Drugged Lilac Lunch Break

Hi again! Here comes a follow up posting.

My lunch break.

Somehow this postings turns out to justify the #1 rank of Vienna on the mercer list. See for yourself:

The not very busy bicycle lane next to the not very busy car lanes
at the ring road (the road goes around the City Center)

This is the gate to the shopping district in the City Centre, the Kärntner Straße.

Douglas House of Beauty.

This photo does not justify the magnificence of this department store. In the back the ceiling elevates and hundreds (thousands?) of Swarovski crystals lighten up the room. This is how I imagine a department store in Ginza, Tokyo. No. Wrong, this IS how a department store in Ginza is. Quiet, friendly sales women smiling when you walk by.

Do you remember the flower bed that was not at bloom yet a few weeks ago? Now it is in full bloom:

Again I am amazed how few flowers get stolen. Only a few have been picked.

on with the lunch break:
Again, people waiting and looking at the fountain. (fountain has been posted a few weeks ago)

Me taking photos of people who take photos

People taking a rest

... admiring the blooming bushes

Funny moment: a pigeon flies at the center of the photo.

These blossoms smell better than any perfume!

I sat on a bench and admired the bushes, eating my Humus sandwich and very much to my surprise the humus was made with olive oil, no sun flower oil. And sesame paste. And lemon juice. This is rare, in a country where the average pesto is made with sun flower oil. Pesto(!)

In case you ever come and visit Vienna, go to the place where they make the fabulous sandwiches.

Paula
writing this post in a drugged state, drugged from from the captivating scent of lilac

PS: Please don't miss the last posting, only a few hours old: So the cranes are moving on the skyline ...