Carolina Gabmeyer with her mother, Sissi Gabmeyer - photo by Nigel A. JAMES Christmas Carol
The best Christmas presents of all are the people one meets! And, the best surprises of all are the friends who step out of the past. And, just two or three days ago, at the Christmas market at Schönbrunn in Vienna, I had the tremendous pleasure of meeting, once again, Carolina Gabmeyer.
Time goes quickly, this we all know, and, the ten - or so - years since last I saw her have gone like the unseen wind that blows the days and the time on their way; but, currents of air can bring people together again.
Within the last ten years, Carolina’s life has taken her from the sleepy little town of Baden, just south of Vienna, to St.Polten, the provincial capital of Lower Austria, where she started her studies, and, finally to Berlin where she is currently finishing her studies in the field of graphic-arts.
Of course, living in Berlin, Carolina is able to compare Vienna, the capital of Austria with Berlin. Berlin, she says, has a hum and a drum about it which makes it the best place to be when one’s young. Vienna, on the other hand, is a place which provides a deep cultural balance and a chance to turn down the action to a speed that’s in-between running and jogging. In other words, both places are great, it’s all a question of timing and age!
But, home is home wherever one may be, and, just south of Vienna upon the plain where the wine slopes end, is the place that Carolina will always come back to!
The best Christmas presents of all are the people one meets! And, the best surprises of all are the friends who step out of the past. And, just two or three days ago, at the Christmas market at Schönbrunn in Vienna, I had the tremendous pleasure of meeting, once again, Carolina Gabmeyer.
Time goes quickly, this we all know, and, the ten - or so - years since last I saw her have gone like the unseen wind that blows the days and the time on their way; but, currents of air can bring people together again.
Within the last ten years, Carolina’s life has taken her from the sleepy little town of Baden, just south of Vienna, to St.Polten, the provincial capital of Lower Austria, where she started her studies, and, finally to Berlin where she is currently finishing her studies in the field of graphic-arts.
Of course, living in Berlin, Carolina is able to compare Vienna, the capital of Austria with Berlin. Berlin, she says, has a hum and a drum about it which makes it the best place to be when one’s young. Vienna, on the other hand, is a place which provides a deep cultural balance and a chance to turn down the action to a speed that’s in-between running and jogging. In other words, both places are great, it’s all a question of timing and age!
But, home is home wherever one may be, and, just south of Vienna upon the plain where the wine slopes end, is the place that Carolina will always come back to!
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