Please note: if the above attempt at a joke causes you to question my mental health, rest assured that during my travels I have neither gained any sanity nor lost any sarcasm.
OK, so I'm not in Paris anymore. After several days in the City of Lights, I took a night train to Vienna. One of my non-negotiable goals for this trip has always been to spend several weeks in Vienna. Why? Because I love, love, Love Vienna, that's why.
There are actually about a million reasons why I like Vienna, but if I listed all of them here, this blog would become too long and tedious for even my parents to read (although, yes, I know you would give it a try, Mom and Dad).
As it is, I seemed to have already typed 12 lines of virtually worthless nonsense, so let's get on with it.
I'm a little stressed by how behind I am with the blog, and I'm not really sure where I should begin describing Vienna. So I'm just going to start by putting up some pictures of what comes to mind when I think of the city.
As far as old world powers go, Vienna used to be the heart of a very big deal. It was the capital city of the Austrian Empire, run by the Hapsburg dynasty. For over 600 years, the empire of the Hapsburg family was large and in charge. They were Holy Roman Emperors, they married into French, Spanish, and German royal families; they married Napoleon. They helped defend Western Europe against invasions by the Ottoman Turks. Finally, the Hapsburgs and their empire ran into a little snag also known as World War I.
There are posters all over Vienna advertising tours of the Royal Treasury. They say, "We don't have Emperors, just their jewels." I think this could be a slogan for the entire city of Vienna. The Royal Family is gone, but the buildings, artwork, waltzing, music, and coffeeshops are still there.
Parliment Building
Stephansdom (St. Stephan's Cathedral)
Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera House)
Crown Jewels
4 comments:
Mon,
Glad you're still alive! So, it seems you didn't make it to Vienna to hear the orchestra! What memories your blog is bringing back. I remember seeing the Stephansdom every day! You're not staying in the same hotel we stayed in are you? Have you been to the Konzerthaus? Been to any operas? I so wish I could join you again, but I just spent all my money in Brazil and need to start saving again! Keep having fun! Love ya, Es
Mon, One more thing...have you seen any posters for the Luther orchestra? I remember when we were there we saw them in quite a few places. Es
Hi Es,
Actually I did make it there for the Luther concert (I am really, really behind with the blog).
I did see one poster in the U-bahn station, but I got to Vienna just a couple days before the concert so there were probably more up that I didn't see.
well, when i fall off the face off the earth and join the great picnic, i'm bringing some chocolate covered strawberries with me. nice to know you're still thriving in the great wide world out there. i've felt a bit disconnected without one (very itchy) foot in someone else's adventure these last weeks! but i think i can forgive a little blog laxness just the same. that's very cool you made it to the luther concert!
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