Today was quite an adventure. Started off with our German class deciphering directions to a mystery coffee house, which turned out to be a green house, complete with tropical blue butterflies:
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| Classmate Anna enters PaumenHaus Cafe. |
I had my first "Melange," a Viennese coffee with milk, topped with foam. I normally can't tolerate coffee, but with the glass of Wasser they provide, my Magen (stomach) was content. I also tried three kinds of kuken (cake): Apfelstrudel, the famous Sacertorte, and the Palmenhaustorte. The Sacertorte (top left) was absolutely delectable, with apricot jam lurking in the layers.
Later, I attended a konzert by the Weiner Symphoniker at the KonzertHaus. An awing performance beyond words, complete with chills, with a program of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Strauss' Alpine Symphony. Getting a rush ticket was total chaos, but totally worth this:
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| I was so close to the singer he could have spat on me if he wanted to! (I was second row). |
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| Gotta have a chandelier. |
On another note, I tried a Persimmon today. Texture of a cantalope, tastes vaguely like a mango. Charming:
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