Exploring Vienna’s Historic Cafes During Winter
Vienna winters have a tendency to make it go slowly. The air is cold, the roads are less noisy, and somehow that makes the city look even more elegant. The initial occasion when I visited the old cafes of Vienna in winter did not happen plan wise. I got into one just to heat up and was keeping much longer than I had planned. And that is what happens with the cafes in Vienna. After you take your seat, time ceases to exist. Going in to get rid of the cold. It is warm in the cafe even on a winter morning, as soon as you enter through the door. The coats are shed off, glasses are fogged, and fresh coffee aroma spreads through the room. I recall ordering a coffee with which I was not familiar and receiving something deep and cozy, on a silver tray with a small glass of water. No one rushed me. The citizens were reading newspapers, speaking in low tones or just sitting there and waiting to see the world pass outside the frosted windows. Side note: ...