Of all the sights to come across in Linz, I find this pair loitering near the main square. So, last night in Linz and what have I managed to achieve/learn:

1)Austrians may speak German but it’s a very different dialect to Germany with some very different words.

2)Linz is pretty dull in the rain

3)They smoke very strong cigarettes here, and a lot

4)Austrians eat HUGE lunches but snack at night

5)My heavy cold has still not gone yet. Boo

6) There are NO English channels on the TV except BBC Entertainment which is showing wall to wall old BBC dramas complete with canned laughter. Yawn.

7) I’m tired after two very long days if meetings here

8) I finally succumbed to a large glass of wine at the hotel