These days the ‘Steffl-Kirtag’, a traditional fair, is held around the ‘St. Stephen’s Cathedral’. It’s a colorful combination of country market, fun fair, plus a good place to eat and drink.
I snapped the stilt artists in colorful clothes which mingle among the visitors that stroll along the stands .
Enjoy!
Yours Andrews >:o)
The ‘Life Ball’ is an annual charity event organized by Gery Keszler and his nonprofit organization AIDS LIFE devoted to helping people who are HIV-positive or have AIDS. The main location for this big spectacle is the ‘Rathausplatz’ (Vienna’s Town Hall place) but this year I found out, that also the Parliament has been decorated with the signs of the event – the red ribbon.
Servus from Vienna,
Andrew >:o)
It’s called a ‘Fiaker’ (horses and carriage) and it’s not unusual to meet on Vienna’s first district streets. The horses are surprisingly cool at finding their way between all the cars!
Regards, Andrew >:o)
A contrasty view of ‘New Building’ on ‘Old Ground’.
Regards, Andrew >:o)
This gothic tower looked somewhat spooky in color but in monochrome it got really scary :|
Sleep well ;)
Andrew >:o)
The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in Vienna built after the idea and concept of the famous Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. At the main floor there is a cafe and I can remember that I met the master there about 17 years before. He was sitting at a small table scribbling down some art in his sketch-pad without taking any note of the world arround him. Hm .. how time flies :|
Regards, Andrew >:o)
We’ve a big dove-problem here in Vienna. The population of the birds is growing uncontrolled and the pigeon droppings are destroying the surface of many old buildings and places. The pigeons are opportunistic feeders so the have access to an endless flow of food in the ‘urban jungle’ and in addition they get feed by local ‘pet lovers’. The food that isn’t consumed by the doves gets consumed by all other animals living in our streets by night – mostly rats :|
Government tries to stop this extra feeding by a campaign the snapped poster is part of showing the ‘photoshoped’ image of a pigeon-rat. The writing says:” Who feeds doves – feeds rats!” and promises a 36 Euro penalty for people who can’t read ;)
Hope this will help, Yours Andrews >:o)
Seems as if this guy was in luck ;)
Ciao! Andrew >:o)