I love travelling with my parents…the hotels are much nicer. 😉
Breakfast at the Imperial is always special, even without the Imperial Torte.
While getting into the car with Kurt and Erica, noticed the sign for tomorrow’s concert at the Musickverien: Nikolaus Haroncourt conducting, Thomas Hamson
singing. Walked over to the kassa, and we were able to get three outstanding seats.
Today was Otto Wagner day for us. First we drove out to the Wienerwald and went to the Ernst Fuchs House, built by Wagner in 1888. Fuchs (one of the founders of
the Fantastic Realism School) saved it from destruction and has made it a private museum. Very nifty stuff, and after the tour, while my mom was buying a print,
Herr Fuchs showed up! My dad and he had a long discussion on biblical themes and the Shroud of Turin, and then he signed my mom’s print. Very neat.
Next we drove through Penzing (sorry, Kathy, I forgot the name of the restaurant) and up to the Vienna Metnal Hospital. No, it was not to drop me off. Wagner
(no relation to Richard) designed the church on the grounds there, an incredible Art Noveau structure that is currently being completely rennovated in time for
its centennar in 2007. We then strolled on the grounds (very peaceful) and smelled the elderberry blossoms, which Kurt’s mother used to dip in batter and fry.
?Finally we went to Ottakring and ate at Gr
?nspan, a biergarten run by one of the former owners of the Drei Hussaren. We were met by a former colleage of Kurt’s who had met my folks a trip or three ago.
Will be crashing early tonight, since my train for Budapest leaves at 7 tomorrow morning, and last night I was up to my old tricks of not gettin gto sleep until
3. 🙁