What makes this picture special? The answer is ~ nothing! It will not be found on any of the picture-postcards of Vienna, those showing St. Stephen's, or Parliament, or the Opera. Those are for the tourists. What this picture shows, however, is a typical Viennese street (Westbahnstraße, if you must know), with its old buildings (some over 100 years old - note the parapets), its streetcar-tracks, art-gallery, and little restaurants. Even the tower is typical of yesteryear architecture. All this is what Vienna is really made of, and I find it quite charming. The picture hasn't changed much in my lifetime. Building get remodeled and painted, but not usually torn down and rebuilt.
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I love the European streets! They're so quaint and I loved the buildings...not like here in America where we so often rip beautiful buildings down to put up another version of the latest modern, cold model. I'm really enjoying your postings of your trip!
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