I was walking around the Museum Quartier this afternoon, enjoying the sunshine for a change, when I decided to walk to City Hall. Well, the closer I got to it, the louder I heard music. When I got to City Hall, I found that the gardens had been taken over by a large event directed at resident Viennese, promoting tourism in a neighbouring Austrian region. Basically, it was a series of booths about specific villages, attractions or specialities. Now, this being Austria, what the event was really about was alcohol and music. At least every 2nd booth had locally-made beer and spirits for sale, so everyone was wandering around with wine glasses and beer cups in their hands. There was an abundance of traditional clothes - dirndls, lederhosen, funny hats with all sizes of feathers, the works. All this was accompanied by the dulcet sounds of... traditional Austrian music. You got it: accordions, trumpets, yoo-hoos and yodels. I was complimented on my smile a few times, but that was mostly because I was smiling extra broadly, trying not to crack up and laugh at all the nice Austrian people!
