A visual celebration of Vienna, Austria: history, architecture, cuisine, culture, civility, elegance, tradition, and a quality of life second to none…
Gehen Wir! Let’s go!
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About Frank’s Photography
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Where is Vienna, Austria?
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Vienna Metro
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Stephansplatz
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Schönbrunn Palace
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Sigmund Freud Museum
A fascinating window into Freud’s world and how he survived the Holocaust…
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Vienna Food & Drink
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Holocaust Memorials
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Hundertwasserhaus
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Leopold Museum
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Vienna Street Scenes
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Vienna Natural History Museum
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Prater Amusement Park
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Vienna Music Scene
Roll over, Beethoven!
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Vienna ANTIFA
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Venus of Willendorf
Vienna Street Scenes
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Random Fun (at the Hauptbahnhof)
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A nice roundup of Vienna, Frank.
We were there, my wife and I, last year. Enjoyed it very much.
The Leopold and Kunst museum were great.
As for Freud, he was saved by Princess Marie Bonaparte who basically paid a huge ransom to allow him to leave Austria for London, where he re-united with his old friend Stefan Zweig…
Thanks for words of apprecation, Brian. Agree that the art museums are fantastic… as is the natural museum, the best in the whole world me thinks.
And thank you for adding that little known bit of history. Without the means and connections, Freud and his family would have surely met the same fate as millions of other innocent souls.
Absolutely. There is a book I do recommend, by his friend Stefan Zweig: “The world of yesterday.” Where Zweig, who was Jewish too, tells of his life in the Old Europe, all the way up to WWII.
Thanks a bunch for the book recommendation, Brian. Such biographies are priceless windows into times, places, and lives that must be preserved for posterity. All the best.
Frank, I was in Vienna just days before arriving in Budapest. I love the simplicity of the coffee houses. No high-calorie caramel macchiatos, there. Leopold Hawelka’s menu reads: Strong coffee with warm milk. The coffee was fantastic! I bought as much as I could carry!
Happy to know that you were able to connect the dots between Vienna and Budapest! It’s quite something that regular chaps like you and I have the means to travel adn enjoy the world as we have. All the best to you in travels and life. Cheers!
Another fine pictorial essay, Frank. Unabashedly, I must say the high point was the young woman cradling her Freud book while communing with her analyst, Kermit de Frog!
Thanks for the most kind words of appreciation, Annie. Yes, I just love the playful humor of that image. But if I could only keep one it would be the teddy bears and peace messages. All the best.
I have to take another look.
Vienna at Christmastime is magical. A favorite of mine was the Globe Museum (part of the National Library).
Great photos that tell a story.
Thanks a bunch for the kind words and for sharing your experiences there, Dan. We in the USA could learn a lot from Europe in general on how to make Christmas more community oriented. All the best.
Look at the people actually talking to each other in the plaza! I wonder if this still goes on there…
We in the USA can learn alot from your astute observation, Ana. In plazas all over Europe you’ll see people of every age getting together every day… evening paseos in Spain and Passeggiatas in Italy… grandmas and grandpas visiting while the grandkids kick a soccer ball around… demonstrations, buskers, magicians, acrobats, mimes… bursting with life… all enjoying simple pleasures and each other’s company. All the best.
The best 👌
The best!
I am impressed with your weight lifting stunt, Frank. Vienna has an enormously complex history, much of it part of Austria’s enthusiastic jump on the Hitler bandwagon. That says, when I was there it was a lovely place, with good food and music. Thanks.
Thanks for appreciating my silly stunt, Gerald.
Regarding your other comment: As horrific and painful as the not that distant history of Europe has been, it’s quite remarkable and heartening that someone like me can freely travel to places that were devastated by the Nazis and Soviets… and where I can now break bread and a have a beer with people I’d have be off to destroy just three generations ago. (BTW, I have two particular travel stories to share on this very subject: one from Dresden and one from Hiroshima that I hope to post in the coming weeks).
All the best to you, old friend.