At the end of the production we went to dinner in an underground cellar restaurant. We had an enormous schnitzel. We had to have Vienna schnitzel in Vienna. The schnitzel over flowed from the plate and the place was packed. We asked for water and the waiter very gallantly put it down and said "the best water in Vienna!"
The next day we walked into town to the Hapsburg Empire Palace. We entered a large courtyard through four arches. The courtyard holds statues and gardens, on one side is the National library, the building is curved and has pillars all along the side. There is a balcony over looking this enclosed area and apparently it is where Hitler made one of those famous speeches to the masses. Sitting in the courtyard was an oriental man in an orange sarong/sari and head dress. He had a gold Buddha stove in front of him and was beating a thing like a pan made of animal skin. Behind him was a sign saying "peace in the gulf". It was a protest. The sound of the banging could be heard from afar. The buildings here are all so big my camera could not do them justice.
Photo by Leonid Yaitskiy
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