Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Everything is illuminated
Looking ahead by looking back


Weihnachten
Markt und Straßen
stehn verlassen,

Still erleuchtet jedes Haus,

Sinnend geh ich durch die Gassen,

Alles sieht so festlich aus.

Christmas
Shops and streets
are now deserted,
every house illuminated soothingly;
Lost in thought along the lanes I wander,
everything exudes such festive air. 

"Christmas"
Poem by
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
Translation and Images
© by Merisi


Photographed along
the few hundred meters walking
from Demel's at Kohlmarkt
past Haydn's Michaelerhaus,
St. Michael's Church and
the fountain at St. Michael's Square,
towards Michaelerdurchgang and the passage
from Michaelerplatz to Habsburgergasse.
Christkind "Christchild" Shop Window:
Demel, Kohlmarkt
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Repost
15 December 2009

I hope I did not shock you too much!
I happened upon these pictures by chance
and all of a sudden I was looking forward
to Christmas time!
Cheers,
Merisi

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12 comments:

  1. Val19 September, 2011

    A lovely glimpse of Christmas

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  2. Merisi19 September, 2011

    Thank you, Val! :-)
    Temperatures here have dropped 15°C overnight, it is dark and rainy outside, probably the reason for my sudden Christmas frenzy. ;-)

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  3. savannah19 September, 2011

    LOL! thanks for the explanation at the end, sugar! ;) it's getting a bit cooler here, too. xoxoxoxo

    p.s. thank you for stopping by and your condolences. much appreciated! xox

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  4. Vreni19 September, 2011

    With the current temperature it´s no wonder you are already thinking of Christmas ;-)

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  5. Merisi19 September, 2011

    Savannah,
    *smile* and big hug! xxx

    Vreni,
    as if catapulted from the pool (I was still swimming yesterday) into the icy sea! ;-)

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  6. Lynne with an e20 September, 2011

    Oh no no no! As beautiful as these pictures are, it's far too soon (for me) to be thinking about that time of year. Even the stores hereabouts wait (just barely) for Halloween to be over before putting up the tinsel.

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  7. Vicki Lane20 September, 2011

    A lovely surprise. Vienna illuminated is like gilding the lily -- heavenly!

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  8. Charles Gramlich20 September, 2011

    For some reason these make me think of Christmas. Especially the mirrors and reflections.

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  9. Merisi20 September, 2011

    Louciao,
    I know, I am the first to complain about any holiday stuff showing up too early! I promise this here will remain a unique lapse, an aberration, brought on by the tumbling of temperatures overnight. Suddenly on a dark rainy day, the lights of Christmas seemed so warm and comforting. ;-)

    Vicki Lane,
    I agree! :-)

    Charles Gramlich,
    it IS Christmas. *giggles*
    September surprise! :-)))

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  10. Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen20 September, 2011

    I love Christmas time in Europe. It always feels so magical.
    Sam

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  11. Miss_Yves22 September, 2011

    Très "classe" ces jeux de glace!
    Oui, le repas au vieux château était excellent.

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  12. Parisbreakfasts22 September, 2011

    major shockeroo here!
    :O

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