Vienna Calling
The Emperor Quartet, throwing it down in Kapuzinerkirche , Vienna If Vienna is best known for anything, it is music. I wont argue the merits of Mozart vs. wienerschnitzel . Suffice it to say, Vienna excels at both but one just has more world-historical street cred than the other. Going to hear and see live music performances in Vienna is just about as easy as finding delicious wienerschnitzel . Between the Staatsoper (State Opera House), the Konzerthaus , or just about every church and any kind of indoor space you can think of, you can get inexpensive tickets to hear superb musicians playing the great hits of yesteryear from Wolfgang Amadeus, Johann Sebastian ... and the rest. And it sounds lovely, and familiar, a truly beautiful and memorable experience for those of us whose only know European classical music from Bugs Bunny cartoons. Think I saw this dude one time on Letterman. Vaguely remember a baby backup band. Not only is it easy to indulge in Eine Kleine Hohekultur , it'