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)
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)
Not only America, but also Austria has got a new president. The inauguration was held yesterday, on January 26. The Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen will hold his office – like his predecessors – in the former imperial palace… (READ MORE)
Have you seen the film Mary Poppins with Julia Andrews? For me it is one of the earliest memories, I remember exactly in which cinema I saw the film. I was a child and did not know at all that… (READ MORE)
Prunksaal – the Baroque State hall – one of the most beautiful book halls in the world is not only a “sanctuary” of the Austrian National Library where precious, old books are kept but also a room where different interesting… (READ MORE)
At the beginning, it is just a small green ball of pistachio marzipan. Then it gets a coat of tasty nougat and finally a layer of dark chocolate… Hmmm, who does not know them? Mozartkugeln (Mozart balls) – a sweet… (READ MORE)
You might have witnessed how Austrians do not like to admit that the leader of Nazi Germany was born on their territory but at the same time they boast with Mozart and say he was the Austrian No. 1, the… (READ MORE)
The beginning of May is the lilac blossom time. A „Must“ to see during this period in Vienna is the St. Marx cemetery (Leberstrasse 6-8). This is the only remaining Biedermeier cemetery in Vienna. Here you will find not only… (READ MORE)
This is one of the most famous portraits of the empress Sisi painted in 1865 by the most sought-after portrait painter of European nobility Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Sisi, who was one of the great beauties of her time, appears in… (READ MORE)
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