tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post2399351452293203810..comments2024-01-22T00:24:44.030+01:00Comments on Merisi's Vienna for Beginners: Dreimäderlhaus at MölkerbasteiBeethoven lived next DoorMerisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-6994284746717318382013-05-16T22:52:54.576+02:002013-05-16T22:52:54.576+02:00Next door or upstairs from a young boy in a wonder...Next door or upstairs from a young boy in a wonderful story and music introduction CD by a Canadian author Barbara Nichol, "Bethoven Lives Upstairs".<br />http://www.amazon.ca/Beethoven-Lives-Upstairs-Classical-Kids/dp/B00000212L<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Lives-Upstairs-Orchard-Paperbacks/dp/0531071189Zosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698333751420689684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-37442527494653351502010-05-26T16:44:08.564+02:002010-05-26T16:44:08.564+02:00What a beautiful city. The buildings are lovely a...What a beautiful city. The buildings are lovely and it all looks so pristine. I just imagine music resounding from all corners. I did myself an injustice, in all my European travels, by not getting to Austria, especially since I lived in Salzburg as a child ( my brother was even born there! ).RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-32088639817350720392010-05-25T20:48:41.038+02:002010-05-25T20:48:41.038+02:00The Dreimaderlhaus is like a perfect little confec...The Dreimaderlhaus is like a perfect little confection -- just adorable!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-22385854424235295632010-05-24T23:25:28.074+02:002010-05-24T23:25:28.074+02:00Paris Breakfast:
Carol, Beethoven's birthday i...Paris Breakfast:<br />Carol, Beethoven's birthday is in December! <br />I know that because our neighbour Maria Fisher was the founder of the Beethoven Society of America, and she always held a Beethoven Tea in December in his honour. I miss her.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-86659302028702474872010-05-24T20:12:09.995+02:002010-05-24T20:12:09.995+02:00Is it his B'day AGAIN!
How time does fly...whe...Is it his B'day AGAIN!<br />How time does fly...when yr having fun :)<br />Does look very lovely indeedParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-5238158044923608312010-05-24T19:59:59.096+02:002010-05-24T19:59:59.096+02:00I googled, and found an English language entry at ...I googled, and found an English language entry at Wikipedia:<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Dreim%C3%A4derlhaus" rel="nofollow">Das Dreimäderlhaus (Lilac Time)</a><br /><br /><br />And here are some of my previous posts that show the Pasqualati House:<br /><br /><a href="http://merisi.blogspot.com/2009/01/snowy-day-in-beethovens-neighborhood.html" rel="nofollow">A Snowy Day in Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-61245985183111987552010-05-24T19:51:28.710+02:002010-05-24T19:51:28.710+02:00Gavin,
you are right about the Dreimäderlhaus!
W...Gavin, <br />you are right about the Dreimäderlhaus!<br /><br />While I did try to point out that Beethoven did not live in the Dreimäderlhaus, but in the Pasqualati House, "two door down" (I should have written "up"), I can see how my choice of title was a bit misleading. With "Up here" I was referring to the Mölker Bastei, specifically the assembly of buildings on Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-90356606265356076332010-05-24T18:33:18.790+02:002010-05-24T18:33:18.790+02:00Merisi... I had always thought this was a Schubert...Merisi... I had always thought this was a Schubert house, not associated with Beethoven. Are you sure?Gavin Plumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367649538228383713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-54576672820553295222010-05-24T16:44:38.004+02:002010-05-24T16:44:38.004+02:00I've been seeing a lot of scooters over here l...I've been seeing a lot of scooters over here lately. It seems to be spreading from EuropeCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-76867289339322938182010-05-24T14:37:24.624+02:002010-05-24T14:37:24.624+02:00This is yet another reason why I MUST visit Vienna...This is yet another reason why I MUST visit Vienna. I love that I'll be walking down the street and suddenly see a building like that.Lady MacBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184006748238692384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-87120348023367798802010-05-24T14:34:18.557+02:002010-05-24T14:34:18.557+02:00One tale about the naming of the house is here:
h...One tale about the naming of the house is here:<br /><br />http://www.tourmycountry.com/austria/dreimaederlhaus-vienna.htm<br /><br />Another is here :<br />http://www.planet-vienna.com/spots/Dreimaederlhaus/dreimaederlhaus.htm<br /><br />Whatever the real reason, I agree with Merisi that is a charming and wonderfully historic area of Vienna. Try to imagine that Ludwig had a high up apartment,Kurwenalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-39400003920577501302010-05-24T13:10:59.122+02:002010-05-24T13:10:59.122+02:00Interesting!Why it is named the house of three gir...Interesting!Why it is named the house of three girls?Olahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974463440732558398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-13586998028177683592010-05-24T12:13:42.867+02:002010-05-24T12:13:42.867+02:00Thank you all for your kind comments!
I wished I ...Thank you all for your kind comments!<br /><br />I wished I had more time right now to go and take more pictures for you! I discovered this particular corner of Vienna right after I moved here, and it has become one of my favorite places to visit. Every time I walk up there, I feel taken back in time, reflecting on those who walked there before me (including Napoleon's troops, who shot Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-3457245540510251772010-05-24T10:33:17.105+02:002010-05-24T10:33:17.105+02:00There's a great exhibit on Beethoven in the Vi...There's a great exhibit on Beethoven in the Vienna House of Music, it shows all the places he lived in Vienna - I think almost 40 - according to the exhibit he was not the best tenant. I am looking forward to more beautiful photos from you on his other homes! Here's a link to the Haus der Musik: http://www.hausdermusik.com/en/sound-museum/third-floor/35.htmAndy Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858846952283968963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-38224919252850307172010-05-24T10:16:27.498+02:002010-05-24T10:16:27.498+02:00The title of your post is one of those captions th...The title of your post is one of those captions that makes you stop to catch your breath back. Beethoven, one of my favourite composers ever. He lived there. And you also were there. Many, many thanks for those pictures. :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-79363104738027876282010-05-24T02:23:06.321+02:002010-05-24T02:23:06.321+02:00I love the architecture! Good architecture is like...I love the architecture! Good architecture is like a well decorated cake, beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-24472646286380974282010-05-24T01:31:58.008+02:002010-05-24T01:31:58.008+02:00You are really tugging at my heartstrings now! Th...You are really tugging at my heartstrings now! Thank you for sharing this! Someday, I will visit in person!D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02012190421578654870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-88401838534794680942010-05-24T00:06:21.068+02:002010-05-24T00:06:21.068+02:00I adore Classical music and seeing where one of th...I adore Classical music and seeing where one of the best once lived is such a treat. Thank you for sharing these wonderful images~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.com