Kunsthistorisches Museum Cafe, Vienna
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Vienna Coffee

If you want to drink coffee in palatial surroundings (or, for that matter, dark smoky dives), Vienna is your town. The picture above shows a cafe in the rotunda of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where Marty and I had lunch one day during our trip. The lighted case, of course, is the pastry case. I ordered a "Griechisches Bauernsalat" (a Greek "farmer's salad") which turned out to be the hugest serving of feta cheese I had ever seen. It was delicious, but so much cheese that I couldn't even eat half of it, which will mean a lot to those of you who know how much I love cheese.

But I digress.

The coffee style of choice in Vienna is "melange," which is very similar to cafe au lait or Milchkaffee (coffee with steamed milk). It's served everywhere, and the coffee houses range from very grand to very humble. Below are three pictures from Cafe Central, one of the grandest. (Click the images to enlarge.)




So, today it's a bit warmer in Munich than it's been so far this year. I'm working on some German translation and doing chores, listening to Kid Rock and Pansy Division. Gearing up for errands.

Hello to my new friends in Haidhausen! Glad to know you're reading!