White Cyclamenand a view of the
rainy outdoors
From the InsideLooking Out,
watching early birds
explore the market stalls.
A tall Caffèlatte
and a genuine fresh
Italian cornetto, baked on the premises,
layered with San Daniele prosciutto
and velvety mache lettuce.
Can life get
any better than that?
A Viennese Treasure:La Salvia
"Cose buone dal Friuli all'Istria"
This Italian style "Alimentari" Delicatessen,
café, bistro and wine store
offers a large selection of the best food
the regions comprising
the Friulian plains to the Giulian highlands -
embraced by the Alps to the west,
the Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic coast to the east -
and the peninsula of Istria -
straddling nowadays parts of Slovenia and Croatia -
have to offer.
From the Blackboard:Prosciutto, Salami, Cheese,
Collo Ham, Olive Oil,
Vine, Grappa, Prosecco,
home made pasta,
coffee.
Un CappuccinoFrothy milk coffee only,
with a side of Sunday's paper,
for those of you
who prefer a more ascetic breakfast.
The almond macaroon
does look tempting though!
You'd ratherenjoy your coffee outdoors,
drizzles notwithstanding?
No problem,
that's what window sills
are there for anyway!
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La Salvia
Yppenplatz corner of
Weyprechtgasse
Brunnenmarkt
Vienna
16th District
Photographs and Text
© by Merisi
17 October 2009
Wie es scheint, kann La Salvia meine Gedanken lesen :) Oder es entspricht einfach haargenau meine friulanische Einstellung heute :)
ReplyDeleteThe coffee looks very tempting.
ReplyDeleteChe bel paese! Lovely to be on the crossroad, with the best from each.
ReplyDeleteWas just reading the Sunday paper and noticed it was a little cool there. Autumn has definately arrived.....which makes the coffee even more appealing! Happy Sunday, Merisi :D
ReplyDelete~Allie
I don't know which is more tempting: the tall latté with the scrumptious "sandwich" (that seems the wrong word for Europe), or the lovely cappucino with the macaroon. I know, I shall stay there all day, and indulge in everything! Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteGood evening Merisi,
ReplyDeleteIf I were to choose, I would choose the Italian variation over that ascetic macaroon.
If I had not that choice, I would be delighted to have either.
I'll soon be setting my alarm clock for a very early rising, and think that sadly, my Monday breakfast might involve instant coffee and Cheerios.
How I love to dream of a better life via your images.
xo
Merisi, there are MANY reasons why I have been a fan of yours from the first time I saw your blog, almost three years ago.
ReplyDeleteThat white cyclamen shot simply reinforces everything I have said about the quality of your work.
I bow, to your brilliance. Again.
I always get hungry coming to your posts. The coffee looks divine and I love the white flowers.
ReplyDelete@ Bulgariana,
ReplyDeleteLa Salvia ist ein richtiges kleines Schatzkästchen, nicht wahr?
@ Rashed,
ReplyDeleteit tastes as good as it looks,
the coffee beans comes straight from Trieste, that port city famous for its torrefazioni, the coffee roasting plants!
@ lakeviewer,
ma si! :-)
Crossroads it is!
@ Allie,
ReplyDeleteenjoy the fall days around your region, with plenty of sunshine, I hope!
We suffered an unfriendly way too early winter visit,
now temperatures are climbing up again, thank heavens!
@ ds,
Austrians use "sandwich" all the time,
Italians would go for a "panino" or "tramezzino" -
Would you like me to pour you another cup of coffee? ;-)
@ Frances,
ReplyDeleteI chose that cornetto first and, after spending an hour or more wandering the market, I come back to warm body and soul with a hot cup of cappuccino.
May there be sunshine when you'd like to walk to your market! :-)
@ david mcmahon,
ReplyDeletethank you,
thank you again,
where would my little blog be without your help and guidance? I would have given photography up long ago!
@ photowannabe,
ReplyDeletethank you,
I hope you found a good cup of coffee! :-)
Merisi, that first photograph looks like a painting, it's amazing. Another wonderful pictorial tour around your beautiful streets - it's always a joy to visit with you.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading this before breakfast and how I wish I were there!
ReplyDeleteYou have a knack of making the rainy days so colourful and beautiful. That first photos is like a dream.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Merisi, for helping me "get away" this morning. Your photos always make me feel like I've been someplace special.
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