Thursday 10 April 2008

Alfresco Lunch in the Vineyards


Vienna Woods
View from Höhenstrasse
between Neuwaldegg and Cobenzl
(Höhenstrasse, a coblestone street,
runs through the Vienna Woods
along the western city districts
)
19th District

Cobenzl Hill
"Am Cobenzl"
The Cobenzl Vineyard *)
is owned by the city of Vienna
19th District

A Grinzing Vineyard
View from Cobenzlgasse









Alfresco Lunch
Ilse Brandl Restaurant
Cobenzlgasse 17
Grinzing
19th District

Magnolia
In the early afternoon sun

*) Click on the image for more information
about the vineyard
.

16 comments:

  1. As always, the most enchanting and delightful treat to witness your photographic forays into and beyond Vienna. All beautiful, all mesmerising, all of them make me smile!

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  2. So lovely - looks a lot like France!

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  3. I hear walzes in the background playing..
    Exquisite vineyard scenes.

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  4. How gorgeous all that is!!! :)

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  5. Merisi, das Brandl war einmal mein Lieblingslokal. Bis der Herr Brandl (den ich sehr gut kannte und sehr mochte, vor allem auch sein Vogelbeerschnaps) tödlich verunglückt ist. Seitdem, das ist sicher über 10 Jahre her, war ich nicht mehr dort. Schön, dass es das Lokal noch gibt!

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  6. That top pic shows a great place for a picnic. classic site.

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  7. @ A KITE RISES:
    Thank you! :-)

    @ PARIS PARFAIT:
    Vineyards, a commonbond. ;-)

    @ PARIS BREAKFASTS:
    Beethoven summered in the neighborhood (at Heiligenstadt), who knows what he's playing nowadays. ;-)

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  8. @ SEAMUS:
    This is the beauty of Vienna, even if you have to go some place for a very mundane reason you may happen upon the loveliest scenes.

    @ BULGARIANA:
    You should go back there soon, it is such an enchanted place with great food to boot! I found it by chance, after a walk through the vineyards, and I have been back there often.

    @ CHARLES GRAMLICH:
    I agree! There's also a restaurant and cafe', a few steps up the hill, for those who arrive without a full picnic basket.

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  9. These photos are like paintings! There's an award over here for you - 'You lift my spirits'.

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  10. each and every one of these photos
    is amazing!

    :-)

    i can step into each one.
    you have captured the light
    and your framing is spot on!



    when is your book coming out?

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  11. Alfresco and Lunch - two words meant to go together.

    Heartbreakingly beautiful photos, as always.

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  12. beautiful, i want to go here too!!

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  13. @ THE MOTHER OF THIS LOT:
    Thank you, so generous of you! :-)

    @ SOMEPINKFLOWERS:
    Thank you! :-)

    @ LORI LYNN:
    Alfresco the food tastes so much better! ;-)

    @ M. KATE:
    I hope you can realize your dream soon! ;-)

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  14. Spring has certainly arrived in your world. I agree completely with the notion that food tastes better when eaten out doors. I can only imagine the picnic basket I'd pack to enjoy such a beautiful day in your photos. You've truly captured some photos that one can really feel a part of.

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  15. Rolling hills! Grapes! Warm weather! Yaaay!

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  16. Tis is a nice insight for me. I always think of Vienna in terms of canals and a historical city. It is nice to see the countryside as well

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