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Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Storks of Rust


This is the main street of the very small community of Rust in the Austrian Province of "Burgenland"
on Lake Neusiedel, on the very border with Hungary.
Rust is located almost precicely between the towns of St. Margarethen and Moerbisch.
St. Margarethen, in the "Roemersteinbruch" ( the Roman Quarry) has the magnificient setting for Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata"
(for which I have a ticket for tonight)
and Moerbisch, on its stage in the Lake, has a spirited performance of
"the White Horse Inn"
an Operetta with many memorable melodies. (In fact, the only disturbing(?) thing was that many people sang along with
the very popular melodies.

Rust and its storks...
small point of interest, which has nothing to do with storks.
The bough of evergreens, hanging at the front of this building,
as it hangs from many buildings, indicates that here
you may drink "Heurigen" Wein.
(this year's wine)


I am told that year after year
the same pair of storks come back to the same chimney
to build their nests.

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