Spring in Vienna

It’s a little jarring to travel from Vietnam to Vienna, but it is nice to be able to use the tap water to brush my teeth again.

My first day in Vienna, after a lunch of wiener schnitzel, I went to the Albertina art museum. The name “Albertina” is essentially the 18th century equivalent of “Brangelina” – it’s named for Duke Albert and his wife Maria Christina. I saw Picassos, a Munch, Dürer’s Hare, sketches by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, and Napoleon’s hat. Those things – cool as they are – need to be experienced in person in a museum though, and not in photographs, so instead I’ll give you a glimpse of springtime in Vienna, which I’m finding quite agreeable.

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I loved seeing dandelions – they remind me of the start of summer in Michigan.

And then I ran into a huge garden full of peonies in bloom, and I never wanted to leave it. They are my favorite flower, and (my Aunt Jean just told me) my Grandmother’s favorite flower too. It felt pretty special to run into a giant garden of them, all in bloom.

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By Emily

Book-hoarding INFJ who likes to leave the Shire and go on adventures.

4 comments

  1. Lovely. Vienna was the first European city I visited in my younger days and holds a special place for me nostalgia-wise. I’m longing to go back and see what it looks like more than 25 years later.

  2. I love the Strauss statue in your first photo–it just looks amazing. And the treble clef in orange flowers :) It’s cool how you ran into all those peonies–they’re one of my mom’s favorite flowers, so we had them in our backyard growing up. (And I’m glad to know dandelions are everywhere, not just the US, though I haven’t seen any around here yet!)

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