Looking Up
Praterstrasse
Photographed 25 March 2014
2:51:02 PM
Leopoldstadt
2nd District
© by Merisi

Hungry travelers heading into Leopoldstadt
may find themselves at the crossroads
of Central Asia and Eastern Europe
by the end of their meal


Georgian Walnut Sponge Cake
Layered with caramel cream, and
Kada, a Georgian version of Rugelach,
with walnut filling


Espresso Macchiato
Kleiner Brauner,
served the Viennese way,
on a silvery tray


Crème Brûlée with a Twist
Flavoured with Cardamom and Lemon Grass
and plum compote


Snow Roses
White Hellbores
at the entrance

Café Ansari
Praterstrasse 15
2nd District (Leopoldstadt) Link -> Café Ansari
Images and Text © by Merisi

A Summer's Day
"A something in a summer's Day
As slow her flambeaux burn away
Which solemnizes me"
Emily Dickinson


Summer Pleasures
There is something about lunch
in tree-shaded Mochi's garden
that energizes me even
on the hottest summer day


Remember my Quest
to find a grumpy Viennese waiter?
Forget about it! After all my time
of living and wining and coffee drinking in Vienna,
I suggest this is but a bit of lore


Nestroy Monument
Praterstrasse

Photographed with my mobile phone
15 July 2014 at lunchtime
along Praterstrasse and Mochi Restaurant
in Leopoldstadt, Vienna's 2nd District
© by Merisi
Links:
-> A something in a summer's Day by Emily Dickinson
-> Mochi Grill and Sushi
-> Merisi's Leopoldstadt and Praterstrasse
-> Johann Nepomuk Nestroy (7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) at Wikipedia:
"Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy .... was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. Dubbed the "Austrian Shakespeare", in style he is more comparable to Molière."

Espresso under the Peonies
Coffee culture is not only alive and well,
it is thriving in Coffee Capital Vienna

Balthasar Kaffee Bar
Praterstraße 38
Leopoldstadt (2nd District)
Image and Text © by MerisiLink:
Homepage -> Balthasar Kaffee Bar

Haas Haus
1990 by Architect Hans Hollein
Next to St. Stephen's Cathedral
Stephansplatz


Lobmeyr Glassworks, 1906 Facade
Kärntner Straße 26


Aphrodite Hotel
Praterstraße
Somehow I can't find any information of this hotel,
it was next to Müller Moden, seems gone now
Leopoldstadt (2nd District)

Images and Text © by Merisi

Framing Treetops
Shop Window in Leopoldstadt
2nd District
Image and Text © by Merisi

Now You See It, Now You Don't
Viennese Shop Window
Praterstraße
Leopoldstadt
2nd District

Image and Text © by Merisi

Art along the Danube Canal
Looking from Schwedenplatz towards Leopoldstadt
Photographed on 28 February 2017
© by Merisi

No One Was Hurt
Lunch hour traffic at the intersection
of Taborstra0e, Untere Donaustraße and Schwedenbrücke
Photographed 28 February 2017
Image and Text © by Merisi

Old and New
Praterstrasse
Leopoldstadt, 2nd District

Images and Text © by Merisi

Espresso Macchiato
Outdoors in November


Golden Leaves
Hiding a yellow façade


A Coffee Spoon
And the world around me


Quiet Contemplation
Leaves tumbling, heart still beating


In the quiet
of a November afternoon

Photographed 11 November 2014
in Leopoldstadt, in the garden of Mochi's Restaurant
2nd District

Images and Text © by Merisi
Repost

Street Corner with Virgin Mary Statue
Leopoldstadt (2nd District)


Strudlhof Steps
Alsergrund (9th District)


Liechtenstein Palais
View from the top of the Strudlhof Steps

Photographed the afternoon of 22 October 2016
Images and Text © by Merisi

Free-Form Apple Pie at Casa Merisi
Made with Topfenblätterteig -
Austrian cream cheese pastry
similar to Rugelach dough,
given a turn or two, to form layers
of flaky dough


One More Outdoor Meal
The leaves and temperature keep falling,
but this being Vienna, patrons insist on dining al fresco,
wrapped in blankets against the autumn chill


Autumn Mood
Subdued colors under grey sky,
observed from an outdoor table
at Mochi's restaurant in Leopoldstadt,
only a bridge crossing from the historic center
Photographed October 2014
Images and Text © by Merisi

Ferragosto Weekend
Outdoor brunch in Leopoldstadt
Second District

Photographed 13 August 2016
Image and Text © by Merisi

Woman in Blue Cleaning a Window
Evoking Vermeer at the Agora Art Mile
Danube Canal at Leopoldstadt
2nd District

Photographed 16 July 2016
Image and Text © by Merisi

Is there a Pokèmon Go for Dogs?
Checking out the Agora Art Mile on the
Leopoldstadt bank of the Danube Canal
2nd District


Murals and Incidental Art with Chairs
Summer took a hiatus on Saturday


Waiting for Sunnier Days
Melancholic in July


Viennese Vespa Meeting
A flight up from the Danube Canal, two Vespas,
and a group of chairs inviting passersby to seat down
Praterstraße

Photographed 16 July 2016
Images and Text © by Merisi

Life is Art
Taking a coffee break


Agora Art Mile
Danube Canal at Leopoldstadt
2nd District

Photographed in the afternoon of
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Image and Text © by Merisi

One of my favorite places


in Leopoldstadt,


where Praterstraße


opens into a wide square,


offering a green outdoor oasis

Photographed 19 May 2016
Images and Text © by Merisi

Ferris Wheel
Riding high, turn, turn, turn,
up to heaven and back to earth,
up to dream and back to reality


Photographed in Vienna's Prater
early the morning of 21 April 2016
Images and Text © by MerisiLinks:
"The Giant Ferris Wheel was built in 1896/97 by the British engineer Walter Basset and wasn’t the only one of its kind back then: Basset built similar panorama wheels – extremely popular at the end of the 19th century – in Chicago, London, Blackpool and Paris as well."
More infos at -> The Giant Ferris Wheel @ Wien.Info
-> The Third Man Ferris Wheel scene

Johann Nepomuk Nestroy
Picnic at the foot of the Nestroy monument in front of
the 18th Century "Zum Jonas" apartment building


The Master's Perspective
View of Praterstrasse looking towards the Inner City
2nd District (Leopoldstadt)


Someone mentioned "Master"?

Photographed in Leopoldstadt, a short walk from the Inner City,
across the Danube Canal - sometimes called "Little Danube" -
managable even for short-legged Dachshunds

Images and Text © by MerisiLink:
-> Johann Nepomuk Nestroy (7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) at Wikipedia:
"Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy .... was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. Dubbed the "Austrian Shakespeare", in style he is more comparable to Molière."

"Nestroy's legacy:
About half of Nestroy's works have been revived by the modern German-speaking theatres and many are part and parcel of today's Viennese repertoire. However, few have ever been translated into English. Only one, Einen Jux will er sich machen, has become well known to English-speaking theatregoers. Interestingly, it has become a classic more than once. It was first adapted as Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker (which later became the musical Hello, Dolly!) and later achieved success as the comic masterpiece On the Razzle, which was translated by Stephen Plaice and adapted by Tom Stoppard."