tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post4111476113270345337..comments2024-01-22T00:24:44.030+01:00Comments on Merisi's Vienna for Beginners: Vienna by NightViennese Moments Merisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-19888272181871641712014-04-08T20:57:47.370+02:002014-04-08T20:57:47.370+02:00Thank you! I love those quiet spring evenings aro...Thank you! I love those quiet spring evenings around here.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-48329012636514867642014-04-08T20:56:02.066+02:002014-04-08T20:56:02.066+02:00Ah, Vienna! :-)Ah, Vienna! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-55387406470521965152014-04-08T20:55:48.523+02:002014-04-08T20:55:48.523+02:00I rarely take picture when I am out at night, but ...I rarely take picture when I am out at night, but was happy to shlep the camera along that particular night. <br />Wishing you a great week, too,<br />hugs, <br />M.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-30969737937065249642014-04-08T14:38:53.276+02:002014-04-08T14:38:53.276+02:00Ooh I could be a tempted to a slice of that ! Amaz...Ooh I could be a tempted to a slice of that ! Amazing work & wonderful pictures.Kurwenalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-65538291198644173242014-04-08T12:31:00.591+02:002014-04-08T12:31:00.591+02:00An irresistibly attractive place!o)
An irresistibly attractive place!o)<br />Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290856682859998312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-56821868215369188162014-04-07T18:19:54.598+02:002014-04-07T18:19:54.598+02:00I should know by now that by "promising"...I should know by now that by "promising" to publish something in the future I create scheduling troubles, almost inevitably. By virtue of this being a blog -and not a carefully-thought-out website - my daily posts are mostly spur of the moment creations and I do not very well with catching up on promises. :-(Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-75993327894603091522014-04-07T18:14:21.091+02:002014-04-07T18:14:21.091+02:00Both creations are out of this world, the original...Both creations are out of this world, the original egg-sized jewel and the sugar confection!Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-24839845637308679822014-04-07T18:13:25.169+02:002014-04-07T18:13:25.169+02:00Could not agree more, "The Grand Budapest Ho...Could not agree more, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is such a visual delight and so much fun, one ought to see it a second, even a third. Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-23208254957140590902014-04-07T18:11:55.528+02:002014-04-07T18:11:55.528+02:00Thank you, Mary, and glad you felt transported to ...Thank you, Mary, and glad you felt transported to Vienna!<br />Cheers,<br />MerisiMerisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-54476039246559316352014-04-07T18:11:16.736+02:002014-04-07T18:11:16.736+02:00Bridget,
I was back there on Friday night! ;-)Bridget,<br />I was back there on Friday night! ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-68177830111941840222014-04-07T18:00:07.190+02:002014-04-07T18:00:07.190+02:00Oh, that is sweet! ;-)
The pink chair belong to a...Oh, that is sweet! ;-)<br /><br />The pink chair belong to a Viennese institution, the AIDA Cafe, the tables under the red awning are outside the Schwarze Kameel restaurant, another Viennese treasure, going back some 400 years, to 1618 (no typing error). <br />I added a link to the restaurant's history at the bottom of the post. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-68480824792200847952014-04-07T17:55:00.043+02:002014-04-07T17:55:00.043+02:00Getting down and dirty! ;-)Getting down and dirty! ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-59185067033086912652014-04-07T17:54:23.110+02:002014-04-07T17:54:23.110+02:00juju, those chair belong to AIDA's pastry shop...juju, those chair belong to AIDA's pastry shop and cafe, decorated in the original 50s style.<br />It is a family-owned business, with branches all over the city.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-29070095040174396712014-04-07T17:52:26.686+02:002014-04-07T17:52:26.686+02:007 April 2014
I amended the post, adding more infor...<b>7 April 2014</b><br />I amended the post, adding more information about that fabulous Fabergé Easter egg at Demel. Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-56386816819735627822014-04-07T17:38:32.182+02:002014-04-07T17:38:32.182+02:00Frances, in over 100 hours of work, the Demel conf...Frances, in over 100 hours of work, the Demel confectioners, using glacée and royal icing, have recreated the Fabergé "Memory of Azov" egg. The sugar confection is 80 cm (31,5") long and 60 cm tall (ca. 24") and weighs 50 kg (110 lbs).Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-25997048475326212992014-04-07T15:30:27.037+02:002014-04-07T15:30:27.037+02:00Great angle on the first one btw.Great angle on the first one btw.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-36968630018287995192014-04-07T15:30:17.129+02:002014-04-07T15:30:17.129+02:00I love it. And those pink chairs.I love it. And those pink chairs.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-86791609974232516222014-04-07T15:19:55.317+02:002014-04-07T15:19:55.317+02:00Merisi, what magic you found in that Viennese even...Merisi, what magic you found in that Viennese evening!<br /><br />Demel and Faberge seem to be a perfect collaboration. Please let us know the size of that ship in bottle masterpiece.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-5361287216882394602014-04-07T14:28:51.555+02:002014-04-07T14:28:51.555+02:00Such a magical quality to your photos..
Evening w...Such a magical quality to your photos..<br />Evening walk is a dream..that sof pink w/ her coat..the awning..La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-85068121841194910602014-04-07T05:43:43.799+02:002014-04-07T05:43:43.799+02:00Even by night it is all pastel and richly gilded. ...Even by night it is all pastel and richly gilded. Enchantment abounds!Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-55056632341101450812014-04-07T02:36:15.429+02:002014-04-07T02:36:15.429+02:00Wow each of these images has such beautiful colour...Wow each of these images has such beautiful colours going on, I could not help be drawn to them. Happy week Merisi~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-67171040820270475772014-04-07T02:27:14.224+02:002014-04-07T02:27:14.224+02:00That faberge egg particularly is something to beho...That faberge egg particularly is something to behold!<br /><br />Beautiful images!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-27659235022897341252014-04-07T02:17:01.024+02:002014-04-07T02:17:01.024+02:00This one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vince...This one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_Willem_van_Gogh_015.jpgVicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-48610544662672373572014-04-07T02:13:07.086+02:002014-04-07T02:13:07.086+02:00That second one reminds me of a Van Gogh -- can...That second one reminds me of a Van Gogh -- can't remember which one.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-88059259227647274382014-04-06T22:56:50.524+02:002014-04-06T22:56:50.524+02:00This is the "Captain Nemo" reference (ev... This is the "Captain Nemo" reference (even though that was an unhelpful hint for which I apologize: Nemo, after all, did not command a ship, but the Nautilus). <br />The Trotta connection has not yet been revealed. ;-) <br /><br />Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.com