First day in Austria, reposted. Originally posted in comments.

We stayed at Ursula's house in Southern Austria last night (outside of Graz). Today we toured the local area. We visited a house that used to be her father's, an artist. It's a farm house, with land and some orchard trees. The kids had fun running around and looking for creatures or playing war type games. Ursula showed us the old house, including her father's old drawings and the farm. It was an overcast day, but it didn't pour. We had a delicious dinner last night and lunch today, then we headed to Vienna. We are now in her studio apartment in Vienna. It's a tiny space, but she has used her ingenious talents to maximize the space. It looks like there is a tree fort within her apartment. She has a tiny yard outside the apartment (not that common), so the kids enjoyed jumping on a trampoline. The kids are finally asleep-- not so easy, since there are no doors to separate them from our conversation. Life is good. We have wine and are sharing our past, our family stories, our lives. Life is good. Oh yes, I did say that already.