An educational adventure in the capital of Austria for you and your children will be a tram ride or just a walk along Ringu(Ringstrasse), " ring street", encircling the central historical district of the city. The street has the shape of a horseshoe, the ends of which overlook the Donaukanal (Danube Canal), and the embankment of the canal - the Franz Josef embankment - seems to close the ring of the Ring.
Ring Shape has developed historically. After the annexation of Vienna's suburbs to the city in 1850, the old city walls from the 13th century became an obstacle to traffic within the city. Then before Christmas 1857. Emperor Franz Joseph I decreeed the demolition of the medieval walls and the construction of a new luxurious boulevard. The Ringstrasse, 6.5 km long and 57 m wide, was opened in 1865.
Now the Ring looks almost the same as it did after construction was completed. There are many majestic buildings along the street. And between the buildings there are numerous parks.
Many architects took part in the construction, each of whom wanted to outdo each other in uniqueness. As a result, a mixture of styles that was criticized at the time, which eventually became Vienna's calling card.
In practice, it is convenient to do this in excursion tram Vienna Tram Ring- a yellow tram that runs along the inner side of the ring exactly on schedule. Its 13 stops connect all the main attractions, and you can get on and off at any stop. The multimedia device in the tram provides commentary during the trip, including Russian.
Excursion tram Vienna Tram Ring runs daily from 10 to 18 hours (in July-August until 19) with an interval of 30 minutes. You can recognize the stops by the yellow circle with italic capital letters. R in the center.
So let's get started with some attractions Ringstrasse.
Town Hall (Rathaus)
Construction of the new Vienna City Hall to replace the old one, which was already too small for Vienna, which had expanded territorially and demographically, began in 1873. and lasted 10 years.
The style of the building, like many others on the Ringstrasse, is eclectic. The facade and tower are more reminiscent of Flemish Gothic town halls, and the seven courtyards of the structure give it the appearance of a Baroque palace.
The area of the town hall is 113 thousand square meters, it has 1575 rooms and more than 2000 windows.
In the center of the building, a 98 m high main tower rises above the terrace, flanked by four more towers. If you climb onto the platform on the spire of the central tower, you will have a beautiful view of the city. The top of the tower is decorated with an iron figure of the guardian of the town hall - a knight in armor "Rathausmann" (German: Rathausmann), 3.5 m high.
The building houses the city municipality and hosts meetings of the Austrian state parliament - the Landtag. In addition, exhibitions, concerts, balls are held in the halls of the town hall - in total there are about 800 events a year.
Your children will definitely enjoy a stroll through the magnificent park in front of the Town Hall. This English-style park is decorated with fountains and sculptures of famous Austrians, including Joseph Lanner and Johann Strauss the Father.
And if you come to the city with your children, then on the square in front of the Town Hall you will see an invariable attribute of the holiday - a huge Christmas tree, and nearby one of the best fairs. In the Town Hall itself, master classes on baking Christmas gingerbread and other crafts are held for children.
In the summer, theater festivals are held here, as well as circus performers.
Parliament
The Austrian Parliament building is one of the most beautiful and architecturally unique buildings on the Ringstrasse. The building was built in 1874-1883. in neo-Greek style designed by Theophil von Hansen.
Like the Vienna Opera House, the Parliament building was also heavily damaged during World War II. Much of its interior was restored in 1955-1956.
Until 1918, the Chamber of Deputies of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was located here. Then, until now, meetings of the federal and national councils of the Austrian parliament began to be held here. Important state ceremonies are also held in the Parliament building.
One of the main attractions of the Vienna Parliament building is the fountain " Athena-Pallas“, executed between 1893 and 1902 by the sculptor Karl Kundmann.
Take time to visit this wonderful tourist site with your children - the Parliament building, as well as its side wings, are open to tourists.
Vienna Opera (Staatsoper)
The Vienna Opera is perhaps the most famous building in Vienna. By decision of Emperor Franz Joseph, the authors of the project for its construction were architects Eduard van der Nul and August Zickardsburg. The magnificent building was opened in 1869. Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.
