This weekend I wanted to try out my new camera again and I have to say that I am really happy with it so far. I was especially surprised by it’s low light performance. All the pictures are taken without using a tripod which I still have in Austria but will bring with me on my next trip. These are some of Times Square, The Empire State Building, the ING NYC Marathon and Brooklyn Bridge at night.
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This weekend in pictures
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Sunny Autumn Sunday in Central Park
Sunday, October 25th, 2009Ater a rainy Saturday, NYC enjoyed a very sunny Sunday which I used for a walk through Central Park (joined by my little shadow) to try out my new camera. Here is the outcome.
Schnitzel&Things update
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
As already posted last week, there is a new street vendor in town that sells Schnitzel as sandwich or platter. They also won a Vendy award for the best rookie of the year and that seemed to give their business even more boost. I went there again today and the line was huuuuuuge (see picture). I had to wait at least 30 min in line to get my pork schnitzel platter but it really was worth every single minute. The food is awesome although I’m still missing the Lingonberries 
Check out this video on CNBC. Oleg Voss, the owner of Schnitzel&Things, apparently used to work for Raiffeisen in Vienna as financial analyst before he lost his job there and moved back to Brooklyn. I can only say: Thank you Luigi for kicking that guy out. Because of you I now get great Schnitzel here in the city. 
Schnitzel & Things
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
This July a guy from the Ukraine who lived in NYC for the most of his life and spent a year in Vienna came up with the Schnitzeltruck. A street vendor truck that sells Schnitzel and Bratwurst. The regular choices for Schnitzel are Chicken, Pork or Cod Schnitzel which you can get as Sandwich in a ciabatta bread or as Platter with 2 sides. Sometimes they have the real Austrian Wiener Schnitzel from veal as special. Since they are in Downtown close to my office on Thursdays I had to get a Schnitzel today. I was looking forward to eating a real veal Schnitzel but unfortunately they didn’t have it today. So I got the Pork Schnitzel Platter with French Fries and Cucumber Salad. Other side dishes are Austrian Potato Salad, Braised Sauerkraut, Green Lentil Salad, Beets and Feta Salad and Mesclun Salad. The Pork Schnitzel tasted really authentic and I was also very happy with the Cucumber Salad although they had a little heavy hand with the garlic there.
What I really was missing on the Menu was Lingonberries or Cranberries. Only a little bit of sweetness accentuates the full flavors of sweet and sour in an Austrian Wiener Schnitzel dish. I am actually surprised that a guy that lived in Vienna for a year is not offering that as condiment but maybe a little email will solve that little flaw. Overall a nice Schnitzel experience for lunch that brought some homey feeling to my heart and stomach
Check out their blog for their weekly schedule and their daily announcements on twitter.
UPDATE:
Schnitzeltruck won the Vendys “Rookie of the year” – Award.
My favorite time of the year
Sunday, September 20th, 2009September is my favorite month of the year in the city. It is not as hot and humid in August but it is mostly sunny and in the lower 7os with a light breeze. Same goes for the last weekend. I decided to use Sunday for a nice walk from my place all the way up to central park and read a bit in the sun. I just started to read the new Dan Brown – “The Lost Symbol” and I really like it so far. Since I know you guys like to see pictures here are a few that I took on my way to central park.
George Foreman Grill
Sunday, September 20th, 2009My newest addition to my small kitchen is a George Forman Grill. It is a small electric grill but it really does the job and I am very happy with it. If it is a nice juicy Rib Eye Steak with some green string beans or Salmon on creamy vegetable pasta or even sausages everything is ready in a couple of minutes without using one drop of oil.
Chrisi and Ralph in town
Saturday, September 19th, 2009My lovely little sister and her boyfriend spent the last 10 days in the city. She is the first of my 4 sisters that had enough courage to come over and visit me and she really had fun doing the usual tourist tour. On Ellis Island they found out that there was a Josef Pumberger who immigrated to the US from Austria in the year 1907. And they also did some major shopping of course I am pretty sure and I also hope that it wasn’t their last visit in NYC.
We spent one weekend in Washington DC where we saw thousands of Republicans demonstrating against the current US Government and we also saw president Barack Obama landing in his helicopter in front of the White House. See pictures below.
Hoehenrausch
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
My home town Linz is the cultural center of Europe 2009. One of the countless exhibitions is called “Hoehenrausch” which was built on top of a parking garage in the middle of the city. Especially the observation wheel offers a great view over the city. Due to all the stairs it’s not very handicapped friendly and it was also exhausting for my parents to climb all those stairs. Also the artistic aspect of some of the smaller exhibitions there is still a mystery to me. Nevertheless we really enjoyed the great view and from my point of view that seems the main reason for the success of Hoehenrausch.
BPP – BBQ-Pool-Party
Monday, August 17th, 2009Thank you all for coming and for the nice presents. I hope you had as much fun as I had
Kasberg
Sunday, August 16th, 2009A rainy day in the Austrian mountains….
