The Beautiful Blue Danube.Unveiled
Ever wondered why Johann Strauß composed
a waltz instead of "Blue Danube Blues"?
Remember the lyrics?
"The mermaids from the riverbed,
whispering as you flow by ... " *
That's why!
"Aula der Wissenschaften"Sciences Auditorium
Wollzeile 27a
"Once you decide to titillate
instead of illuminate,"
Bill Moyers said,
"you're on a slippery slope."
Sciences AuditoriumAustrian Academy of Sciences
Slippery slope?
What happens if
I take
the stairs
instead?
Confiserie BergerWollzeile 22
Chocolate mousse
Moose mousse
Muse a
Ando Café Yppenplatz 11 – 15
16th District
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
It's easy. **
All you need is
All you need is
Little DanubeDanube Canal
Rossau
9th District
The mermaids from the riverbed,
whispering as you flow by,
are heard by everything
under the blue sky above. *
Quotes:
* Johann Strauss II,
"The Beautiful Blue Danube"
An der schönen blauen Donau
** The Beatles,
"All you need is love"
It all looks so lovely and romantic. I feel sure the Tourist Board should be paying you a monthly stipend for all this marvelous publicity!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures always fascinate me. You have converted the simple steps into an artifact.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that all of your photos make me feel as though I am ummm.... not resting enough, in my life?
ReplyDeleteNot sitting in enough cafes?
Not seeing enough reflections in water?
Always one tiramisu short of my quota?
I love the way you handled this series. Great photos and words too. I didn't know there were words to the Blue Danube. Silly me.
ReplyDeleteHehehe! Coffee... hehehe! Coffeeeee!
ReplyDeleteLove the updated version, and now I hear the original echoing in my brain.
I've had a lovely day, how about you?
Sung to the tune of "New York"
I love New York in June ...how about you?
Love the Ando Café, looks very agreeable!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visiting and nice comment on my blog. I Google and see that the Banyan tree is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges). "Banyan" often refers specifically to the species Ficus benghalensis. Thanks for visiting and comment!
Beautiful pictures Merisi
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOOOOOOOOO big I can dive in and pretend I'm in Vienna! :)
Oooh, love the quotes and the flow by the Danube...what a truly whispering magical place...okay now the tunes are stuck in my head too! :)
ReplyDeleteIn a good way.
All best, Jan
One day I will get to Vienna to see all these wonderful things in person!
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I grew up listening to the Blue Danube waltz; it's the only thing my mother ever plays on the piano. And I never knew there were lyrics.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs, as always.