Wien, is a milestone of achieving dreams, coz it once, was my dream.
The slow flowing melody of K622 concerto with elegant clarinet; the vivacious yet graceful K306 violin sonata; the caprice of K379 violin concerto variations and my all-time favorite K242 piano concerto movement 2...how many nights I immersed in Mozart's world and dreaming of myself walking down the alley where he meditated on his way to work; visiting his birthplace where he wrote his first piece of work at the age of 5.
I remembered a night at the hotel (hotel coz the original hostel overbooked), I was lying on bed with Mozart playing, refreshing my high school memories in which I listened to Mozart all days long and read Stephen Hawking, it was the period I truly enjoyed peace and knowledge. (what happened now? :/ )
Vienna is a beautiful city, really pretty, with flora everywhere, very elegant and artistic. They even have sales people dressing like Baroque period selling concert tickets. The concert I attended in Vienna was plain yet memorable, not for the music I'm sure, for the companion maybe?
Our hostel was really close to the China town where we ate, ironically, lots of Asian food.
The little wet market near hostel, sells all kinds of food, with varies types of restaurant. I tried English breakfast and Vietnamese lunch there if my memory didn't fail me, both were scrumptious...delectable time...
I remember walking along the market, waiting to catch up my friend, an indian-like shopkeeper yelled 'Konichiwa!' to me. (I know he's yelling to me coz I'm the only Asian around) I smiled and nodded.
I'm not surprised anymore after a month time in Romania. :) And then my mind drifted back to Timisoara's little open bar near Piaţa Unirii, my first few days of the exchange.
By the time we were in Vienna, there was a carnival thing in an unknown square (or it has a name just that I don't know...) There were music, asian food again, fruity sangria, small fountain, brewed beer, delectable companions and sweet kisses.
It was the second stop of our journey and I was already fearing the end.
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