Petes-Pix: Capitals of Eastern Europe

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A I Perold's
A Treatise
on Viticulture
A I Perold (1880-1941) was South Africa's first Professor of Viticulture and Oenology. He dedicated himself to improving the quality of grapes for wine, brandy and the table. He studied wine and brandy production in Europe, imported more than 60 varieties to the Cape and bred new ones. Perold said this book “is intended to serve both the student and the practical grape-grower. There are in it technical passages that will appeal more to the student, e.g. the chapters dealing with the biology of the vine, its external and internal morphology, the theory of grafting. My remarks on the practice of viticulture, such as those dealing with the propagation, manuring and pruning of the vine, the production of table grapes for export, will, it is hoped, assist the practical grape-grower as well as the student.” This is a newly typeset reprint, not a photocopy. Text on the 712 pages have been aligned to match the original pagination so any external references to pages in the Treatise will be valid in this edition
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A Year in Paarl
with
A I Perold

Dr Perolds report on his Paarl experiments 1915 - 1916 reprinted with glossary, introduction and brief biography. Fascinating historical document on viticulture for wine and table grapes, wine and brandy making.

23 June 2025

Capitals of Eastern Europe - Day 2

Day 2 – Monday 23 June 2025 - Vienna

Coaches picked us up by the boat for the included Panoramic Vienna excursion and drove us to the city centre where we followed our guide on foot to various sights, including the Lippizaner stud where we saw one of the famous white stallions.

We finished in a pedestrian shopping street with a public toilet. Included tours always point out public toilets, exchange bureaus and ATMs, and find shade in the summer for talks, and they conclude with ‘free time’. As we didn’t want to shop we retired to a street café for a coffee and to watch the world go by, then met at the said time/place to go to the coaches and back to the boat for lunch.

Tablecloths were on tables on the prow and that’s where we lunched. As well as the items on the menu there’s a daily lunch from the barbecue, detailed by the waiter.

There were optional excursions in the afternoon, and one could take the metro back to the centre but we stayed on the boat enjoying the heat while reading.

By the afternoon Kadlin was sandwiched between two other Viking boats.