During the Second World War, the theater building was badly damaged: the stage, auditorium, scenery and props for 120 operas were completely destroyed. Its restoration began in the post-war years and ended in 1955. Then the theater was reopened with Beethoven's opera Fidelio. For those who were unable to purchase tickets to the premiere, music was played from specially installed speakers.
The Vienna Opera is one of the largest centers of musical culture in the world. And the Vienna Balls held here annually are included in the UNESCO list of cultural heritage of Austria.
City Park (Stadtpark)
The most famous park in the Ring is the Stadtpark (city park). This magnificent park, like the park in front of the city hall, was laid out by the gardener Rudolf Siebeck in the English style according to the design of the architect Josef Zelleny.
Initially, the park arose on the left bank of the Vienna River. Its opening took place in 1862. A year later, a park for children was established on the right bank, connected to the main park by the Carolinenbrücke iron bridge.
The city park is a great place to relax and walk with children. Here, like in no other park in Vienna, you can see a large number of sculptures, including famous composers of Austria - the “King of the Waltz” Strauss, Franz Schubert, Robert Stolz, Franz Lehar.
Convenient location, romantic atmosphere, fresh air made the park extremely popular among local residents and guests of the city.
Town hall, stock exchange, university, state opera, burgtheater, parliament, museums - the Ringstrasse attracts the attention of tourists with its magnificent buildings, parks and other attractions. The Ring is a horseshoe, both ends of which go to the canal, so the embankment, as it were, closes the Ring.
Just over 150 years ago, the city wall surrounded the city center. By Christmas, 12/20/1857, Emperor Franz Joseph I decided to demolish the medieval fortifications that previously protected the center of Vienna and establish a luxurious boulevard around the city center. In 1858, 3 projects won the strongest competitive selection: L.C.F.Foerster, A.Sicard v.Sicardsburg, E.van der Nuell and F.Stache. Thanks to their large-scale urban planning concept, the unique Ring with two alleys 6.5 km long and 57 m wide was opened on 05/01/1865.
In 1869-1888, monumental construction along the Ring was completed. There were numerous parks between the buildings.
Now the Ringstrasse looks almost the same as it did when construction was completed. On trams 1 and 2 you can take a fascinating trip along the Ring and see all its sights. Cars along the Ring move only in one direction - from Urania to the Exchange, but you can ride there and back on trams. If you want to get to know Vienna even better, take a ride on a cab; cab drivers are the best guides. There are fiacre stops at Stephansdom and Heldenplatz.
The Parliament, the Town Hall and the University were built by famous architects at the same time, but in completely different styles. Theophilus Hansen, who erected the Parliament building, preferred the Greek style, thereby indicating the origin and homeland of the foundations of statehood. Heinrich Ferstel chose neo-Renaissance for the construction of the university, because The ideas of humanism flourished precisely during the Renaissance. The choice of Friedrich Schmidt, who built the Vienna Town Hall, fell on the neo-Gothic style, in which all medieval town halls were built. These buildings are so different, but surprisingly harmonious and magnificent, they adorn the Ring and Vienna.
The Parliament building is one of the most beautiful and architecturally successful representative 
buildings on the Ring. The first stone was laid on September 2, 1874. Until 1918, the Chamber of Deputies of the dual monarchy, Austria-Hungary, was located here. Since 1918 - two chambers of the Austrian Federal Parliament - the Federal Council and the National Council.
Opposite the Parliament there is a fountain "Pallas Athena" by sculptor Karl Kundmann (1902).
The building, with its projecting central body and double Corinthian portico, with two wings topped by four pavilions in the shape of ancient temples, makes an impressive impression. The main entrance, reached by a double ramp, is decorated with a series of sculptures of seated sages of antiquity. The side wings are also decorated with a magnificent Corinthian colonnade and are open to visitors.
Due to the fact that by 1850 Vienna had expanded geographically and the number of inhabitants had reached 450 thousand, the old town hall, located on Wipplingerstrasse, became too small, the city needed a new town hall.
