yes, while she was driving the bus. And to put more emphasis on the "round and round" she went about 5 rounds in the round-about. With a 50-seater bus. When we already thought that can't get any crazier, the bus driver wanted to have every nation on bord to sing a song from their country. Since we refused to sing, all the (drunken?, 50-60 year old) Canadiens and Australians started to sing for us: "Edelweiss" from the Sound of Music - assuming that that's something like our national anthem.
Well this was a worthy end of our trip because the next day we already headed back home to Dunedin to prepare for our guests!
On the 23rd of December we could finally welcome or guests in Dunedin! After half a year of planning from Tom's side we were happy to show Monika, Alfred, Cornelia and Herbert our new home town and surroundings! On the program: Otago peninsula with Sandfly beach (penguin, sea lions) and Taiaroa head (royal albatrosses and seagulls with diarrhea), then Moreaki boulders (big, round stones on a beach), Christmas-BBQ on Tunnel beach (with playing volleyball and frisbee, "swimming" in the sea). Afterwards we had our more traditional Christmasparty around our Christmas tree (a very unique piece), singing "Silent Night", unwrapping presents and talking to our families on Skype. At midnight we went to church.
After Christmas we went to Central Otago with our guests and did the Otago Rail Trail with them. That's a bike route on a former train trail, where the rails have been removed. We had choosen the downhills part and also stopped at every pub on the way to refresh ourselves so the trip was an optimal opportunity to talk and chat. We also felt how much influence the sea and its winds have on the temperature - here it was really, really hot! On our last day we had planned to cruise from winery to winery in Alexendra, but apparently they were on X-mas holidays too. In the end we found some open ones and enjoyed some pinot noirs and others.
After those happy days the sad moment of having to say good bye arrived all too quickly and we were sorry to already have to let our guests go. Thank you for your visit - we enjoyed it more than we can say to have you here and spend Christmas with you! We hope we see you soon again in person, but sooner even on Skype!
Only a day after a hard good-bye to Monika, Alfred, Cornelia and Herbert, we could already welcome our next visitors: Matthäus and Theresa! We spent a couple of days - and also New Years Eve - in Dunedin and explored it and its surroundings!
We started the new year with a South Island-trip with Matthäus and Theresa - Queenstown - Franz Josephs Glacier - Punakaiki - Abel Tasman National Park - Queen Charlotte Sounds! Thanks for the awesome time and enjoy the rest of your trip on the North Island and Sydney and travel home safe!
Dunedin in Summer
Windy Dunedin
The weather in Dunedin isn't always as good as our visitors might think, but this was actually a really really windy day and we had a look at the sea.
Graduation parade
Twice a year it's graduation time in Dunedin, we watched some of the graduates who have just finished their studies, parading through the city to their ceremony.
The weather in Dunedin isn't always as good as our visitors might think, but this was actually a really really windy day and we had a look at the sea.
Graduation parade
Twice a year it's graduation time in Dunedin, we watched some of the graduates who have just finished their studies, parading through the city to their ceremony.
Tom's visit of the Antarctica Center in Christchurch
PHOTOS
Oz trip - Whitsundays
PHOTOS
Water activities
We did a 2 day surfing course from the Uni's recreation center. The water was freezing cold, but we actually really enjoyed it - "Wasserratte" Tom obviously the most!
Another watersport was tested by us via a course of the uni's recreation centre: Sailing! It was a great experience which we will repeat for sure ... at one with the wind! :)
Tom went with some guys from work to dive for "Paua" for dinner - and successfully brought home several of those mussel-like shells.
Parties and other festivities
Let's start with all the things that were to be celebrated in the last few month, and some other occasions that had less obvious reasons:
Rugby World Cup
We have of course also joined in the Rugby-Crazyness that captured all NZ during the Rugby World Cup. We went to the Ireland-Italy match here in Dunedin's new stadium and joined some friends at a BBQ before. As you can see on the pictures almost every one was supporting Ireland who also won the game in the end. But after 6 or so weeks of nerve-wrecking Rugby-watching NZ's All Blacks won the World Cup and NZ was happy ever after ... (or at least for the next 4 years)!
Tom's 28th Birthday
We celebrated with a Cordon bleu dinner!
Melbourne Cup
Tom went to the horse races with hit boss and was raving afterwards about all those "hot chicks" ;)
"Betriebsausflug" with Farra
Tom's company organized a charity trip with the Taieri Gorge Railway and took Luci, Erica, Noelia and Erica's brother along!
Terminator Party
Tom is sometimes called "Arnie" at work - whether it is for his muscles or accent remains open. But it inspired us to invite some of his colleagues for a "Terminator Party"!
Christmas-Party in Luci's lab
Luci's 30iest
Tom had organized a surprise party with some Dunedin friends on the evening of my birthday! Thanks for the fun and yummy food!
Rugby World CupWe have of course also joined in the Rugby-Crazyness that captured all NZ during the Rugby World Cup. We went to the Ireland-Italy match here in Dunedin's new stadium and joined some friends at a BBQ before. As you can see on the pictures almost every one was supporting Ireland who also won the game in the end. But after 6 or so weeks of nerve-wrecking Rugby-watching NZ's All Blacks won the World Cup and NZ was happy ever after ... (or at least for the next 4 years)!
Tom's 28th Birthday
We celebrated with a Cordon bleu dinner!
Tom went to the horse races with hit boss and was raving afterwards about all those "hot chicks" ;)
Tom's company organized a charity trip with the Taieri Gorge Railway and took Luci, Erica, Noelia and Erica's brother along!
Tom is sometimes called "Arnie" at work - whether it is for his muscles or accent remains open. But it inspired us to invite some of his colleagues for a "Terminator Party"!
Tom had organized a surprise party with some Dunedin friends on the evening of my birthday! Thanks for the fun and yummy food!
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