Dogboxdriver's Duty Blog

Hello world! I'm in Vienna now. Flights were as punctual as they always are (i.e. both either side of half-an-hour late), with the usual lack of apologies. Fodder in business on the Swiss flight from Heathrow to Zuerich wasn't up to much - a bit of salmon with some tasteless mousse (which is probably something they charge huge amounts for in posh restaurants, but I wasn't impressed) and on the Austrian flight from Zuerich to Vienna they weren't serving hot drinks "because turbulence has been forecast". Ho hum. And to add to the day's weirdness, I got pulled at security in Zuerich because I had a sandwich in my bag. No, I don't understand that one either! OK, time for a quick shower and then to bed.... See y'all tomorrow.

I'm on leave for a week-and-a-half. :) I'm happy about this. Can you tell? ;o) So the reason I'm up at such a God-awful time of day (05.45? That's sleeping time for definite) is that I've just finished packing my suitcase and I'll be away to the station soon for a ride on the train to London and thence to Heathrow for those nice people at Swiss to take me to Zürich where I'll transfer to their colleagues at Austrian who'll pop me across the border to Vienna. And in Vienna is where I shall be for the next week or so. :) I'm planning on doing some train-type things, but also hopefully some normal touristy-type things as well.  If I can get online I'll let you know what I've been up to as and when I can. Might even post a few photos...

It's been a fair while since I last posted anything to this 'ere blog.  Partly that's been because, if I'm honest, my life is so boring that there's been nothing much happening to post about, and the other reason is sheer, old-fashioned laziness: even when there was something to talk about, I couldn't be bothered. Perhaps I can make myself turn over a new leaf.  I'm going to have another go at blogging here. Whether I'll find anything worth blogging about will be another thing, of course, but it's gotta be worth a try.