The
Narrow Streets of Vienna
If
you want to feel good, just take a stroll through the centre
of town. There are restaurants and cafés, and there are small
hidden patches of green. But, the best things of all are the
special narrow streets that make up the souls of our cities. For,
these are the hearts of all urban feeling.
And,
urban life, as Berbel Blashek knows best is
more than just feelings. There is a wide array of unseen life
and emotions that guests rarely see. And, Berbel knows what she's
talking about. She lives in the shadow of St. Stephen's in the
heart of the City of Vienna.
To
begin with there's nature. There are not only rats, mice, dogs, cats,
foxes and bats, but many different birds, too. Berbel has counted no
fewer than 28 different species all together. Then there are the many
plants and weeds which attract all sorts of insects. These
include bees, many beautiful butterflies, and vicious
looking beetles as well. But, smells, too, play a very big role in
real city life.
There
are the nice smells of lunches coming from cooking, there is the
luring smell of the bakery, and, there are flowers in boxes as
well. But, there are nasty
smells, too. The reminders that dogs leave behind stink (it's their
owners' fault – not theirs), and, rubbish bins awaiting
collection are horrible smells of hot summer days. But, sounds, too,
are all part of the pattern of bright city life.
And,
there are as many different sounds as there are people. There are
instruments being practised, there are people laughing, there are
babies crying and children playing, and, of course, there are
arguments and many Happy Birthdays to You, too!
And,
all this and much more is real city living. Of course, it is not
always perfect, there are bad times as well. City life has its fare
share of crime and other ups and downs, too. But, in the main,
nothing ever goes seriously wrong. Things,
by and large are
just fine and Berbel is happy.
And,
the greatest thing about living in the centre is the feeling of
belonging. You are the genuine thing. You are an urbanite
pure! And, you don't have to go far to feel fine! Just open the
door and you're there!
Vocabulary
array
– Aufgebot
by
and large – mehr oder weniger
luring
– verlockend
more
or less – mehr oder weniger
patch
– Fleck
reminder
– Erinnerung
stink
– (stink/stank/stunk)
- stinken
stroll
– Schlendern
through
and through – durch und durch
urbanite
– Stadt Bewohner
vicious
– gewalttätig
weeds
– Unkraut
Diarikom
is sponsored by Mag. Karl Brieber
Wirtschaftstreuhänder
– Steuerberater – Unternehmensberater
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