tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post5988851989875339849..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Vienna Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-69911464142773920662018-01-28T19:29:31.766+00:002018-01-28T19:29:31.766+00:00and all the people who walk round taking pictures ...and all the people who walk round taking pictures without really looking at anything! It's such a beautiful place to sit and look at what's around you. I really want to go back. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-11964444686175105752018-01-28T19:27:36.910+00:002018-01-28T19:27:36.910+00:00The cold is hanging on and making me feel like dea...The cold is hanging on and making me feel like death, but it can't last forever! The Klimts were magical, and worth the trip alone. I'm pleased I've finally seen a good body of Schiele's together, but found him less appealing/more uncomfortable to look at than I expected - which was the opposite of what I thought would happen. I expected to like the Klimts in the flesh, but they have much more presence and seem less tame than I anticipated.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-80686243996391913692018-01-28T19:21:11.028+00:002018-01-28T19:21:11.028+00:00I need to add both of those to my reading list now...I need to add both of those to my reading list now. It's a beautiful city and I really want to explore more of it. My childhood was the opposite of yours re horses - lots of them around but I prefer the, at a much safer distance... Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-31826081782437385402018-01-28T19:19:05.333+00:002018-01-28T19:19:05.333+00:00I get the gold formality, my friend had lived in A...I get the gold formality, my friend had lived in Austria as a student and found it very stifling, and it certainly felt less mixed (much whiter) than the cities I'm used to, but the things you list make it a wonderful city break. There were bookshops everywhere too, so if I could read German it would have been great. I'd go back any time, there was so much we didn't have time for, but I'm not sure I'd want to live there. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-79447982279571379132018-01-28T19:15:44.515+00:002018-01-28T19:15:44.515+00:00We were remembering the Cold War on our trip - we&...We were remembering the Cold War on our trip - we're both in our mid 40's so it was the backdrop to our childhood - and saying how quickly you forget the paranoia that characterised those years, and also how quickly it feels like it's coming back at the moment. But maybe that was 'The Third Man' vibes we were picking up on. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-3039007785154439672018-01-28T19:13:09.326+00:002018-01-28T19:13:09.326+00:00Thank you. Still suffering, but on the mend. Vienn...Thank you. Still suffering, but on the mend. Vienna was stunning, and I'd love to go back. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-68591013261041660162018-01-26T22:42:52.565+00:002018-01-26T22:42:52.565+00:00I too love Vienna, and especially love the Belvede...I too love Vienna, and especially love the Belvedere Palace. I remember some tour groups just seemed to walk through the gardens, which are very nice, and not realise how nice it was inside the palace. I had plenty of cakes and plenty of schnitzels last time I was in Vienna.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-23711134056651888312018-01-26T17:14:37.723+00:002018-01-26T17:14:37.723+00:00I, too, have a passion for Klimt (and Schiele) but...I, too, have a passion for Klimt (and Schiele) but have no desire to go to Vienna for some reason. Glad you enjoyed it though. Get rid of that cold very soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-63558626546399104382018-01-26T10:41:32.450+00:002018-01-26T10:41:32.450+00:00I liked Vienna very much when I had a brief stay (...I liked Vienna very much when I had a brief stay (including seeing the Spanish Riding School horse practice (they were the first thing I knew about Vienna in a horse mad (but horseless) childhood. Followed by cake...<br /><br />Not sure if you have read 'Night falls on the City' by Sarah Gainham,a great book set in Vienna a during WWII. it gives a really strong sense of the city and it's places as well as interesting history. It made me keen to return.<br /><br />And of course there is Mary Stewart's 'Airs above the Ground' too.<br /><br />HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-85900496210687968352018-01-25T16:04:15.455+00:002018-01-25T16:04:15.455+00:00Sounds like an excellent getaway! I found Vienna ...Sounds like an excellent getaway! I found Vienna a bit cold and formal when I was there but the things I loved about it - the abundance of museums, galleries, and opera houses, not to mention cafes - definitely help to make it an attractive winter destination. I'd love to go back and see if I enjoy it more a second time around. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-24646699847237569562018-01-25T14:19:58.844+00:002018-01-25T14:19:58.844+00:00Love Vienna. Great goulash, that wonderful little ...Love Vienna. Great goulash, that wonderful little stone dog at the entrance to the pulpit in Stephansdom, and the sculptor's head popping up everywhere. Stayed at Neusiedl am see, when I visited Vienna - inter-railing many moons ago - sweet little town on the Hungarian border. The lake was mined when I was there - Cold War days.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-51041203771100343062018-01-24T21:50:28.247+00:002018-01-24T21:50:28.247+00:00Love Vienna. Would return there anytime. Glad you ...Love Vienna. Would return there anytime. Glad you enjoyed it. Get well soon. XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com