Chocolate On My Mind

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Xocolat
Freyung 2
Palais Ferstel


Viennese Chocolate Kisses
Theehandlung Schönbichler
Wollzeile 4


Chocolate Dice
Cafe' Aida


Klosterkipferl
Homemade "Convent Crescents"

Life is sweeter with chocolate.
Quoted from
"Discovering the Sweet Mysteries of Chocolate"
(Neuroscience for Kids).
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Christmas Trees

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Palais Coburg




Wäsche, Stallburggasse


Meinl Delikatessen, Graben


Jewelry Store, Naglergasse
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On the Seventh Day of Christmas, Angels Galore

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Santa Cows and Other Animals

Moving pictures

From "Giving it a shot" to
"Giving it ten shots" to
"A Shot in the Dark"
As you can see, the Demel's waitresses move with lightening speed.

Christmas Trees

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Jil Sanders


Swarovsky
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Window Shopping: Dolce & Gabbana

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Dolce & Gabbana
Kohlmarkt
First District
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On the Fifth Day of Christmas ...

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... my true love was still window shopping! ;-)
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Christmas Eve

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A little late ... hoped to get a more decent picture of the tree,
but to no avail, it simply wouldn't comply. ;-)
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Wintry Morning

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"Un uccello isolato
raccoglie sopra un vagone abbandonato
il cielo grande di ottobre
e gli strappa il fianco bianco e gelato"
"Tu parlavi una lingua meravigliosa"
(Musica: Lucio Dalla/ Testi: Roberto Roversi,
dall'album Anidride Solforosa, 1975)
Mille grazie a Luc, Not Not Tana
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Stadtpark at Dusk

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New moon over the Johann Strauss monument


Frost coated flower clock
in front of the Kurhaus.
It was a clear and sunny day,
yet the temperatures stayed below zero.


Beyond the pond and the park,
the Ringstrassen lights beckon.


The "Meierei"
(down below, between the park and the building,
flows the river Wien).


"Steirereck" Restaurant
Meierei im Stadtpark
Am Heumarkt 2A
(in walking distance to the Ring)


Children playing around the
Meierei's giant milk bottle
(with the Stadtpark in the background and
the spire of St. Stephan's Cathedral further back)


Walking away from the Meierei,
this is what you see:
The former Austrian Mint,
built in the years 1835-1838.

For more of Merisi's pictures of
the Stadtpark throughout the year, please click here.
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Silent Night at Kohlmarkt: Demel's Confiserie

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Can't Stop Smiling

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Psychodelic Christmas Trees


Poor bunny definitely is not sitting on a bed of roses.


Sign says: "Armer Hund"
"Poor dog"
That store is selling a Thonet lounge chair for Euro 4,000
(which strikes me as even funnier)


Tea Boy
(with timer!)

Thank goodness I have a point and shoot camera,
this city has such an abundance of subjects to photograph.
I have to sort and choose all the time
(tough tough tough).
These pictures for example
I found only minutes from each other.

N.B.:
My kids always emphasize
that I have a weird sense of humor.
So don't worry if
my subjects don't make you smile. ;-)