In 1868, a competition was announced for the best design of the town hall; 64 famous architects from different countries took part in it. The competition was won by an Austrian, a resident of Vienna, Friedrich von Schmidt. 
On June 14, 1873, in the presence of the emperor, the first stone was laid in the foundation of the town hall. Construction lasted 10 years.
Above the terrace of the town hall rises a central 98-meter tower, and on either side of it there are four 61-meter towers. On the high spire crowning the building there is a platform from which a beautiful view of the city opens. But in order to get to the platform you need to overcome 256 steps. The top of the tower is decorated with the famous figure of the guardian of the town hall, which has become a symbol of Vienna - the figure of a knight in full armor, its height is 3.4 m (sculptor Alexander Ner). People affectionately call him "Rathausmann".
If you look closely, you will notice that each floor of the building has its own height. This was done on purpose so that work spaces can be immediately distinguished from the front rooms. On the ground floor there is a monumental festive hall, which can be accessed via the main staircase. In addition, rooms for receptions and balls “protrude” forward and attract all attention.
The Town Hall is richly decorated with sculptures; other buildings on the Ring do not have such an abundance of sculptures.
There is a beautiful park near the town hall. The park was planned by gardening expert Rudolf Sieböck. The park, this oasis among the stones, was laid out in the English style. Planting of green spaces began in 1872, and in 1873 the opening ceremony took place. There are numerous monuments in the park.
The new building of the University of Vienna was built in 1873-1883 according to the design of Heinrich Ferstel, 
inspired by Italian Renaissance architecture. But the building is not as old as the university itself. It was founded by Rudolf IV the Builder in 1365 and is the first German-language university. Its faculties are scattered throughout Vienna. Today, only a few faculties are located in the central building. But this is where the traditional general University Ball takes place in the summer. In the courtyard framed by arcades there are monuments to outstanding scientists. In addition to the large courtyard, there are eight more small ones.
Opposite the University, on the opposite side of the Ring, a 9-meter obelisk was erected in honor of the Viennese burgomaster Johann Andreas Lindenberg (sculptor Silbernagl 1890). He organized the heroic resistance of the inhabitants of Vienna to the Turkish invaders in 1683. The monument was erected to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the liberation of Vienna.
On the site of Loewelbastei, after the demolition of fortifications, it was built by architects Gottfried Semper and Karl Hasenauer in 1874-1888 
theater building in neoclassical style. The last performance in the old theater building on Michaelerplatz took place on October 13, 1888. And on October 14, 1888, the first performance was given in the new theater building. The theater opened with productions of Friedrich Schiller's "Wallenstein" and Franz Grillparzer's "Esther".
The bombing of the last war severely destroyed the theater building, and only after colossal restoration work it was reopened to the public in 1955. The re-opening of the theater was celebrated with a production of Grillparzer's "Koenig Ottokars Glueck und Ende". The theater has 1,310 seats and 210 standing seats.
Resembling a triumphal arch, the protruding middle part of the building is crowned with an 18-meter relief "Bacchuszug" created by Rudolf Weyer. And at the top on the balustrade “Apollo with the muses Melpomene and Thalia” by Karl Kundmann. Victor Tilgner created busts above the windows of the first floor; here you can see busts of Schiller, Goethe, Lesing, Shakespeare, Moliere, Grillparzer, Hebel, Halm. Below are images from their works.
From the interior, the festive staircase has been preserved unchanged, and on the vaults of the stairs, fortunately, wonderful frescoes by Gustav Klimt and Franz Matsch have been preserved. On the attic of the main facade, facing the Ringstrasse and the Town Hall Square, there is a relief “The Triumphal Entry of Bacchus and Ariadne”, and on the side and rear facades there are allegorical sculptures personifying the “virtues” and “feelings” that dominate Life and the Theater. Burgtheater is one of the famous theater stages in the world.
Once upon a time, on the site of Vienna there was a Celtic settlement of Vindobona. Then the Romans come and found a military city. Among the Celts, Vindo means “white”, and is also a goddess especially revered. It is assumed that the name of the city of Vienna comes from Vindobona.
