Austrian Coffe Shop Thoughts

( EN / DE ) One of those days when everything I had planned somehow didn't work out. .... As I recently found out, @clareartista was planning a creative co-working meetup, which I would have loved to check out, but unfortunately it didn't take place today because there wasn't enough interest.
The idea is unfortunately on hold for now, but if you're interested in something like this, here's a call to all the creatives among us to maybe take a look and express interest?

Einer dieser Tage, an denen alles was ich geplant hatte irgendwie nicht funktioniert hat. …. Wie ich kürzlich herausgefunden habe plante Clareartista ein kreatives co-working meetup, das hätte ich mir gerne angesehen, nur leider fand es heute nicht statt, da zuwenig Interesse bestand. Die Idee ist vorerst leider auf Eis gelegt, aber falls euch so etwas interessiert, hier auch gleich ein Aufruf an alle Kreativen unter uns, sich das vielleicht mal anzusehen und Interesse zu bekunden?

After that I planned a post for the weekly Cinnamon Cop Writing Prompt. I had already picked out the photos when I read the rules again and unfortunately had to realise that only posts in English are allowed. This exception to post only in English and exclude the German-speaking community is something I do only very rarely, so I also discarded this plan. But the inspiration for the prompt remained and a post by @leaky20 about the famous Kaffee Hawelka in Vienna also inspired me to do it, so I'm sticking to the topic of "favourite coffee house" in the broadest sense and I'll leave these thoughts here with my dear Silver Bloggers in the community :-)
Danach plante ich einen Post für das wöchentliche Cinnamon Cop Writing Prompt. Hatte schon die Fotos herausgesucht als ich nochmal genau die Regeln las und musste leider feststellen, dass dafür nur rein engisch sprachige Posts zugelassen sind. Diese Ausnahme mal nur in Englisch zu posten und die deutsch sprachige Community auszuschließen mache ich aber nur sehr selten, also habe ich auch diesen Plan wieder verworfen. Aber die Inspiration zu dem Prompt blieb ja doch und auch ein Post von leaky über das berühmte Kaffee Hawelka in Wien hatte mich dazu inspiriert, also bleibt es jetzt beim Thema „Lieblings Kaffe Haus“ im weitesten Sinne und ich lasse mich mit diesen Gedanken hier bei meinen lieben Silver Bloggers in der Community nieder :-)

Austria without coffee and without coffee houses is actually unthinkable. In Graz, too, there are coffee houses on every corner and probably the sentence "Gemma auf an Kaffee" (Lets go for a coffee) is statistically the most uttered sentence in this country! Coffee comes in many variations here. They have the old sounding names of Verlängerter, Kleiner Brauner, Großer Brauner, Melange. But, alas. Just as these old dimly lit coffee houses with their quirky waiters are slowly disappearing, so too are these coffee-making variations, giving way to the "chic" capuccinos and latte macchiatos.... Yes, times are changing.
A veil of uniformity is being cast over a once ancient culture, at least that's what I perceive here. Being Austrian is no longer chic, is it?
You had your "regular café" where no matter when you went you met someone you knew, even if it was only the waiter who knew all your little and big worries. Especially during my student days, I was often in the coffee house several times a day. There was chatter and exchanges. Plans were made or studied. It was a kind of second living room that we had there. A living room with a waitress ;-)

Österreich ohne Kaffee und ohne Kaffeehäuser ist eigentlich undenkbar. Auch in Graz befinden sich an jeder Ecke Kaffeehäuser und wahrscheinlich ist der Satz „Gemma auf an Kaffee“ der statistisch meist ausgesprochene Satz hierzulande! Kaffee in vielen Variationen gibt es hier. Sie tragen die klingenden alten Namen Verlängerter, Kleiner Brauner, Großer Brauner, Melange. Aber, leider. Genau so wie diese alten schummrigen Kaffeehäuser mit den schrulligen Kellnern langsam verschwinden, so verschwinden auch diese Kaffee Zubereitungs Varianten und weichen den „schicken“ Capuccinos und Latte Macchiatos... Ja, die Zeiten ändern sich eben.
Über eine einstmals alte Kultur legt sich so ein Schleier des Einheitsbreis, zumindest ist es das was ich hier wahrnehme. Österreicher zu sein ist nicht mehr chick oder?
Man hatte sein „Stamm Cafe“ wo man egal wann man hinging jemanden antraf den man kannte und wenn es nur der Herr Ober war, der all deine kleinen und großen Sorgen wohl kannte. Gerade während meiner Studienzeit war ich oft mehrmals täglich im Kaffeehaus. Es wurde geplappert und sich ausgetauscht. Pläne geschmiedet oder gelernt. Es war eine Art von zweitem Wohnzimmer das wir dort hatten. Ein Wohnzimmer mit Bedienung ;-)

Well, unfortunately I don't have a favourite coffee house any more. But there is something else that makes coffee houses so special and that is meeting up with a good friend, or several. And that's exactly what I did last week with @music-nature. The time in the city of Graz flew by, we had so much to talk about after such a long time.
We found a nice spot on the square where I had photographed the saxophone player before. Instead of the saxophone, the sound of other street musicians' guitars floated over to us. The cafe itself is nice, but nothing special, just one of many of its kind. The prices... well, EUR 4.20 for a small cup of coffee reflect the general price level in an exclusive location well, I think.

