Easter Vienna Bratislava, more notes

Bratislava still has a section of its old wall remaining.

The view from my "seat" at the Staatsoper. There were about 200 people outside, not counting those tooting car horns and sidewalk stroller-conversationalists. The production was absolutely first rate, with a Satan who looked like he had just stepped out of a GQ ad--black leather trenchcoat and red vest. And handsome to boot, sort of a Johnny Depp face, but with more of a Tom Cruise body.

The trees are in the gardens at Schönbrunn palace. Different styles of trimming are done to produce different styles of aisles. Here the trees are cut to produce an arch overhead. In other pathways the trees were sheared off square, to look something like thick lime popsicles.

A new version of the classical pediment, only this time in glass.