tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post380234833961105201..comments2024-01-22T00:24:44.030+01:00Comments on Merisi's Vienna for Beginners: Viennese EscapesIntermezzo at HalbturnMerisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-73923338574649072722010-05-05T11:52:26.656+02:002010-05-05T11:52:26.656+02:00Thank you!
There would be lots of stories to tell...Thank you!<br /><br />There would be lots of stories to tell about the Maypole celebrations and customs in Austria: In the village were I grew up, the night before the Maypole is guarded carefully, there are always some groups who plan on stealing it for ransom. In some regions, Walpurgis Night (the night before May 1st), everything that was not in its right place was subject to be moved to someMerisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-79483104668278791922010-05-04T21:06:37.841+02:002010-05-04T21:06:37.841+02:00That maypole looks very different tothe maypoles o...That maypole looks very different tothe maypoles of my childhood.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-44048115074611479672010-05-04T14:33:55.891+02:002010-05-04T14:33:55.891+02:00We used to do the Maypole thing back in the early ...We used to do the Maypole thing back in the early sixties, when I was in grade school, but the tradition faded away here. Sad.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-86844019179727649592010-05-04T11:13:25.168+02:002010-05-04T11:13:25.168+02:00that is one wonderful place!that is one wonderful place!L. Neusiedlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836642553801771756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-49528357110805436842010-05-04T10:32:41.706+02:002010-05-04T10:32:41.706+02:00Lovely visit and your meal looks so yummy~Lovely visit and your meal looks so yummy~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-4253327721833707112010-05-03T21:56:48.687+02:002010-05-03T21:56:48.687+02:00Merisi: It is neat to see the different things tha...Merisi: It is neat to see the different things that are done to welcome Way.This Is My Blog - fishing guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826128050970967135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-9662874398909845792010-05-03T21:41:18.624+02:002010-05-03T21:41:18.624+02:00Wonderful clouds sweeping in! And the food, as alw...Wonderful clouds sweeping in! And the food, as always, looks divine!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-24846218268564961702010-05-03T18:36:35.006+02:002010-05-03T18:36:35.006+02:00Cloud ships, such a wonderful vision. I like where...Cloud ships, such a wonderful vision. I like where you took refuge, what better way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-10072435797810097472010-05-03T18:10:37.599+02:002010-05-03T18:10:37.599+02:00Wandring Star,
cloud ships don't break my tong...Wandring Star,<br />cloud ships don't break my tongue,<br />the way cumulonimbus does. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-81657983225032776122010-05-03T18:09:37.715+02:002010-05-03T18:09:37.715+02:00.
GIULIA,
don't worry, I did not see it as cr....<br /><br />GIULIA,<br />don't worry, I did not see it as critical and <br />my answer was more tongue-in-cheek than contrite!<br />;-))) <br /><br />Never worry, I am grateful indeed for any suggestions, corrections, etc. - how else would I learn something new?Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-11267592446345768022010-05-03T18:03:16.337+02:002010-05-03T18:03:16.337+02:00I love the allusion to "cloud ships" - s...I love the allusion to "cloud ships" - so evocative and much more romantic than cumulonimbus :-)Wandering Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488522185725869938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-13633338716296439792010-05-03T17:36:55.779+02:002010-05-03T17:36:55.779+02:00Merisi--I didn't mean it that way (critical:(
...Merisi--I didn't mean it that way (critical:(<br /><br />and about the retour chariot...I don't know off-hand but Kristin Espinasse at French-Word-A-Day would know...maybe she has something on her site about it.<br /><br />ciaoGiuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569643363733791671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-39788127307440915142010-05-03T17:31:48.739+02:002010-05-03T17:31:48.739+02:00.
Giulia,
you are right, that was slipshod resear....<br /><br />Giulia,<br />you are right, that was slipshod research, I should have dug deeper in time! Thank you! :-)<br /><br />RNSANE,<br />Viennese like to fry parsley too,<br />and I love to eat it, but have never tried it myself.<br /><br />O/T:<br />Do any of you know if the French call the return key of a computer keyboard still "retour chariot"? (That word always evokes Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-68603933759127659562010-05-03T17:14:28.561+02:002010-05-03T17:14:28.561+02:00Incredibly beautiful! You know, I've never had...Incredibly beautiful! You know, I've never had fried arugula! Since I like arugula any way, shape and form, I must try it. Once, at Maxim's in Paris, they served fried parsley beside my salmon and it was wonderful!!RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-41412034802199522592010-05-03T17:05:13.608+02:002010-05-03T17:05:13.608+02:00...or if you want to go even earlier, to the Roman......or if you want to go even earlier, to the Roman Floralia. But all from same source. Lovely pix, Merisi.Giuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569643363733791671noreply@blogger.com