Saturday 17 October 2009

Viennese Moments


White Cyclamen
and a view of the
rainy outdoors

From the Inside
Looking Out
,
watching early birds
explore the market stalls.

A tall Caffèlatte
and a genuine fresh Viennese croissant
Italian cornetto, baked on the premises,
layered with San Daniele prosciutto
and velvety mache lettuce.
Can life get
any better than that
?

A Viennese Treasure:
La Salvia

"Cose buone dal Friuli all'Istria"
This Italian style "Alimentari" Delicatessen,
café, bistro and wine store
offers a large selection of the best food
the regions comprising
the Friulian plains to the Giulian highlands -
embraced by the Alps to the west,
the Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic coast to the east -
and the peninsula of Istria -
straddling nowadays parts of Slovenia and Croatia -
have to offer.

From the Blackboard:
Prosciutto, Salami, Cheese,
Collo Ham, Olive Oil,
Vine, Grappa, Prosecco,
home made pasta,
coffee.

Un Cappuccino
Frothy milk coffee only,
with a side of Sunday's paper,
for those of you
who prefer a more ascetic breakfast.
The almond macaroon
does look tempting though
!

You'd rather
enjoy your coffee outdoors,
drizzles notwithstanding?
No problem,
that's what window sills
are there for anyway!

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La Salvia
Yppenplatz corner of
Weyprechtgasse
Brunnenmarkt
Vienna
16th District

Photographs and Text
© by Merisi
17 October 2009


18 comments:

  1. Wie es scheint, kann La Salvia meine Gedanken lesen :) Oder es entspricht einfach haargenau meine friulanische Einstellung heute :)

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  2. The coffee looks very tempting.

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  3. Che bel paese! Lovely to be on the crossroad, with the best from each.

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  4. Was just reading the Sunday paper and noticed it was a little cool there. Autumn has definately arrived.....which makes the coffee even more appealing! Happy Sunday, Merisi :D
    ~Allie

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  5. I don't know which is more tempting: the tall latté with the scrumptious "sandwich" (that seems the wrong word for Europe), or the lovely cappucino with the macaroon. I know, I shall stay there all day, and indulge in everything! Thank you for this.

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  6. Good evening Merisi,

    If I were to choose, I would choose the Italian variation over that ascetic macaroon.

    If I had not that choice, I would be delighted to have either.

    I'll soon be setting my alarm clock for a very early rising, and think that sadly, my Monday breakfast might involve instant coffee and Cheerios.

    How I love to dream of a better life via your images.

    xo

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  7. Merisi, there are MANY reasons why I have been a fan of yours from the first time I saw your blog, almost three years ago.

    That white cyclamen shot simply reinforces everything I have said about the quality of your work.

    I bow, to your brilliance. Again.

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  8. I always get hungry coming to your posts. The coffee looks divine and I love the white flowers.

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  9. @ Bulgariana,
    La Salvia ist ein richtiges kleines Schatzkästchen, nicht wahr?

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  10. @ Rashed,
    it tastes as good as it looks,
    the coffee beans comes straight from Trieste, that port city famous for its torrefazioni, the coffee roasting plants!

    @ lakeviewer,
    ma si! :-)
    Crossroads it is!

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  11. @ Allie,
    enjoy the fall days around your region, with plenty of sunshine, I hope!
    We suffered an unfriendly way too early winter visit,
    now temperatures are climbing up again, thank heavens!

    @ ds,
    Austrians use "sandwich" all the time,
    Italians would go for a "panino" or "tramezzino" -
    Would you like me to pour you another cup of coffee? ;-)

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  12. @ Frances,
    I chose that cornetto first and, after spending an hour or more wandering the market, I come back to warm body and soul with a hot cup of cappuccino.
    May there be sunshine when you'd like to walk to your market! :-)

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  13. @ david mcmahon,
    thank you,
    thank you again,
    where would my little blog be without your help and guidance? I would have given photography up long ago!

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  14. @ photowannabe,
    thank you,
    I hope you found a good cup of coffee! :-)

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  15. Merisi, that first photograph looks like a painting, it's amazing. Another wonderful pictorial tour around your beautiful streets - it's always a joy to visit with you.

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  16. I'm reading this before breakfast and how I wish I were there!

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  17. You have a knack of making the rainy days so colourful and beautiful. That first photos is like a dream.

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  18. Thanks, Merisi, for helping me "get away" this morning. Your photos always make me feel like I've been someplace special.

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