Today we did a daring thing, Pam had his First Aid certification class from 1 p.m till 7.30 p.m. This is mandatory for getting a driving licence, or else who would have attended such a thing on a Sunday. So Anoushka and I ventured on our own. Which of the above was more daring, I leave it you. Aso !!
Anoushka and I braved the continuous snow fall to go to the Skating rink, at the Planten und Bloomen garden. We took a bus to Damtour and another one to Stephenplatz which was actually the next stop and walked through the snow for 2 ½ km’s. The whole garden was nothing but a vast snow land. Snow below and snow above. I always thought rain was god’s way, of giving the earth a nice rinse. And snow…..a blanket thrown by Him to cover the evil. All that is evil must end. And so did our treacherous journey to the ice rink. Anoushka was quite comfortable in his skates and for the next ½ hr she thoroughly enjoyed trying to skate over the ice. Our journey back home was very tiring for my feet were very cold and numb. We weren’t wearing the right kind of footwear and we couldn’t find the a back home. Tari, I’ve kept the Indian tradition alive of asking, asking and finding my way J. We had to walk all the way back to Stephanplatz and take a bus. This was one of our longest walks ever in snow. Anoushka was tired. Our feet and hand had become sore. The snowfall was unsympathetic. Our faces were red from the cold. We finally warmth in the bus and then in the café where we had our 1st Kumpir…One big potato and when I say BIG, the size of an elephant foot, baked and cut open to be filled with beans, corn, olive and dressing. What a meal we had !! Our apartment was just next door and the moment we went in we soaked the tired parts of our body in the hot water tub.
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