April has been vacation month for us. I know it won't last quite through the month as Curt has started reading for some upcoming exams, but it's close to a whole month "off."
We started spring break right here in our district of Vienna. For Christmas, Curt's mom gave us VIP tickets to dinner and a concert at Schloss Schönbrunn's Orangerie. So, on April 1, we got dressed up and took our usual green line of the U-bahn (U4) just a few stops. We were early, so we wandered around the Easter Market for a bit. I think Curt had a hard time resisting the treats, but we knew a good dinner was waiting for us.
Dinner was served in the Residenz Cafe. We started with a glass of sekt while we perused the wine list.
The meal started with "Gravad - Räucherlachsterrine auf Dillpesto"
(Smoked and graved salmon paté on dill-pesto)Our main course was "Putenfilet im Kohnblatt auf Paprikaschaum dazu gegrillte Rispentomaten und Herzoginnenerdäpfel."
(Turkey-hen Fillet colbert on paprikafoam, with grilled cherry tomatoes and pommes duchesse)For dessert: Schokoladetörtchen aus Landtmann's feiner Patisserie auf Fruchtspiegel.
(Chocolate tartlet from Landtmann's finest Patisserie on fruit mirror)After dinner, we strolled around the grounds of the Schloss for a few minutes and then found our way to the Orangerie. As VIP's, we were directed to the front row. I was a little afraid of dozing off in front of the musicians, but they kept me awake with an excellent concert (and a little on-stage joking around). We couldn't take photos during the performance, but here's the hall so you can see where we were.
There was a small orchestra and we got a sampling of operatic arias and ballet thrown in for good measure. I have to admit, the male dancer was nowhere near star caliber, but everyone else put on a really nice show. I enjoyed the fact that the last encore was a tune called, "The Mother-in-law Gallop." How fitting for an evening provided by MKBY.
And, since you occasionally ask for photos of us, here we are enjoying more champagne during intermission:
Next up: an early morning excursion to the Bratislava airport, a full flight to London, and a new currency to convert....
Tschüß!
(edited 17.04 to correct my poor German vocabulary in the title and a typo caught by Curt - the singing was of arias, not areas)
3 comments:
It sounds wonderful. I am growing the very same variety and shade of yellow flower that adorned your table in the pots in my front yard. So the same flower graced our easter table!
Looks like a great night.
It looks like so much fun -- and you were so great to take all those pix. Hope you are having a great vacation.
Yay, photos!
I can't prove anything, but I'm pretty sure that flower is making fun of the Birthday(ish) Boy by making shadow puppets on his jacket. Is that a stick figure with jazz hands and long, flowing hair?
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