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)
Demel is one of the most elegant pastry shops and chocolateries in Vienna, actually, it isn’t a coffee house, it is an institution! It was established in 1786, near the Imperial Court Theatre, by Ludwig Dehne, a confectioner from Württemberg…. (READ MORE)
Entering these unique rooms you have a feeling as if you were in a Baroque cathedral – the marble floor, ionic columns, marble sculptures and a dome decorated with beautiful frescoes. However, this is not a church, this is the… (READ MORE)
Christmas is coming. Everybody in Vienna says “es weihnachtet”. This special verb means that the streets in the city light up with millions of bulbs, Christmas atmosphere blows from shop windows, there are Advent candleholders in the house windows, children… (READ MORE)
According to Alfred Polgar, a coffee house is a place where people want to go alone, but need company to do so. Of course, the famous Austrian writer was talking about the traditional Viennese coffee house (Kaffeehaus – as it… (READ MORE)
One day, I heard a story about an English ambassador in the 19th century who let import water from London during his mission in the Austrian monarchy to be able to prepare real English tea for himself. On the other… (READ MORE)
Somebody likes it, somebody doesn’t. Somebody considers it a piece of art, somebody else thinks it is just scribble and vandalism. For me, many pieces of urban art, even if they are provoking, are more interesting than large billboards imposing… (READ MORE)
If you visit Vienna, find the narrow street Rauhensteingasse near St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Stop in front of the entrance of the house No. 3. A stone is hanging above the beautiful wooden gateway decorated with several geometric symbols. The name… (READ MORE)
Summer weather – a summer theme – a summer recipe! As soon as it gets warmer in Vienna, summer cafes appear suddenly in front of eating or drinking places in the whole city. Sometimes, there are only two small tables… (READ MORE)
At the beginning of Lent, people in Vienna traditionally eat herring salad. Before I give you a recipe for that dish, I would like to write something about another tradition connected with this period of the year which was kept… (READ MORE)
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