Blogs from Vienna, Austria, Europe - page 4

http://www.heygo.com 12th March- The city of a million melodies Today’s virtual tour with Claudia was interesting to hear stories about some of the well-known composers of the past. Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy, which is where he spent most of his life. His father taught him to play the violin, and the two would often perform together. He made his first known public appearance playing alongside his father as a violinist in 1696 Antonio continued to study and practice the violin, even after he became a priest. He was called the "Red Priest" because of his flaming red hair, but he had bad asthma & that kept Him from saying Mass. After that, Vivaldi spent all his time writing music and teaching. He taught at an orphanage for girls, and wrote a lot ... read more

http://www.heygo.com 5th March - Imperial Vienna Our virtual tour commend in the Museum Quarter with Francis and his wife who he called his Umbrella Lady. The Museum Quarter was built in the eighteenth century as Vienna’s imperial stables Together with the Hofburg Palace, the New Hofburg Palace, and the Museums of Art and Natural History, the stable complex was originally intended to form one end of the so-called “Kaiserforum,” planned as a complete urban ensemble. The main frontage, a baroque façade 400m in length, was completed in 1725. Between 1850 and 1854, the Winter Riding Hall in classical style was added in what is now the MQ Main Courtyard. The rain was falling & Vienna looked quite grey as we viewed the magnificent statue of the Empress Maria Theresa. Unveiled in 1888, the monument pays tribute ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Vienne, capitale de l'Autriche, à l'est du pays, est traversée par le Danube, peuplée de 1,9 millions d'habitants, est le principal centre culturel et politique et économique du pays. De nombreuses organisations y ont leur siège tel que OPEP, OSCE, ONU, l'agence mondial de l'énergie atomique, etc. Entre 2005 et 2015 Vienne a été la première destination pour les congrès et conventions internationales. Elle accueille près de 4 millions de touristes par an. Rien que les serbes, et les turques, dépassent les 200 000 personnes. La renommée de Vienne repose principalement sur sa vie musicale. Il n'existe pas d'autres villes, dans le monde, dans laquelle autant de compositeur ont vécu. Des événements musicaux tel que le concert du nouvel an, ou le bal de l'opéra, avec des bâtiments dédiés. Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Strauss, ... read more

Pesibusom si to mierim na zel.stanicu sered. Vlak ma meskanie 15min, no nikto to neohlasuje. Smer tt. I pripoj ma meskanie, tak v pohode stihnuty prestup. Je nedela, cakal som narvanu supravu z vychodu na zapad, no su uz prazdniny, tak pohodicka. Usadzam sa do detskeho kupe. Dvere polepene roznymi zvieratami. V kupecku ma jeden chalan masku, druhy nema. Tak si nedavam ani ja, nemal som ani cestou zo serede. Na hlavnej stanici, vykvetu svk sa nezdrziavam a idem si pesibusom na bus stanicu nivy. Casu mam akurat, vonku uz prijemne vecerne pocasie. Park na namesti slobody prave polievaju. Striekace su mudro nastavene na chodnik, tak to prebieham a uz som mokry. V okoli bus stanice stale prebieha vystavba. Mensie zmatkovanie, otazka na sbs pri twin city ci idem spravne, je tu samy plot a natahane ... read more

Povodne som mal zacat trip piatok 13teho avsak vdaka postupujucemu korona virusu svk uzatvara hranice o 700 13.3 t.j. do viedne by som sa nedostal. Doma upenlive rozmyslanie, ist alebo nie. Na rozmyslenie mam 2hod to mi ide posledny bus do ba, kedze som vacsinu dna prespal. Stredu som mal svoju poslednu nocnu. Nakonec rychlo balim batoh a pesibusom po titesi na bus stanicu sered. Bohuzial sa nestiham rozlucit s V, sme si mali dnes spolu aj so simonkou pochutnat na vinecku. Nasadam do prazdneho busu co ma konecnu v cesku. Platim nehoraznu cenu 3.8€ za cestu. Cestou este stale rozmyslam, poletim do porta alebo kupim let do bogoty. Predsa len tam su zatial neni ziadne obmedzenia resp pojdem to preckat na neaky indonezsky ostrov. Vyskakujem na nivach, kukam na odchody busov, bus do viedne ide ... read more