Lilac flowers and apples
Saturday Morning PurchaseWhite and purple lilac flowers
Roses and Tulipsin shades of orange
Spring BountyRoses and tulips by the pailful
White lilac wrapped in yesterday's news
MaiglöckchenLily-of-the-Valley and red geraniums
Who remembers Diorissimo?
Tulips GaloreWould you like some new potatoes too?
Late SpringWhite asperagus and red tulips
The first asparagus from the nearby Marchfeld region,
Southeast of Vienna
Photographed by Merisi on Saturday morning, April 25, 2009,
at the Yppen Platz Farmers' Market
16th District, Ottakring
Images and Text © by Merisi
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Beautiful jewel coloured photos.
ReplyDeleteSo welcome after a long winter! :-)
DeleteLilacs in Paris too but yrs are much nicer!
ReplyDeleteVienna's know for its Flieder, i.e. lilacs. My first spring here, I was pleasantly surprised by the way the whole city seems to be enveloped in lilacs and its fragrance this time of the year.
DeleteLove, love, love, love, love lilacs, lilly of the valley and all spring flowers. We are still waiting for lilacs in Warsaw (sweet anticipation). Currently we are enjoying fruit blossoms.
ReplyDeleteFruit blossoms came and went way too fast around here, with temperatures hitting the 80s, they can't last long, unfortunately.
DeleteP.S.: I love getting up to NY City in spring, after the spring blossoms started fading in DC. Up in NY they are about two weeks behind and it was nice to re-live the season.
DeleteThe Europeans sure know a thing or two about beautiful flowers. They are my favorite things in the market.
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Sam,
Deletethat is truly different, even flower shops offer less "static" arrangements here. ,-)
The market looks like a place that would warm anyone's heart and lift one's spirit. The photos with the flowers and the hands are different than the ordinary snapshots of customers and flowers with the concentration on an important aspect of the exchange. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kate! :-)
DeleteI love Saturdays there, up early to do the shopping, and afterwards there are a number of great cafes and restaurant at Yppen Square, one of them is Restaurant Wetter, The Art of Italian Lunch, another favorite is La Salvia for coffee and breakfast, then there is Cafe An-Do, great for early (and late) breakfast and good food all day.
Even though it does not look like it, you can click on each restaurant's name and see what they offer. Bon voyage!
DeleteFlieder, Jasmin, Joy perfume, and Diorissimo. What womderful scents!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Now I want lilacs.
ReplyDeleteMaiglöckchen und Flieder ß gibt es überhaupt etwas schöneres?
ReplyDeleteI do love flower markets and this one looks perfect! Such beautiful colorful flowers -- I wish I was there right now!! Your photos are the next best thing to being there though!! Thanks for sharing the beauty!! Hope your week is off to a great start, Merisi!! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! I especially like photos #1, 2, 3 and 8, they're gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your very informative comment on the bees. I appreciated it.
These are fabulous photos, Merisi. Colourful and full of activity. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures it reminds me of the German markets of my childhood. The lilac must have smelt fantastic!
ReplyDeleteSarah x
Such a beautiful array of colours and a mixture of flowers and vegetables being sold together .. just how markets should be :-)
ReplyDeletejust a wonderful place you've shared! congratulations on your POTW at hilary's!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the POTW and those lilacs are so lovely, i can almost smell them from here
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, all! Visiting from Hilary at The Smitten Image. Congrats on POTW!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, i need to be enjoying them while eating Mozart balls.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Congrats on the POTW!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely shots! We pick lilacs from the huge bushes growing wild...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! One of my fondest childhood memories are lilacs in the spring. They do not grow where I live now, but I can almost smell them when I think of lilacs!
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