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Phespirit goes to Austria
Vienna     November 2001


BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES

Phespirit was fortunate enough to catch the very last performance of the Spanish Riding School for 2001.

Here a Lipizzaner executes a Courbette.
A stallion, ridden without stirrups, shifts his weight to his hindquarters and executes several jumps without touching his forehand to the ground.

Vienna, Austria: Bring On The Dancing Horses.

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Post-performance applause for 'Salome':

Conductor: Peter Schneider
Salome: Susan Anthony
Herodes: Wolfgang Schmidt
Herodias: Margareta Hintermeier
Jochanaan: Alan Titus

Phespirit absorbed all of this .....

..... but came out singing this

Vienna, Austria: A Night At The Opera.

AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT

This magnificent neo-classical chamber of parliament is the half that was not levelled by Allied bombs in 1944.

The destruction of Vienna by bombing was considerable. Phespirit is caught between lamenting such tragic waste and cheering each report of a direct hit.

Vienna, Austria: Austrian Parliament.

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