Nun, so ein Lieblings Kaffeehaus habe ich leider nicht mehr. Aber da gibt es noch etwas anderes, das Kaffeehäuser so besonders macht und das ist, sich mit einem guten Freund, oder mehreren zu treffen. Und genau das habe ich vorige Woche mit @music-nature getan. Die Zeit in der Grazer City verging wie im Fluge, so viel hatten wir uns nach längerer Zeit zu erzählen.
Auf dem Platz and dem ich zuvor die Saxophon Spielerin fotografiert hatte fanden wir ein nettes Plätzchen. Statt Saxophon schwebte nun der Gitarrenklang anderer Straßenmusikanten zu uns herüber. Der Cafe selbst ist nett, aber jetzt auch nichts besonderes, sondern nur eines von vielen die es in dieser Art gibt. Die Preise.. nun ja EUR 4,20 für ein kleines Häferl Kaffee spiegeln das allgemeine Preisniveau in exklusiver Lage gut wieder denke ich.

Here you can see what the square and this café look like in the colder season. Our city centre is a very charming and unique place with a wonderful ambience.
Hier seht ihr, wie der Platz und dieses Cafe in der kälteren Jahreszeit auszieht. Unsere Innenstadt ist halt schon ein sehr charmanter und einzigartiger Ort mit einem wunderbarem Ambiente.

But the best thing was to spend that beautiful late summer afternoon there with someone you really like, because in the end that's what counts the most, isn't it?
Das schönste aber war diesen herrlichen Spätsommertag Nachmittag dort mit einem Menschen, den man sehr gerne hat zu verbringen, denn das ist am Ende doch was am meisten zählt, nicht wahr?

As always I hope you enjoyed reading the post :-) Yours, B.


all photos by @beeber
mostly translated with deepl.com

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I love coffee, but I love more the experience of sharing it with people I love. 🤗
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Sitting alone in the right coffeshop reading or writing can also be very fine. But the moments shared with friends are the best
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"Gemma auf an Kaffee" habe ich erstmal gelernt.€4,20 ist teuer für einen Kaffee oder, aber ich treffe Leute auch nicht mehr so oft im Kaffehaus order irgendwo. Vorher habe ich viel ofter gemacht und ich weiß nicht , aber jetzt nicht mehr..

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Reminds me of the wonderful Scots poet Rabbie Burns who said ...

the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry

But we only got to see you because you could not meetup with your creative friend and then because the coffee group does not let you use German.
Here we are third class citizens lmao
I am teasing, coffee and a chat is something we love and it gets more poignant the older we get!

Great to see you and I never knew coffee was such a big thing in Austria!

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hehe The Universe knows all my fellow night owl!

I am teasing and happy you did show us your coffee and a bit of Graz!

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Wow! EUR 4.20 for a coffee!! But, as you said... You pay for the location... Anyway, if you are in good company, it is priceless and it looks like you were!

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Thats true, friends are the best thing in life.
Normally a coffee is around 3,50 wich also is a lot for a little coffee and milk I think

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The experience of going with friends for coffee and catching up is one of the great pleasures in life, right? Here, although lately there has been a proliferation of fancy coffee shops, there are still some coffee shops where you can chat with the barista or the girl who serves you coffee. Those are without a doubt my favorites.

I would love to visit Austria if coffee is a thing there.

I hope you can do the creative co-working meetup soon. Maybe I should check it;)
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Oh yes coffee is a big thing in Austria with old tradition. So many varieties.
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Me complaining or merely pointing out facts ... hehe good morning wee B!

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But what matters is that we were the choice in the end, hehe :)
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Not enough coffee photos! 😁

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Meeting friends in the city was a regular at the coffee shop, you are so right the coffee is not presented the way it was. Does not hold the same robust strength, now decorated to death with fake cream.

Good times had in our favourite spot in our teens.

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Ha yes, I am so happy growing adult in the 80s it was such a good time. the smartphone free freedom because nobody all the time knew where you are and what you do. 😘

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Standing arrangement made face to face in person, pity the joy of being free of technology is not something many will stop using today, even over a coffee!

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