Tuesday 17 December 2013

In the Quiet of the Evening
Café Schwarzenberg

In the Quiet
of the evening

flowery herbal tea
steeping in the pot

my eyes rest on a painting
of a Venetian canal scene

then on Vienna beyond the tall windows,
the city dressed in blue hour finery

I slowly fall in love,
all over again, with this city,
which offers sanctuaries like this
when you need a break from
the weariness of the world

My tea is ready,
I take a sip.
Outside, night is falling,
inside, sweet languor fills my soul

Photographed at Café Schwarzenberg
on the evening of 22 September 2011

Café Schwarzenberg
is a smokefree Kaffeehaus
.
The coffee is very good,
and tea lovers enjoy a large selection
of premium loose leaf and herbal teas.
The butter marble Guglhupf
was excellent.

I read about unfriendly waiters
in a few of the online reviews.
Not my experience, quite the opposite!
I particularly love one gentleman waiter
who has the art of subtle Viennese humour
down pat, and a lot of charm to boot.

Clicking
here -> Café Schwarzenberg
leads you to the "History" page - in English -
of Schwarzenberg's website!

Images and Text © by Merisi
Photographed in 2011
R e p o s t

14 comments:

  1. Looks like a delightful place to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea! Love your captures for the day, as always, Merisi! Hope your week is off to a great start! Enjoy!!

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    1. Thanknyou, and it is a delightful place, Sylvia!

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  2. I swear I first read this is as Cafe Swarzenegger. egads.

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  3. Looks like a lovely place for dining. The venetian painting is so pretty!

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    1. It is really nice from early morning to late evening, Gail!

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  4. It seems strangely familiar. It's a beautiful place... and that cake looks very tempting!

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    1. If Renoir would have had coffee there, instead of painting the luncheon of the boating party …. ;-)

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  5. I have a friend visiting Vienna today...now I know what she will be enjoying :). Wonderful shots.

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    1. I hope she found everything she was looking for!

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  6. That looks such an elegant and calm place to visit.
    Sarah x

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    1. It is, indeed, when one is lucky enough to find a quiet moment during mostly busy days.

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  7. Beautiful café! Love those chairs.

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    1. There are many more beautiful details to explore!

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