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Vienna held its very first Electronic Sports Festival atthe Hallmann Dome over the weekend, read more here.
This is a rare winter morning when the sky is beautifully painted blue and not so grayish - opposed to yesterday's situation.
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Dusk and with little snow remaining.
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The snow didn't stay long.
“You wake up on a winter morning and pull up the shade, and what lay
there the evening before is no longer there--the sodden gray yard, the
dog droppings, the tire tracks in the frozen mud, the broken lawn chair
you forgot to take in last fall. All this has disappeared overnight, and
what you look out on is not the snow of Narnia but the snow of home,
which is no less shimmering and white as it falls. The earth is covered
with it, and it is falling still in silence so deep that you can hear
its silence. It is snow to be shoveled, to make driving even worse than
usual, snow to be joked about and cursed at, but unless the child in you
is entirely dead, it is snow, too, that can make the heart beat faster
when it catches you by surprise that way, before your defenses are up.
It is snow that can awaken memories of things more wonderful than
anything you ever knew or dreamed.”
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Blanketed in white. View from the other side of the building.
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You slept last night in a particular world, you wake up the next morning in another, that's the beauty of snowfall.
I was walking near our previous apartment when I passed by this Viennese pub. It's located near one of the main train stations, Westbahnhof. I never got the chance to dine there when we were living near there. Perhaps, I've often see men dining (and beers) :D but it is a traditional pub that serves Viennese cuisine, definitely worth a try.
Another pavement showing the new slabs of stones around the city. This street goes to the Mozarthaus, the one where he lived in when he was an established composer and musician (birth house is in Salzburg).
Why not? Or my eyes might be blurry....
Still in the small bus that goes within the city...not a trace of dirt on the bus' back window.
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Took bus 1a and just gotta love how clean the windows are, can you tell that I was actually inside a bus?
The photo posted yesterday was taken from the 57th floor of this black building, the DC Tower (Donau City). While this photo was taken when we were in the middle of the Danube river, in a small electric boat...it was on July 8, 2017...a day after a friend's wedding ceremony. The strip of buildings (can you spot umbrellas?) by the bank are either bars, restaurants and such for the enjoyment of visitors.
The span of the Danube River from the Donauinsel station. The Danube has had excavations within its bank to divert water to prevent water from overflowing through the nearby districts. This resulted to forming 'islets' which shows luscious greenery when viewed from above.
I've always been confused at the location of the entrance of this grand building, but no matter which side you look at it, it's always a beautiful piece.
*Late post.* One from summer, where you can just chill, even though, as I remember, the grass shouldn't be stepped on. I wonder how people get to sit then without using their feet? :D
Vienna's first district is usually crowded, but I sometimes get rare moments like this.
There's been a massive reconstruction around the city's plazas...most of the walking areas look like this now.
If you've watched the movie Before Sunrise, the green roof and the stairs should be familiar. This is the Albertina building, a museum where the characters of Julie Delphy and Ethan Hawke spent some time before departing and going their separate ways. The green roof belongs to the Vienna Opera house, which can be seen from atop the Albertina's mezzanine.
Before Sunrise is one of the few movies set in Vienna, although I know for sure that is not possible to visit all the places they went to in just one day...I tried going to each of the locations, that's why. :) Oh, I mentioned that a blog post the other day, too. ^_^
One of the more famous squares in Vienna, or more like an open street where you could relax and watch people to pass time. The Schwarzenbergerplatz has a fountain installed with color-changing lights that makes it a good spot to take photos. A few steps away, you can find the Belvedere Palace and gardens. And depending on where you are going, the Akademie theatre, the Charles church and many other buildings of interest are just walking distance.