The Celts were glad that the Romans came, in principle, they came without war, expanding their empire. The Celts suffered from frequent attacks by Germanic tribes. And the Romans built military fortifications along the border of their empire (the Danube riverbed). Then the Romans left these lands for decades, and the migration of peoples began. No one can say exactly where and what peoples lived. And only during the time of Charlemagne, who managed to unite part of the territories of modern Europe and create the Frankish Empire, history stabilized. In the 10th century, Otto 2, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, granted part of the lands of what is now Austria to the representative of the first ruling Babenberg dynasty, Liutpold, a count from the Danube Valley. In total, 2 dynasties ruled in Austria. 240 years - Babenbergs, and until the end of the monarchy - Habsburgs.
Vienna's historic center is surrounded by the Ringstrasse. The horseshoe-shaped street reaches the Danube Canal. The ring resembles a bow, and the Danube Canal is a kind of bowstring.
Previously, this was the main channel of the Danube with many tributaries. The riverbed overflowed heavily during the flood. There were great economic losses. Since the 17th century, work has been carried out to correct the channel. And one of the channels flows parallel to the Ring.
The Ringstrasse arose according to the plans of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1857 - 1865. Once upon a time there was a fortress wall in its place. But Vienna began to choke. It seemed that all the wars were over, and the aristocrats wanted to build palaces. Looking at the Old Town, Franz Joseph decided to destroy the old bulky fortifications and expand the space of the center of the capital. Thus, a 4.5-kilometer boulevard with a width of 57 meters arose.
In just 5 years of work, the Ringstrasse street appears. Money for its construction was earned from the sale of plots on the site of the outer moat of the fortress wall. Wealthy buyers tried to build the richest palaces possible around the street, so a certain architectural style arose here, the “Ringstrasse style,” a legacy from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
When the wall was demolished, the first building that was built was the Vienna Opera building - one of the world's most famous theaters.
The building was designed by Viennese architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Null. Their fate is sad: van der Nyll committed suicide, and Sicardsburg died of a heart attack. The reason was that the building was not liked by the public, critics, politicians and, of course, Emperor Franz Joseph did not like it. The building was called a “sinking chest”, “an elephant caught in the process of digesting food”. If only the architects knew that years would pass and the Vienna Opera House would become one of the world's famous stages. The Vienna Opera's repertoire includes opera and ballet, but every year on New Year's Eve the operetta Die Fledermaus by Strauss is staged here. 55 operas and 15 ballets are performed per season.
Entrance to the Hofburg from the Ring. This is the only gate that has survived from the fortress wall.
The monument to Mozart stands on the territory of the Hofburg, the winter residence of the Habsburgs. Mozart was born in Salzburg and died in Vienna.
The Hofburg area is very large. About 500 varieties of roses alone are planted here.
Monument to Johann Strauss in the city park. A private committee and the communal community of Vienna provided money for a bronze monument to the composer, as well as a marble bas-relief.
Maria Theresa Square. She is enthroned at a height of 20 meters, and on the left is the art and history museum. On the right is the Natural History Museum. These 2 twin museums were built in the 2nd half of the 19th century.
The Parliament building is the meeting place of the National Federal Council.
In front of the building is a statue of the goddess of wisdom - Pallas Athena, who holds the goddess of victory Nike.
Anyone can enter the building of the National Council through a special side door, go through the frame, like at an airport, go up to the gallery and listen to what the parliamentarians are talking about. The architect of this building, Theophil von Hansen, wanted to embody in his creation the idea that the foundations of freedom and democracy originate in ancient Greece.
The Burgtheater building is the main theater in Vienna. Renaissance style.
City Hall building, where the burgomaster sits. This is the town hall. Architect Schmidt. The square in front of the city hall is never empty.
University building.
The only sacred building on the Ringstrasse is the votiv Kirche (votive church).
Franz Joseph's younger brother, Maximillian (the future Emperor of Mexico), collected money and the architect Schmidt built a church in honor of the fact that Emperor Franz Joseph survived the assassination attempt by an anarchist.
The former barracks is a building built in the Windsor style after the 1848 revolution.
