In the Chorus, we often pick adjectives to describe how the song should be portrayed and sung at certain points. I’ve been thinking of words to describe the cities I’ve visited. Prague: Elegant.
Struggling to find a word for Bratislava. Petite? ‘trying to keep up with its richer neighbours’? What is that in a word? (Megan suggests ‘unassuming’. Hmm not sure.)
Munich? J and A could probably provide a word. I didn’t really see enough of it to get a good impression.
Vienna: definitely ‘Grand’. All a bit much to take in really.
Large churches. This the nave of Stephansdom. Huge statues and grand buildings. Marie Therese monument with the Art History Museum in background.
A bit of an aimless wander yesterday and all of a sudden there was the old Imperial Palace and the Spanish Riding School. I already knew that the SRS was in abeyance for the summer holidays – turns out that the horses need a paddock holiday after being cooped up in Vienna all year. But they do have tours of the facilities and I found that very interesting to get insights on how it all works. 25 riders in total at any time, with many of those still at apprentice level. 70 active horses.
Each horse has its own custom made saddle and own bridle. And the Winter Riding School – built so the emperor could watch training in winter without getting wet outside!
Today I spent time in the park at the Schönbrunn Schloss. More ‘grand’ and some fun in the maze and labyrinth. The first is the Gloriette (sort of a folly) on the hill east of the castle and the castle itself with formal gardens.
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