Further down the Burggarten is transformed into a winter fairytale. The empress Sissi must have seen it like this more than 100 years ago (ahh without the waste paper basket ...).
The snow keeps falling and the wind makes nice patterns on the steps.
The giant glass house (Palm house) looks even better with this thin layer of snow.
Sissi lived just around the corner in The Hofburg, a huge palace well worth visiting.
There is an enormous collection of glasses, plates, dishes, candlesticks; anything related to the wining and dining of the Habsburg family.
Glasses rimmed with gold.
Gilded plates, dishes and bowls for banquettes. They have been used often. You can clearly see the wear and tear on the plates. There are also silver plates and fine porcelain for lesser occasions.
The art of folding napkins this way was a secret that had to be kept within the Hofburg.
On the tables were exuberant conversation pieces.
Maybe they had Sacher Torte for dessert.... Nowadays the original Sacher Torte is to be had at the Cafe Sacher in the Sacher Hotel. Just across the street at the fountain of the nymph and her Danubius.
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