How to explain that every concert in Vienna ends with the Blue Danube Waltz (followed by the Radetsky March, when everyone gets up and leaves). That in the middle of one of the many parks is a gold statue of Strauss surrounded by marble. That nearly every night at multiple places in the city, you can hear the music of Strauss and Mozart. It's even played by musicians on the street.The palaces are no longer the center of government, their gilded trimmings too expensive to keep up. Some are let as apartments or rented as office space. The churches are constantly undergoing renovation. And the city no longer has the tax revenue of an empire to fund elaborate facades and their upkeep.
But the music and the river continue. How appropriate that the city honors its history and the river that created it as often as possible.
Well, my browser window says 'fertig' at the bottom, and that I am, done. Maybe I can clean that up later.
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Hello from your mutti & auntie - we've baked 7 batches of cookies and still counting. The sugar cookies are still to come. We had a good time reading your latest updates. Again, it sounds like you're having a thrill of a lifetime experience. It's awesome to read your feelings about the cities and their heritages. Your mom now has the Blue Danube waltz in her mind which may mean I'll be hearing it all night! Thanks. We hope you're safe and well. We miss you. P.S. I guess hearing the waltz is better than the German rendition of Achey Breaky Heart......
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