Now the Ministry of Defense and the police are here. Such defensive structures were built throughout Vienna, as Franz Joseph was afraid of the proletariat. During the construction of these barracks, which housed 4,000 soldiers, there were not enough toilets built, and the soldiers had to wait in long lines. Franz Joseph, having learned about this, called the military architects to the carpet, and one of them committed suicide, unable to withstand the criticism of the emperor. After three deaths from criticism of the emperor (Vienna Opera and barracks), Franz Joseph never again publicly expressed his displeasure.
Monument to the victims of fascism.
This was the site of the Metropol Hotel. During the Second World War, the largest Gestapo in the 3rd Reich was located here. The staff is 900 people. At the end of the war this building was destroyed. Vienna was destroyed by 30%. In the 50s, this monument was built from the stones of the Mathausen concentration camp in Upper Austria. Of the 200 thousand prisoners, only half left the concentration camp dungeons.
The oldest church of St. Rubert. An example of the Romanic style. The oldest part, the active Catholic Church, has been preserved since the 9th century.
It was as a result of the demolition of the city rampart that one of the oldest stock exchanges in the world was built - the Vienna Stock Exchange, which began its work in another premises back in 1771 according to the patent of Maria Theresa. The building on the Ringstrasse was built in 1874-1877. designed by Théophile Hanes in neo-Renaissance style. Now there are cafes and shops.
In 1897, committed Viennese artists broke away from all the “isms” of academic traditions, forming the “Vienna Secession”. Joseph Olbrich, a student of Otto Wagner, built an exhibition pavilion in the spirit of that movement, called “Secession”. Franz Joseph was present at its opening.
On the rectangle of the “Temple of Arts” rests a bronze dome, similar in appearance to a laurel bush.
The laurel is the dominant symbolic element in the decoration of the Secession. Its leaves can be seen everywhere: on the pilasters of the front building, in the entrance niche, in the wreath motifs on the side facades and, of course, on the gilded dome, consisting of 3000 leaves and 700 berries.
The lobby is decorated with three Gorgon heads, and owls are depicted on the side facades. The Gorgon and owls are symbols of Pallas Athena, the goddess of wisdom, victory and craftsmanship.
In the Secession there is a Beethoven frieze by Gustav Klimt: “The Universal Kiss” - a monumental wall panel that is considered one of the pearls of Viennese Art Nouveau.
One of the projects of Otto Wagner himself was the city railway, which he considered as an integral artistic object, where everything is important: pavilions and bridges, lamps and inscriptions. The railway lines were supposed to connect Vienna's train stations, making communications in the imperial capital more perfect.
The two Karlplatz pavilions were built at the beginning of the 20th century as railway stations according to his design. In one pavilion there is the Otto Wagner Museum, in the other there is a coffee shop. Today the pavilions belong to the metro.
On the banks of the Vienna River, which has turned into a barely noticeable stream, flaunts
“Majolicahaus”, built by Otto Wagner in 1898-99, the facades of which
decorated with majolica painted with floral patterns typical of Art Nouveau.
The neighboring house with gold medallions was also built according to Wagner's design.
The Church of St. Charles was built by vow, by promise.
The then Emperor Charles 6, the father of Maria Theresa, ordered the construction of this church with his own money and entrusted the construction to the famous Baroque architect Fischer von Erlach in gratitude for the fact that the plague epidemic had finally receded. In 1739, it was consecrated after several decades of construction, 1 year before the death of Charles 6 himself. This is one of the few churches in Vienna where you need to pay money to enter.
The Music Society building is undoubtedly the epicenter of Viennese musical life. This is the home of the musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Musicians from all over the world perform under its gilded caryatids, and they, like all listeners. Enjoy the unearthly sound.
Austria occupies 84 thousand square meters. km with a population of 8.5 million people. Vienna has a population of 1.7 million. Vienna is not only the capital, but also the smallest federal state. Vienna's area is 420 sq. km. There are only 9 federal republics.
