Nothing is more romantic than walking Vienna hand in hand, to Schwarzenberg Platz to admire the fountain. What is it about water gushing up, ejaculating to the sky that makes us love it so :-) Sit for a while and let the wind dust you with the tiny beads.
Walk to the ring, sit outside at Cafe Schwarzenberg and order a melange. The sun hits the outdoor seating at around noon and stays a while. Don't eat a thing there (yuck) and don't sit inside (it has an old person odor), but enjoy a melange and lazy conversation in the sun.
Walk the ring to the Opera, go into The Albertina to see just one painting - pick one to admire and walk away. I find nothing sexier than watching my husband watching art. The silence, the space, the immense creativity, the soft light, the love of beauty all make for a breathtaking experience.
Make a left to Naschmarkt and admire Klimt's Secession building from the outside. It is stunning. Don't go inside, there isn't much to see. But stop and contemplate the words written on top "to every age its art, and to art its freedom."
Then walk Naschmarkt. It is the largest farmers market in Europe and the left side is all the produce and on the right are make shift restaurants that use those fresh ingredients. It is a sensory delight. Men and women shout out offering you a taste of their wares. Enjoy.
After the first traffic light move to the right aisle and make your way to Te Wa. Sit outside if possible unless you want to smell like the bottom of an ashtray. Order anything on the menu. Order what I do - the hummus platter. Oh heaven. It's all organic and all yummy.
Bri enjoys a tall beer as we sit for hours talking and people watching. It's the best place for people watching because the walls of all the restaurants at Naschmarkt are made of glass.
If you go there on a Saturday then make sure to walk further to the flea market. Close your eyes and listen to all the languages making music with each other.
The buildings that flank the right of the flea market are done in the Art Nouveau style and just make you smile. To think of big flowers painted in the most delicate colors gracing each window..sigh. Wouldn't you love to be the face peering out?!
Just writing about this walk has made me want to read poetry. "What imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth," said Keats. And the truth is this. Make time for romance. It is beautiful.
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