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Wedding Anniversary – Dinner in the Dark

Essen / Food / Restaurant - 1 year ago - cheesy

For our wedding anniversary we went to the “Four Senses” Restaurant in the dark in Erdbergstraße 10 (Vienna) again – and it was again a fantastic experience! The food was Greek this time – a starterplate with fried Feta cheese, tzatziki, eggplant purree, meatballs and bread. Then a lentils and bean soup. After that I had fish and David had a pork skewer with spinach, rice and potatoes. As dessert we had chocolate icecream but this time with a baklava. Yummy! It was really delicious and of course a great experience to eat in the dark without any lights!

Here’s the blog entry from the last time: Dinner in the Dark

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Strasshof, Prater and Windischgarsten

Ausflug / Familie / Family / Feste / Fotos / Freunde / Friends / Natur / Pflanzen / Pix / Plants / Restaurant / ShortTrip - 1 year ago - cheesy

On 17th I’ve been to my parents’ to help them out a bit and I took some nice pics of my mum’s plants:

On 20th Evi had her birthday party in Prater and I set my own personal beer record up to nine and a half (4.75l beer)…

This weekend David and I picked up Conny in Windischgarsten and celebrated her birthday together with her.

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Dinner in the Dark

Essen / Food / Restaurant - 1 year ago - cheesy

David and I had dinner at the “Vier Sinne” (Four Senses) Restaurant in Erdbergstraße 10 in Vienna. The interesting part there was that it was in complete darkness.

After drinking a glass of champaing and studying the drinks menu we went down into the cellar. In the dimly lit entry room we finished our champaign and got some last minute instructions. Then we were allowed into the “gate” in groups of two. The gate was a little room in between two sets of thick curtains, one leading to the entry hall, one leading into utter darkness. When in the curtains to the light room are closed leaving us in complete darkness. Then one of the blind guides – waiters, hosts – took us by the hand and led us to our table. The table number we had to remember of course before entering the room or they wouldn’t know where to lead us…

After only 30 seconds at the table I had a complete image of my immediate surroundings. I touched and feeled everything and so I knew were the cutlery is, where the bowl with the lemon water is to wash my hands etc. Really amazing. Even filling our glasses was no problem at all – only when drinking for the first time I underestimated the height of my glass and tried to pour the coke into my nose instead of my mouth – but gladly I realized it before it was too late…

As starter we had a large plate with “komponent food”, meaning food made from single easy to define components. Right in the middle of the plate sat a cup with rocket salad with parmesan. All around the cup I found a skewer with mozarella and tomatoes, a slice of grilled bacon, grilled eggplant and bell pepper, a dried tomato and a little bowl with olives. The second course was a creamy vegetable soup but I have no clue whatsoever which vegetable it was made of…

The main course was rather complicated to eat especially because I tried – becoming carefree after successfully eating the soup with a spoon – to eat with cutlery. So fork in the left hand I guided it with my right hand to the chicken. Now that the meat was successfully skewered, I gave it a try with the knife. Now lacking a third hand to guide the knife to the correct place I cut aproximately half of the chicken. And of course I only realized it when I tried to put it into my mouth… So I disposed of the knife and used my right hand to eat the chicken and to put rice and salad onto the fork in my right hand… I even managed to find my mouth with the fork without any further injuries. As dessert we got chocolate ice cream, a glass filled with cut fruit and a piece of bisquit cake.

In between the courses the time was used playing games and fulfilling assignments. We were allowed to write a letter, play tic tac toe, play a memory game with little eggs filled with different things so we could find out the pairs by shaking them and we got some things to feel and touch and find out what they were and then we had to swap them with the table opposite.

Finally I was brave enough paying in the darkness and then they put on music and we were supposed to dance to the exit. Gladly outside there was still only dim candle light because after more than three hours in utter darkness it can be really painful to go back into the light (anyone knows that when turning on the lights in the middle of the night). Outside we got a cocktail and could see the food we got before and the things we played and touched. Our letters were mostly readable but it is not a good idea to stop midwords and then try to continue at the same place.

Altogether an amazing evening! Everyone should try it once!

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Father’s Day 2010

Essen / Familie / Family / Food / Restaurant - 1 year ago - cheesy

Yesterday was Father’s Day in Austria. After having some fish, we went over to Strasshof to relax in my parents’ garden. Not only we had carp, but no, we got some more – Raspberry-Poppy-Cake, Peanuts, Cheese, Bread, Melons with Prosciutto, Poppy-, Nut- and Cinneamon Rolls, Coffee, Beer, Wine, Brandy, Sherry, Schnaps and even water…

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Candlelight Dinner published

Familie / Family / Feste / Freunde / Friends / Restaurant - 2 years ago - David Schmitt

Finally I got around uploading the pictures from the fabulous nine-course feast at my cousin’s. Enjoy your envy.

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30th birthday

Familie / Family / Feste / Fotos / Freunde / Friends / Pix / Restaurant - 2 years ago - cheesy

I celebrated my 3oth birthday together with friends and family in the Heurigen Stift St. Peter and I think everyone had a good time! Unfortunately I could only stay in Austria for the weekend as I have to pack my bags – finally I’m transferred to Austria. My future boss requested me to be there on March 8th. So my current boss had to let me go. The story behind the delay is funny anyways: Actually I’m waiting since beginning of this year for my relief from Norway, so that I can go to Austria. The girl in Austria is waiting for me, so that she can go to Norway. And guess what the Norwegian guy is doing – of course, waiting for the Austrian girl! Amazing, isn’t it?

Here are some pictures:

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Trip to Bad Zwischenahn

Ausflug / Fotos / Pix / Restaurant / ShortTrip - 2 years ago - cheesy

After spending a week at the wellsite, David and I had one day off before he’s leaving for Austria again. We decided to make a short trip to the Zwischenahner Meer, “Meer” meaning “sea”. This lake is called sea because it is a saltwater lake. There are salt layers below ground and once fresh water washed them out making the landscape shift downwards by five meters creating a salt saturated lake.

Bad Zwischenahn is a little spa town. We found a neat little pub with local specialities. The food was delicious and after the meal we went for a walk to shoot some pictures for the flickr game that we’re playing.

Swan Lake

Ice sailing

Windmill

You can find the other pictures in the album “Bad Zwischenahn”.

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Sushi Factory Bremen

Restaurant - 2 years ago - cheesy

Today we’ve been to Bremen to the Sushi Factory for dinner. Unfortunately I’ve been really disappointed this time! The offer was really bad. The sushi train was almost empty – only salmon sushi. It was possible to order from the menu, though, but still that was no fun!

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