Vienna

 We spent this day, Monday May 7th, with Thomas and Mollie Gardner in Vienna.  As some of you may have heard, our laptop died this morning at Thomas and Mollie's apartment; hopefully it only needs a new battery.  We are posting this note on May 9 from Botho's house in Haiger.  We plan to complete this and another posting for our trip when we are at home.

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And here we are again on May 11, back in our home in Jackson with a working laptop.

Thad at his school, where his daddy works.

Thomas, under the flags of nations represented by the students of the International Christian School of Vienna (ICSV)

Thomas with his ninth grade Bible class

In the entrance of the ICSV

With James Devenish, ICSV Director

The Gardner family, minus their first grader.

Mollie and Ian, her look-alike

Baby Daniel

St. Stephen's Cathedral

Vienna street scene

Smart cars and others like them are very popular.

Horses and carriages, waiting for paying customers

Sharing a schnitzel

Breaking bread with Ian Gardner

Schloss (Palace) Schoenbrunn in Vienna.  This is the summer palace of Austrian royalty.

There was a "garden" out back.

Close-up

Closer still

ICSV Staff Appreciation Dinner

Recognition for six years' service in the ICSV.