Thanks! I am glad to be back, though Vienna was a very nice city, even in the Seattle-like weather that had the locals complaining up a storm. (A bit of Glühwein or Weihnachtspunsch would go really well right now, though it would probably put me out for the night!)
I can read quite well, as long as it's within my limited vocabulary. *\;-) Actually I can read somewhat beyond that if the topics are basic. My ability to read & speak increased during this trip, which is not surprising that at times it was "total immersion." What did surprise me was finding a waitress at the airport who had no Englisch.
Ah. Ser gut!
My son wants me to do something for him, but I have to start with a German website, and I need to be able to “read” it well enough to get what he wants. I think he and I together can only order, “Ein bier, bitte! Filetstek mit Kreuterbutter und brot mit butter!”