I didn’t notice how I left the Ring. In Vienna, every house beckons. I stood with my head raised the whole time. It was not clear who I was addressing? Either to God with gratitude for the meeting with Vienna, or I thank the creators of these masterpieces. However, it’s the same thing. I remembered from Ecclesiastes: “What has been, that will be; and what has been done will be done - and there is nothing new under the sun. There is something about which they say: “Look, this is new”; but this already happened in the centuries that came before us. There is no memory of the past. And those who come after will have no memory of what will happen.”
The tour starts at Karlsplatz Square, near Karlsplatz metro station. You can get here by metro, bus 4A, tram 62 (Karlsplatz stop). Alternatively, you can go to the Schwarzenbergplatz stop.
Opening hours of excursion sites
Karlskirche
Mon.-Sat. 09:00-18:00; Sun. and holidays 12:00-19:00.
Visit fee: €8 (with Vienna City Card – €3).
Wagner Museum (OttoWagnerPavillonKarlsplatz)
From April to October – Tue.-Sun. 10.00-18.00 (closed Monday). Standard ticket – €5. Elderly people, students under 27 years old, visitors with disabilities – €4. Visitors under 19 years of age are free. First Sunday of the month – free entry for everyone!
When visiting the Otto Wagner Pavilion and the Karlsplatz Museum together, the cost of a general ticket is €10.
Vienna Museum Karlsplatz (WienMuseumKarlsplatz)
From April to October – Tue.-Sun. 10.00-18.00 (closed Monday). Standard ticket – €10. Elderly people, students under 27 years old, visitors with disabilities – €7. Visitors under 19 years of age are free. First Sunday of the month – free entry for everyone!
Website: wienmuseum.at
Vienna Secession
Tue.-Sun. 10:00 – 18:00; Mon. - day off.
Entrance ticket price: for adults – 9.5 euros, for schoolchildren, students and pensioners – 6 euros, for children under 10 years old – free.
Website: secession.at
Butterfly House
From April to October – Mon.-Fri. 10.00–16.45, Sat.-Sun. 10.00-18.15; from November to March Mon.-Sun. 10.00-15.45.
Ticket price 6.5 euros. Ticket for older visitors and holders of the Vienna Card tourist card – 5.5 euros. For preschoolers over 3 years old – 3.5 euros. Schoolchildren and students under 26 years old – 5 euros. People with
Website: http://www.schmetterlinghaus.at/en/
Fotivkirche
Tue – Fri. 16:00 – 18:00, Sat. 09:00 – 13:00, Sun. 09:00 – 13:00.
Website: www.votivkirche.at
We regularly update information about opening hours and ticket prices, but we cannot always guarantee that it is up to date. We advise you to check on the official websites.
I wrote about the rain, but you noticed the glow of the city.
Vein. Then it’s worth continuing a little.
Dozens of air harbors have now become similar to each other, like close relatives.
And it’s a little pity that only the memory will remain of the luxury of vibes and the delight of color with which Adler Airport, that is, Sochi, greeted you in years past, small, cozy, with a fantastically magical aroma of roses, roses and roses, and the collapse of the flower row at the entrance.
Vienna, Schwechat airport, terminal, control.
Everything is as usual. Almost. In the baggage claim area, Gustav Klimt suddenly meets you.
His solar painting.
And you understand that this city will resound with history and beauty.
The geniuses of brush and music have solved one of the mysteries of time. They are gone, but they sound in modern times. Being present.
The airport terminal is smaller and narrower than Schiphol in Amsterdam or Heathrow in London, but there are essentially no differences.
Cafes, souvenir shops, a series of car rentals - Avis, Hertz, Budget. Everything is the same, the world becomes faceless standard. You run down the escalator stairs, take a ticket from the wall machine, onto the platform and into the city on the lime green high-speed CAT train.
An Austrian lady sits down next to her, but when she reads “Moscow” on the duty free bag, she jumps up, bitten by the word. Television propaganda clearly works.
I narrow my eyes slightly. The Russians left Vienna and Paris of their own free will, leaving their magnificent capitals intact, which cannot be said about the Europeans. However, I no longer meet people with headaches. Calm, friendly people. Twenty-six minutes later the train rolls into the underground platform of the Vienne Mitte station (Center, in other words)..
