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Published: September 19th 2012
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Today was a rainy day although it did not start out that way. We began the day on a city tour that took us around the #1 Ring road. This is the road closest to the center of the city. We stopped at numerous locations but ended up at St. Stephens church. The interior of the church was spectacular. With alot of guilded art as well as the numerous organs.
Once we left the church it started raining and we parted ways from the tour group for the day. As we exited the church there was this guy who had a beer in his hand dressed like Michael Jackson, white, dancing in the street with not a care in the world. It was mesmerising in that he was in his own little world doing his stuff and finally not asking for money. In otherwords a strict love of the medium and thats it.
Vienna is a Violinists heaven. Everywhere you go its violin this and violin that. You can buy candy violins, porceline violins, wooden ones, and watch violinists perform in the street, as well as listen in the background to violin music. You can buy violins attached to
pencils, and pens as well as an alarm clock in the shape of a violin. You get the picture.
Later on in the day we had to make a decision as to go back to the hotel because we were not dressed for the rain or continue and buy an umbrella. The umbrella won out. We stopped for a coffee and cake to figure out our next move for the day. We only had to meet at 4:45 for dinner at an amazing restaurent.
We spent the latter part of the afternoon in a church called Karlskirche. This was a domed church. It looked like a miniature St. Josephs Oratory, but what it had which was unique was a scaffolding in the center hall which enabled you to see the frescos all the way upto the dome about 13 stories tall. For the not so brave they actually put in an elevator that took you up 3/4 's the way.
Supper was planned outside the city in a village called "Bockfliesserstrasse" in a restaurent called Marchfelderhof. This restaurant is famous because of the following: Everyone that you can think off in the past, that was
famous has dined there from Einstein to Ava Gabor, to Walter Manuel. Most of the famous sent gifts that are displayed everywhere. Gifts such as musical instruments, porceline statuettes, pictures, momentoes, you name it it is displayed. Hanging from the ceilings out from the walls. When we arrived at the restaurent 10 waiters were waiting outside for us. They blocked off the street and rolled out a red carpet. As well, they made one of us cut a red ribbon before we could enter. Upon entering th restaurent they gave us a glass of shnapps in a test tube. The bathrooms are just as unique, because they also have lots of momentoes in there as well. The food was with choices on a preset menu. I ended up eat Wiener Shnitzial and such but finished off with a Mousse and Expresso cafe. Oh, I almost forgot: I was yanked out of my seat to do a Waltz! me!!!!!!!!! Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I told the lady to lead since I knew nothing of what I was doing. Mummmmmmmyyyyyyyyy....... I recieved a certificate for my effort and have decided to take up Waltzing when I get back.
Siu Yee went onto Mozart concert
while I came back to sleep off the abundant red wine that I so generously drank. Um Pa Pa. ZZzzzzzzzzz........
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Uncle Bim
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Dinner time for silver haired, or what ?
Meet for dinner at 4:45 pm ??? This is lunchtime in Spain, cake time in Germany or tea time in England. You officially did beat the Swiss with having an even earlier dinner. Enjoy your Schnitzel. ;-)