I am writing this article in mid-February, when under normal circumstances the ball season, which is considered to be the fifth season in Austria, would be just ending in Vienna. But it’s 2021, no balls or other cultural events are… (READ MORE)
Imagine that you were born in Vienna about 200 years ago, preferably in an important aristocratic family or in the family of a high-ranking officer. Then you would have a chance to be invited by the Austrian Emperor to his… (READ MORE)
A napkin – of paper or fabric – is already a common part of our dining today. The word napkin comes from the French word nappe which is a diminutive for naming the fabric that covers the table. Napkins had… (READ MORE)
Hofburg is a former winter palace of the Austrian emperors, we could translate it as the Castle of the Court but it doesn’t give the same noble impression. Hofburg – it sounds very similar with almost the same nobility to… (READ MORE)
Vienna is not only the capital of Austria but also the capital of balls. In the sixties of the 19 century, the American ambassador wrote in a dispatch that in view of the number of its inhabitants Vienna is a… (READ MORE)
The current Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen – like his predecessors – holds his office in the former imperial Palace Hofburg. Hofburg used to be the residence of the most important personalities of the Austrian monarchy who had… (READ MORE)
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