Nice and gemutlich. Here everyone and his wife drank waters. The
last great Caesar of Austria - Emperor of Austro-Hungary Franz Joseph loved to
live and hunt here. He ruled almost 70 years (1848-1916), the best is to read
Musil and J.
Roth.
Hašek also goes.
His time was not easy: revolution in the beginning, lost last territories to
Italy, lost to Prussia, mutiny of Hungarians led to double monarchy (K.-K. or K
& K - that is what called
Kakania
by Musil), the only son took his life,
brother - emperor of Mexico was executed (Joseph Brodsky wrote about him in "Мексиканский
дивертисмент"), the marriage
was not easy, and Empress was assassinated in Geneva, the heir was shot, and the
First World War broke.
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| Place of Emperor and Empress. Elizabeth was called Sisy from childhood. |
Elizabeth (Sisy) went to Geneva and never returned! |
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| Mountains and Moon seen from everywhere. On the mountain funicular defunct - not enough snow |
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