CEu17 - Opera House . Stadtpark

    

Like  so  many  other  topics
World  Opera  houses

are  a  big  bright  feather  in  the  cap  of  many  grand  capitals
especially  in  Europe

We  are  headed  to  VIENNA'S   Opera  House  -  by  Subway  ( not  by . .  Limousine )

What  do  you  know  ..  There's  actually  a  subway  stop  specifically  for  the  Opera  ..

Lo  and  behold  ..  An  Opera  'Water  Closet'  too  ..  

calling  attention  to  itself

with  beautiful  full  throttle  opera  music  filling  the  underground

                               

And  at  street  level  ..  there  it  is  ..

The  pride  and  joy  that   (mostly)   Austians  'sell out'  ..  every  night  of  the  year

It  might  be  true  as  they  say  here  ..  that

..  THIS  ..  is  the   #1  Opera  House  in  the  World !

Don't  know  what  to  wear ?

Today  people  attend  in  a  variety  of  attire   ..  I'm  considering  this  gown

Like  in  Budapest  ..  the  number  of  people  traveling  in  . .  Autumn

surprises  even  the  'tourists'  ..  who  thought  crowds  would  be  few.

I  always  wish  I  could  bring  a  shipload  of  "ARCHES"  home  with  me . . .

The  Stage  ..  the  way  the  ..  Audience  ..  sees  it

For  the  most  famous  operas

       EACH  . .  of  these   BOX   seats  costs   ..   20 +  thousand  Euro   ..   for  one  night

A  family  or  small  group  would  fit

       On  top  of  that  price  . .  each  person  has  to  buy  the  ticket  for  the  performance

     and  ..  beverages  of  any  kind  ..  are  "extra"

                                

Back  Stage  ..  is  a  whole  other  scene  ..   Really  interesting !

We  wondered  if  we  would  recognize  where  we  saw  some  'dancing'

in  the  Park  ..   (1985)   ..  we  strolled  from  end  to  end

The  weather  happened  to  be  ideal

Many  locals  were  spending  the  afternoon  ..  beside  the  water

and  ..  on  the  hundreds  of  ..  perfectly  situated  benches

MOZART    kept  playing  while  everyone  took  turns

recording  being   . .   in  his  presence

at  this  popular  place

We're  enjoying   free  time   this  afternoon  and  evening

Almost  every  day  somewhere  we  see  ..  wedding  parties

Aha !      Maybe  ..  THIS  ..  is  the  place  we  remember  visiting  ..  30  years  ago !

A  reminder  that  we're  traveling  in  ..  Autumn !

"Profiles" . .  a  Reminder :    "Lying   has   consequences  . . .   Always  tell  the  Truth !"

"Pumpkin Spice Latte" ..  A Splurge !

( Hot Mulled Wine too .. is soooo good! )

      

We're  turning  north  ..  headed  for  . .   Prague

Riding  the  rails  again

Join  Rusty  and  Wrinkles  in  the  ..  Czech  Republic

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