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The City of a Thousand Blossoms
No, that’s an ambitious claim. I’m sure Holland, Umbria, Ashikaga (and the whole of Tokyo), Cotswold, Ottawa, Lake Tekapo, Provence, Amalfi Coast, Washington, Versailles, Vancouver, and Baguio city among others would top the list of places with the most flowers in a season. Considering that these cities have hectares of flower fields to display millions of the same type in different colors, Vienna’s floral display would pale in comparison. Here are some of the spots in Vienna were the flowers are in full bloom come spring. Volksgarten (People’s garden) One of the most picturesque among Vienna’s many gardens and landscaped areas is the Volksgarten, it is also a favourite hangout…
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Vienna Winter Scene, Still a Pretty Sight
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?” – J. B. Priestley This is how I feel every time the first day of snow comes as the Vienna winter scene evokes that. Cliche as it may, it is really waking up to winter wonderland. I’ll agree with the person who once said, that like kindness, snow beautifies everything it covers – it can take away your sadness even for just a bit. Pardon the quoting,…
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Schönbrunn Palace Grounds in Winter
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Fall Impressions, Vienna 2013
Summer’s last hurrah breezed hurriedly past us. A month in Fürth for my kids, weeks around Italy and Hungary with hubby and some days in Frankfurt for me are now all sweet memories waiting to be told on this blog. For now, I have been walking around crunchy leaves, on yellow pavements and with trees that are either orange, yellow, red and brown. Autumn…the most nostalgic season for me has arrived and here are some of my impressions – I took a lot of photos so this would probably be a series – nature’s changing colors as seen through my lens. If you are planning to visit Vienna in autumn,…
