Happy New Year!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
... and Prosit neujahr to the Austrians I
met on my recent holiday trip to Vienna with M. If
you know my password, you can visit my photos of
the trip here.
My favorite part of Vienna, which was
(characteristically) foggy and very cold,
were the coffeehouses. Practically a national
pasttime, these caffeinated sanctuaries offer so
much more than a half-caf-non-fat-soy-latte
(actually I think they might laugh at you if you
ordered that). Warm, elegant, and full of quiet
conversation, free newspapers (and cigarette smoke,
alas), they offer the perfect retreat for escaping
the cold for a while. And you can take as long a
while as you want- the waiter won't bring your
check over until you ask for it.
cafe sperl in Vienna
cafe sperl in Vienna