It’s music o’clock in Vienna — the capital of elegant balls, classical music, waltz dancing and traditional coffee houses. It’s fascinating to think that “The Blue Danube” and more of the world’s most important and celebrated classical music was composed here, during the time when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Beethoven, Gustav Mahler and Johann Strauss called Vienna home.
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Where next? Bolzano/Bozen – Innsbruck – Munich via Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The summary – dreamy Northern Italy, Tyrol cultural region, Austria and spirit of Bavaria in Southern Germany.
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With the New Year just around the corner, walking on the streets of Vienna, at the end of December, I simply remembered the concept of topophilia, meaning love of a place, as Arthur C. Brooks wrote in his “How to Build a Life” column for The Atlantic.
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Baroque splendor, Wiener melange as coffee of choice, Gustav Klimt and landmarks in golden Vienna around which I built some of my days. Plus hours with no plan when I just wandered the Viennese streets in a private experience.
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I explored the alpine village of Hallstatt earlier this year and realized (once again) that many places have a beauty that cannot be contained in photos. Even though the end of summer was covered in sadness, and I took my time to process, hopeful moments start to make room in my memory.
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Revisited a dear place. August 2021. The Old meets the New in Vienna. Always a pleasure to return to this wonderful city, with something new to discover. Beautiful, picture perfect and elegant. You see everywhere it used to be an imperial capital.
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City of Mozart, Marzipan combined with pistachio, covered in dark chocolate, or Sound of Music and Christmas markets? Besides Vienna, Austria has more beautiful cities, and Salzburg is one hidden treasure. Dream now, visit later.
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In a December morning before Christmas in 2017 I was drinking my coffee at Café Demel, where it smells phenomenal (Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 Wien). The Christmas atmosphere compliments the charm of the city. It was unexpectedly lovely, but I’ll take it.
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