2 January 2010

Vienna day two

The day started with more antiquity...



tribute to mozart...before the rain





Parliament House...it's actually pouring in this photo


the tram...i rode the 1 train from end to end, then hopped on the 2 train and rode that from end to end


in front of another museum





one more big building

Then i got sick of the rain and opted to coffee myself around the capital. Finding a suitable place proved tricky; there were hundreds of options all filled with locals. For that, i loved Vienna.


espresso served with a strawberry and cream...not pictured, my lovely almond croissant


viennese coffee


at vienna's cute pink and brown chained cafe, Aida


cake heaven

I think the best thing about Viennese cafes was the open invite to loiter long after the coffee was done. Couples, coworkers and individuals came in, talked, read and sat for hours on end enjoying the caffeine and company. Magazines, magazine holders and free newspapers decked the walls for customers and there was absolutely no rush to go anywhere.

I ended my stay in Vienna this way, hedged in close to a wall by a rowdy group of old men who drank espresso after espresso over the course of two hours.

1 comment:

Erin said...

"one more big building" is the Rathaus (city hall). I remember it having a crazy amount of statuary on its face and a very big, empty plaza in front of it.