Sunday 31 January 2010

Viennese Moments


Turret Clock
St. Augustine's Church
Augustinerstrasse

Fiaker
Horse Carriage
St. Stephen's Square

Caramel Confections
Demel's Confectionary
Kohlmarkt

Table for You
Ilse Brandl
Grinzing

Above images and text
© 2010 by Merisi

It is 213 years ago today
that the Austrian composer
Franz Schubert
was born in Vienna,
on January 31, 1797.

Gavin Plumley
has written extensively
about Schubert and Schubert's
-> Winterreise".
For more information about
life and work of the composer,
I suggest ->Wikipedia
(where I found the above portrait).
Click ->

14 comments:

  1. The carriage must be waiting for Cinderella...

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  2. That carriage is waiting to ride meet through the glorious streets of Vienna for sure! :)

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  3. I love that blue and gold clock! I remember seeing similar ones on buildings in England. A heavenly combination, to be sure.

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  4. Remembering Franz...good to see that portrait. Such a gifted composer. By celebration this evening listening to the A Minor string quartet. Best wishes !

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  5. Beautiful! That carriage is wonderful, and I loved the painting above that table. Happy Birthday, Franz. Carriages and caramels--these bode well for a good day, I think, oui?

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  6. Oh so different from Reykjavik.........og so charming......

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  7. That clock and carriage are amazing.

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  8. And such beautiful moments you have captured!

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  9. Love that clock shot!

    Peace!

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  10. What beautiful elegant images, i would like to sit at that table for one and i would also have to buy a box of the Caramel's, such a PRETTY box!

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  11. EXCELLENT COLLECTION OF VIENNESE MOMENTS

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  12. Table for me?
    That painting will take me back to "Somewhere in Time"...

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  13. I don't know how you find such enchanting things to photograph and then weave them with wonderful prose. You really need to publish your blog posts..Check out Blurb or something similar...Michelle

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