A Letter from Vienna

By: Rose-Anne Gush

The pleasantly dated atmosphere of Vienna is the setting for a politics where history is constantly repeating, and where only the Vengaboys offer an escape from Fascism.

The Vengaboys perform during a protest against the FPÖ on 30 May 2019 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images)

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When I moved to Vienna I was immediately struck by the city’s sense of time, as if it moved backwards and forwards simultaneously. What is new is wrapped, encased, preserved, and conserved in the old. Horses and carts (for tourists) travel next to 1970s trams, part of an on-time-to-every-minute public transport system. Apartments in Vienna’s […]

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When I moved to Vienna I was immediately struck by the city’s sense of time, as if it moved backwards and forwards simultaneously. What is new is wrapped, encased, preserved, and conserved in the old. Horses and carts (for tourists) travel next to 1970s trams, part of an on-time-to-every-minute public transport system. Apartments in Vienna’s […]

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When I moved to Vienna I was immediately struck by the city’s sense of time, as if it moved backwards and forwards simultaneously. What is new is wrapped, encased, preserved, and conserved in the old. Horses and carts (for tourists) travel next to 1970s trams, part of an on-time-to-every-minute public transport system. Apartments in Vienna’s […]

When I moved to Vienna I was immediately struck by the city’s sense of time, as if it moved backwards and forwards simultaneously. What is new is wrapped, encased, preserved, and conserved in the old. Horses and carts (for tourists) travel next to 1970s trams, part of an on-time-to-every-minute public transport system. Apartments in Vienna’s […]

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