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Thursday, October 21, 2010

 















Vienna, Thursday 21st October 2010






Although it was quite a large apartment, it must have been difficult to live there with six children especially as Papa Freud used most of the space for his practice ... Quite an experience though, walking around the flat where all those famous cases had to sit and wait, every day, five times a week: The Wolf Man, Little Hans, Anna O, the Rat Man, Dora .... and then they get told they have an Oedipus Complex ...
Freud's waiting room has been restored to its original, the entrance hall still is original, the other rooms are full of photographs and copies of letters, diplomas, some artefacts, like the kind of cigars that eventually caused his death etc.
It was a beautiful clear day, but chilly, with a cold wind. I did go in search of the Danube and found several versions: the Danube Canal, the Old Danube and the New Danube, none of them 'schön' and certainly not 'blau'. I also found United Nations city, from where you might be able to see all three versions, if you can get through security ...
Went back into town and ogled more baroque buildings, had Viennese coffee 'mit schlag obers' and Apfel Strudel. Looked at program for music events tonight, but I either have no idea what it is, the things I fancy aren't on tonight or they are expensive. So, dinner at the local Italian, I imagine, and a movie on telly ...

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