Since October 2011 the "Viennese Coffee House Culture" is listed as "Intangible Cultural Heritage" in the Austrian inventory of the "National Agency for the Intangible Cultural Heritage", a part of UNESCO. The Viennese coffee house is described in this inventory as a place "where time and space are consumed, but only the coffee is found on the bill." Austrian writer Stefan Zweig described the Viennese Coffee House as a "sort of democratic club, open to everyone for the price of a cheap cup of coffee, where every guest can sit for hours with this little offering, to talk, write, play cards, receive post, and above all consume an unlimited number of newspapers and journals." Though this gentleman opted for tea, he was completely absorbed in his magazine for quite a while and nobody - not even the waiter - bothered him.
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A marvelous shot. It really evokes the sense of place.
ReplyDeletePerfect shot to represent coffee shop activity and setting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful composition, great shot, Vreni!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love how you sneaked in a tea drinker. ;-)
Nice posting, both the image and the text.
ReplyDeleteNow this is how I like my coffee houses
ReplyDeleteAre you sure this isn't a tea house? ;))
ReplyDeleteLove your image for the theme Vreni but I loooooved the description of the Viennese coffee house culture even more, sounds so very civilised!
ReplyDeletenow that is just my cup of tea
ReplyDeleteI often fancy a pot of tea for two (of course). Love the image!
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