Vienna, Baroque, and a World of Sheer Opulence
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6 min readJun 13, 2022
An unexpected pleasure of river cruising is stepping ashore in the centre of things, rather than a port some distance from town. In media res, as Tolstoy advised aspiring writers.
In Vienna, I alighted by the Church of St Francis. This distinctive church, covered with towers and red tiles, was built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I’s resign. It stands on…
