Last weekend we made a trip with our Vespa to the “Lainzer Tiergarten,” a big area of greeneries and wood and some free-living boars and deer. With my luck, I didn’t see any animals, my wife saw a snake, but only for some seconds. 🙂 This meadow with thousands of dandelions was an eye-catcher, and one of the dozens of photos I took.
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The invitation to a business dinner brought me to the 8th floor of the Haas House in Vienna, built by the architect Hans Hollein. From there you have a panorama view of the Stephansplatz, Graben and Carinthian Street. Since I had only the iPhone with me, I took the opportunity to do an evening shot of this building on the Graben.
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I spent about 1 hour in the Cafe Castelletto in the first district of Vienna. From time to time I like to take an energy drink with ice, so I ordered a Red Bull. Occasionally I took some shots of the sceneries, as here with this old couple which was taking place at the table. I tried to do the photos unobtrusive. 🙂
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Since I was waiting for my wife Karin on a Saturday forenoon, I walked around the Danube canal and took some shots from the area. A ship, the canal, buildings and the bridge, only possible with a wide angle lens. I mostly have my Sony FE 10-14 lens with me, because again and again, it is incidental that it’s a necessity.
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That is one of the lesser famous Cafes of Vienna, actually a no-name, although it has a name. 🙂 There are hundreds of Cafes like this, old interior, gray curtains, neon letters at the entry, earning a living mostly with patrons and retirees, which are playing card games or poker, chatting, watching TV and discussing politics.
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In Europe Easter is the second biggest feast after Christmas. It’s a bit similar; you have the Easter market, children will also get presents, but all in slighter extent than at Christmas. But instead of a Christmas tree, you have to search for hidden Easter eggs, which are colorful dyed. It also signals the end of the winter and the skiing season.
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Cafe Landtmann is a high-quality Viennese cafe and restaurant. The waiters dressed in a black suit with bow tie and a white shirt. The menu made of special paper with first class photos of the food in many languages. The service is courteous, the food excellent, the coffee fine, the sweet dishes are first class, you can even sit in a sunroom. Recommended 🙂
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As I grew up in Vienna, the only graffitis I have seen were on photos from the large cities of the US. That has changed, last week I did a walking tour along the Danube canal, there are miles of graffitis along the way. Often real artworks, some more colorful, others with a message, some a bit flashy, but always something to explore, no boredom for sure 🙂
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In the first sunny days of spring, I took some shots of the Gloriette in the Schönbrunn Palace area. It has been built in 1775 and thus has a few years under its belt. Since it has gone through renovation several times, it is in an excellent condition and an eye catcher for a spring day.
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A walk in the park.
Away from all
The busy streets of my mind.
I seek a straighter path.
I seek a shady clay in which to unwind.
But why do we go on.
In spite of mistakes.
In spite of destruction.
Life can be fun
Depending on the situation.
Copyright by Nick Straker Band 🙂 I took this shot in the big park area of Schönbrunn Palace. There you can find these white statues at the forks, trees and bushes are chopped, joy when walking in this park.
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