A semi-Viennaise experience

[wiseheart]

Early post today ‘cause I have something great to share. I’ll add the rest of the daily report later.

It has been FOUR YEARS since Mum and I had an outing. First there was the plague, and at the height of that she broke her leg and became more or lesz house-bound. Not to mention the heart attack in February, which resulted in her getting a pacemaker.

Today, however, we went to a café. A local bakery chain - similar to Anker in Vienna - had recently opened a small shop nearby. A really small one, with just three tables and a counter. It is slightly farther off than any distance we’ ve management since February, but there are benches on the way, so we have it a try - and succeeded!

It really felt like having breakfast in an Anker café in Vienna. We had cappuccino and a croissant each (both absolutely delicious) and just sat there, watched people and trams going by and pretended to be on vacation. We also decided to do this on the regular basis in the future.

Comments

[bk_forever]

How lovely for both of you!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That it certainly was!

[meathiel]

That's nice you had a little outing with your mum ... yay!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It was long overdue; I'm glad we managed to do it today.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yay indeed! :)

[artemis10002000]

That is wonderful! I'm so glad you got to enjoy that little outing together, what a wonderful opportunity this new cafe is.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I am so very grateful it's there! We won't get anywhere much further, but this is a small slice of what life used to be before all the unpleasant events of the last four years.

[artemis10002000]

A well-deserved little reprieve after a very long time. It hits hard to think it's been 4 years now already!

Oh, btw, did potatoes just spike in price in Hungary, too? today was only my second grocery store visit since I sprained my ankle 3 weeks ago, and I had a meltdown when I saw the prices. They doubled in price since May. Mom says it's because too much rain on the fields but prices are higher than during the worst lockdown periods now, so I'm just baffled.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

No, potatoes have the same (unreasonably high) price as they've had ever since the new ones appeared on the market. Fortunately, both Aldi and Lidl have them on offer from time to time.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

This must have been a lovely experience!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, very much so!

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

That sounds lovely. Having a regular outing sounds like a great idea.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I hope she'll have the strength for it, with the really hot weather just arriving and all that.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh how lovely for you both! And how good to know you can look forward to doing it regularly.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

We really hope so, but one can never know.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

A change of scenery does wonders, especially if nogstalic. Glad you have such a lovely new shop.