The station is located next to the central station, but no one wants to see it. Those who arrive are immediately taken to the shopping center, but most immediately go to another metro escalator on the platform of Landstrasse station. Just remember to stamp the tickets in the validator.
Alas, alas. Mozart’s apartment is very close, but I’m unlikely to have time to catch the great genius there. You have to succeed in everything in this life...
I wanted to bring red roses to Maestro Rousos while flying over in Athens. I was dissuaded. They said the opportunity would present itself. We'll be there for a long time. And six months later he left our reality. A year later we arrived thoroughly, but... Now his songs sound with a prick - how much in life you haven’t done yet.
I take the metro to the Danube, Schottenring, look outside - alas! The humid wind burns in gusts, pigeons squint chillily on the grass near the metro pavilion, pedestrians, with their heads drawn into their shoulders, hurry to the warmth of the office.
I had to dive into the subway again and warm up at the hotel. I will live next door to Zweig's apartment. Knowing about the snow and rain, I took Courvoisier with me from Sheremetyevo. Of all the works of the city of Cognac, it seems to me the most French. A bright, rich aroma that includes the colors of life, and a soft, balanced taste. And don’t drink more than one glass, and fill no more than a third of cognac tulip. Those who go further are in for a stunning taste experience.
The majority of the next generation does not understand cognac. Their standard is whiskey. This is their problem.
Having worked in the vineyards in my youth, where unfortified grape wine flowed like water everywhere to quench my thirst, I suddenly noticed that I began to discern a grape note in the wine. And I discovered Gurjaani, consonant with Chablis. And amber ripe gold called cognac.
If someone says that Courvoisier is alcohol, I will be sorry. This is music... Have you ever listened to a fugue in the polyphony of an organ?
We live in a gray world. Sounds, events, faces. I'm against! I need colors, streams of music. I had years and years of work that faded from memory. Vivid pictures of youth and something incomprehensible that stretched out later. Until I again, as in my youth, began to act at the behest of my heart.
However, we are in Vienna. The metro brings you to the university.
This is the beginning of the ring. Boxing ring.
The center of Vienna flows, enclosed in a ring of avenues. Schottenring, University Ring, Burgring, Opern Ring, Kärntner Ring, Schubert Ring...
The names of the streets change, but the ring avenue does not notice this, it leads us. Starting from the bank of the Danube to the university, then to the majestic Greek temple of discussions with the golden figure of Pallas Athena - the parliament, then moves on to the quintessence of power - the royal Hofburg Palace, then the temples of science and art, an elegant boulevard flows to the commercial thoroughfare to the cliff of the Vienna Opera and then flows a wide boulevard to the train stations and ends on the Danube.
Such a ring is like human life.
1. Arrived.
2.Klimt meets you at the airport
5. University metro station is a two-story ring.
Floor minus one - cafeterias, shops selling clothes, shoes, ground floor - tram ring.
You can drink coffee, be puzzled by the choice among dozens of cakes and come to life again.
7. The university is located opposite the Church of the Vow, but more on that another time.
There is too much about war and little about God.
Sigmond Freud got this little park. He's been here, lived next door, but it's not a fact that he's been out and about.
However, what are they rich in?
8. This is already a park on the ring of boulevards.
13. Dog affairs are respected here.
15. Parliament.
17. There is a dog zone right next to the walls of the royal Hofburg Palace. Our four-legged friends are happy here.
Viennese ecology - the area is covered with leaves collected by street cleaners in the city in wide plastic bags.
18. Empress Maria Theresa
19. The brilliant Museum of Natural Sciences rises opposite the Museum of the History of Fine Arts, two brilliant palaces with the Empress, but the elephant relieves the atmosphere.
20. One of the Viennese pastry shops in the old center. The signature Viennese Sacher is excellent, but the hostess has less choice than in chain confectionery shops.
Takes with quality known to old-timers. Zweig came here.
34. Museum of the History of Fine Arts, one of a series of great world museums.
