I was sitting in St Stephan's here in Vienna, in front of an altar looking at an ornate portrait of Jesus, with crucifixion wounds in his hands and flames coming out of his heart. I was thinking that looked very rock and roll, that flaming heart on his chest, like a Thin Lizzy album cover. … Continue reading Conversation in Vienna
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Panhandlers and ponies in Wien
This is a pony I met in Vienna when I visited there last February, 2010. She was with a man who was asking for donations (known in the U.S. as a panhandler). "Bitte helfen" = please help. It was in the middle of a cold snap across most of Europe; there was a rare break … Continue reading Panhandlers and ponies in Wien
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