… a republic. Music, architecture, art, literature, theatre, education, shopping or just strolling, food and drinks are all part of Viennas temptation.
The attractive city is situated at the riverside of Danube River, at an elevation …
August 30, 2010
August 22, 2010
The bagel: A cultural history
… a Polish king and general who defeated the invading Turkish army at Chocim in 1683. The victory saved the historic city of Vienna and likely determined the fate of Europe. This is historically true. When the bagel enters the story, legend takes over …
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August 20, 2010
Good chick flicks
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Good Chick Flicks:
(1) The Illusionist (2006)
Edward Norton plays Eisenheim, a famous magician in turn of the century Vienna. This is a stage name. He grew up very poor, and when he was a teenager, he fell in love with a girl, …
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August 14, 2010
Short stories: Sisterly discovery
… . I went along with it because she promised it would be Joe Strummer or equivalent. So with a surplus of a couple of cans of vienna sausages and crackers, we were rich as far as teenagers are concerned with a total of seven hundred dollars to burn on …
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How recipes bring back memories
… simmer them in Bravo Sauce for a couple of hours. We then cooked the spaghetti and added the sauce; along with this we had Vienna bread and butter. This was great to eat and even better to help my mother make.
Another recipe that I made with …
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August 6, 2010
Is the Christmas tree a religious symbol?
… Royal Courts seemed to have embraced the tree first. Princess Henrietta von Nassau-Weilburg introduced the Christmas tree to Vienna after she married Archduke Charles of Austria in 1815. The following years saw it spread throughout Austria. …
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August 5, 2010
A List Of The Top Travel Destinations In Europe, Part 1
… Berg located in the northeast.
Additional destinations in Europe that are quite popular among travelers include:
Vienna: Often referred to as one of the greatest capitals in all of Europe, Vienna provides a wealth of tradition that …
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July 28, 2010
Short stories: Childhood
… eating about 4 things at my grandparents house.
1. Fried Bologna Sandwiches
2. Hot Dogs
3. Beenie Weenies
4. Vienna sausages
That’s all I can honestly remember.
so from age 4-9 every single day during the …
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July 25, 2010
How music defines who we are
… money into her purse or go down to Columbus and buy her groceries, she would sing me songs she remembered from Vienna in the nineties. Years later, at a piano bar in the Carlton Hotel where a Hungarian pianist named George Feier was playing one …
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July 24, 2010
Marathon training guide
Yesterday I ran my longest run ever: 21 miles outside on the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. I started out in Vienna, ran to Ballston and back, and then to Reston and back to Vienna. It took me about 3 hours and 40 minutes to complete the run, …
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