All the photos today were taken in the green/blue spaces of Vienna, but unlike a lot of recent things I have posted, they are all places that can be reached almost instantly in the middle of the City.
The Donaukanal branches off the regulated Danube proper and passes right by the first district before meandering back off to join the main river. At the point where it passes some of the poshest and most elegant of Vienna's architecture it forms a sort of trench between the 19th century plaster la-di-da buildings. The concrete walls of this trench are full to bursting with fantastic graffiti, like taking a part of the south bank and stretching it out a loooong way. Stepping down from street level to this park/walkway/canal/art gallery, in summer encrusted with several 'beach' theme bars and deckchairs, is an excellent thing to do if and when the Habsburg atmosphere of the city centre is starting to get you down!
As for the rest of the photos, we have a buch of my absolute favourite building in Vienna, the Nazi-built flak tower in the Augarten. This *thing* looms ominously out over the second district, clashing rather with the surroundings. Encountering it in the leafy, relaxed Augarten with oblivious children playing underneath it can really give you the feeling that this is some kind of a propped open time rift back to 1945, if only you would dare to climb over the rusting fences...
I guess the tenuous point of this rather waffly post is to sing the praises of all the parks and squares of Vienna (or heck, any city really) that are stuck in between the bits of the city you see every day, and in which you can pause to contemplate or merely change your suroundings utterly with a short walk.
Here's your link, hope to see you round here again soon.
Der Tom
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