Court House - lunch location - I was clueless what to expect - later thought of Atticus Finch

[Mira]

My cousins thought that a lunch at the “Mensa” as they called it - located in the court house - would be a good thing on our last day in Vienna.
I figured if they thought so, it would work for me.


Here they are, as we enter the building to go have lunch.



We arrived there, were frisked just like they do us in my court house, and then we walked through to enter the vestibule.



Are you picking up your lower jaw by your hands? I did.





This one I put in to show there seems to be business conducted here, I'm told it is the High Court, and yes, it's for real.



A nice view as we walked down



And here I wanted you to see it one more time.




Here I want to briefly come back to that we ate lunch. Outside on a balcony, this was some of our view, and the food, including asparagus soup (in season now) and two more courses was 14 bucks.

[tblue37]

1. K&R. nt

[Squinch]

2. Those are amazing. I'm a little sad it's your last day.

[Mira]

8. Dear Squinch - I hope you keep looking

It was my last day in Vienna, and over the last few days I was involved with that. But I have Munich, I have Regensburg, I have so much more in abeyance I worry your interest will fade.
Thanks.
I was on the train to Prague this afternoon. Four hours. Vienna to Prague. About 25 bucks if you are cagey and shop in advance and if you don't show there is no refund.
It's what infrastructure and service to your people who pay taxes really means.
I'm not done. There is lots to process, and more to experience and photograph,
I'm having the time of my life, I'm feeling like my ship came in and I still had the strength to unload it.
Life is good.

[Squinch]

9. Oh good! Looking forward to Munich and Regensburg! Don't worry about fading interest.

These are fabulous.

Enjoy and drink it in!

Safe and wonderful travels to you.

[erronis]

3. Absolutely gorgeous. Those "Old World Europeans" built things to last and to be enjoyed

Much of Wash DC is concrete slabs. Some of the older buildings obviously inherited some class from somewhere. Just like your asparagus soup as a counter example, we're mainly fast fake food.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

4. You always take great pictures Mira!

Love these!

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. U R so lucky to be there, thanks for photos

[Solly Mack]

6. Wonderful!

[elleng]

7. WONDERFUL!

And YES, the SEASON for asparagus! Returning through Frankfurt in 2000, everything on the menu included asparagus! Just learned, ours here did BADLY this year; was looking forward to some from my neighbor.

[Mira]

10. In the farmer's market in Munich

I saw Asparagus unlike any I have ever seen. White. In Bins. Sorted by thickness, and length. Awesome. I've had Asparagus soup about 5 times by now. But I'm really in love with liver dumpling soup and in Munich I found a cookbook that makes versions of it that I never knew existed.

Green asparagus was off to the side somewhere. Thin. Like what we see in our stores.

I see that asparagus, and I start singing the song "Veronika, der Lenz ist da" by the Comedian Harmonists.
If you want to know what I'm talking about google it. Or watch the movie.
"The Comedian Harmonists".

[sandensea]

11. Now THAT's a courthouse

One building I certainly wouldn't mind reporting to for jury duty.

Thank you for sharing these, Mira. Please keep 'em coming!

[mnhtnbb]

12. That is one amazing Court House!

White asparagus was in season in Alsace last April. Yummy. On all kinds of menus.

[mountain grammy]

13. Wow, they sure do courthouses in Vienna.

Beautiful.

[left-of-center2012]

14. So, where's the lunch?

What was available in this joint?

[Lonestarblue]

15. Wow! Gorgeous photos!

I’ll be in Vienna and Regensberg next month, so I’m enjoying your photos. I’’ll be on a tour, so not much time in either place, but now I know some things to see in my free time!

[BobTheSubgenius]

16. That is SOME courthouse!!!

Like you said...

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Well, all I have to say about that is

...

[Callalily]

18. Absolutely a magnificent building.

What a great place to have lunch!

p.s. I'm researching liver dumpling soup. Sound intriguing and if you ate it five times, it must be good!

[steventh]

19. What an incredibly beautful building

I thought the US Supreme Court was grand (and still do) but it doesn't begin to come close to the grandeur of this courthouse. Thank you for sharing the beautiful things you're seeing.

[gopiscrap]

20. Regensburg is beautiful I sang there when I was a kid