Monday, 2 March 2009

My World Tuesday - Haute patisserie


When you visit Vienna, you cannot ignore this temple of sweets:
K.u. K Hofzuckerbäcker
Demel Royal and Imperial Confectioners
CH. DEMEL' S SÖHNE GmbH
Kohlmarkt 14

The window display is made of sugar!

And inside everything is sweeter than sweet!


Sweet things:
Kandierte Veilchen,
Empress Sissy's favourite "Zuckerln"


You need not be a "Naschkatzerl" to love Katzenzungen :)
But maybe you are a "Zuckergoscherl"?


Sweet decoration - decorative sweets?


Phantastic! Imperial grace!


Yummie, that looks good!


Outside again, Michaelertor, leading to Vienna's imperial palace,
Hofburg.


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43 comments:

  1. Jeanne1 March 2009 at 23:41

    Beautiful Marie!Love that shot at the 'bar' best I think. Lighting is magnificent!

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  2. antigoni2 March 2009 at 19:48

    This place is heaven on earth for me. I love chocolate. I must visit this place! I must! I must! I must!

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  3. Anonymous2 March 2009 at 20:25

    Everything is so elegantly arranged - it's so beautiful! And the window display is made of sugar? W O W!!!

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  4. Maria2 March 2009 at 20:30

    Tricia,
    Demel's window decoration is made of sugar and marzipan or similar weet things and it changes every one or two months. The window decoration is a tradition, and sometimes it depicts the season, sometimes celebrities like the Queen, Obabama quite in chocolate (no, I'm kidding), such things...

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  5. Kessi2 March 2009 at 20:37

    Oh wow, mann denkt man ist in einer verzaubernden Stadt.... wie toll das aussieht, wie im Schlaraffenland!!! Ich glaube, ich sollte auswandern....lach...nach Wien :)... wünsch Dir einen ganz wunderbaren Abend und danke für die bezaubernden prächtigen Eindrücke vom Wunderland :)....

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  6. EG CameraGirl2 March 2009 at 20:53

    Trust me, I won't ignore it. Once I'm in that sweet shop you may have trouble pushing me back out. ;-)

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  7. Louise2 March 2009 at 21:21

    I truly don't see how anyone could ignore that!

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  8. Anonymous2 March 2009 at 21:37

    Most excellent! A wonderful and sweet post! :)
    Cheers, Klaus

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  9. Sylvia K2 March 2009 at 21:38

    Oh, Marie, I have to agree with Antigoni, this place does look like heaven on earth to me too! Your photos are just gorgeous and I love them all! What a fun place to visit in Vienna! Thanks for sharing! Have a great week!

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  10. Anonymous2 March 2009 at 21:44

    Oh my, looks like the perfect place to satisfy a sweet tooth! (Is there a gym nearby?)

    The window display is amazing! You mentioned they change it every month or so, what do they do with the old display?

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  11. ninja2 March 2009 at 22:26

    I'm just back from Your world. Well almost. But from Austria anyway.

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  12. Jane Hards Photography2 March 2009 at 22:26

    This is such a heavenly post. Overwhelmed with the literally the sweetest of images. Wondeful place.

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  13. Anonymous2 March 2009 at 22:59

    It's all so beautiful and tempting. I think I just gained five pounds from looking at your wonderful photos.

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  14. Anonymous2 March 2009 at 23:13

    Hmmm...my sweet tooth aches, hehehe...I love that sugary display, doesn't it melt in the long run?

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  15. Anonymous2 March 2009 at 23:18

    when I saw your comment on another blog, I wondered over, because... many years ago we took 2 vacations in Austia, and on one of them we went to Vienna. I love this city! but not the prices :)
    I am Dutch, but live now in Los Angeles. Glad I found you!

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  16. VALKYRIEN3 March 2009 at 00:24

    Oh so lovely Marie! You gave me a good laugh (the great lady of sugar in the window), the need for one or two or three of those wonderful looking cakes, - and all arranged so beautiful! Both in the shops and on your blog!

    ......wandering off to plunder my refrigerator for sweets.....

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  17. Arija3 March 2009 at 01:28

    I do hope you indulged yourself while you were there, how could you not with all those decicious temptations and smells right under your nose!
    A most alluring and beautiful post Maria!

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  18. Gaelyn3 March 2009 at 01:38

    These decorative confections look almost too beautiful to eat, but I wouldn't let that stop me from gorging. I love the sugar lady in the window. Such artistry. Can I volunteer to eat some of her when the display changes?
    Thanks so much for sharing this part of your world.
    Now I'm going to go bake some cookies.

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  19. Janie3 March 2009 at 01:38

    Can't believe the sugar window display!
    All the pictures of sweets made me hungry. You took great photos.

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  20. Guy D3 March 2009 at 02:02

    Marvelous shots, I'd love to take a walk on that beautiful street.

    Have a great week!
    Guy
    Regina In Pictures

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  21. Dirkjogt3 March 2009 at 03:18

    Austria and sweets go so well together. That is really something for my wife, she just loves sweets!!

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  22. Jack and Joann3 March 2009 at 04:56

    Oh me, oh me, oh me!
    I gave up sweets for Lent along with chocolate and wine and then along comes this blog of sweets that is the ultimate in sweet delights! Lord give me strength to resist reaching into the computer screen and grabbing one to nibble! But they truly are too pretty to eat. I guess I'll just look.

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  23. Small City Scenes3 March 2009 at 06:12

    OMG!!!! yumyumyumyumyumyumyum etc. MB

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  24. Kengot3 March 2009 at 06:59

    Schöne Stadt!!

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  25. angela3 March 2009 at 07:51

    Oh my what a beautiful display! Who could resist it..And I'm on my new year's diet!

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  26. waldviertelleben3 March 2009 at 08:27

    sensationell! macht richtig gusto am morgen - aber mir sind die sachen vom demel ohnedies zu süß (sagt der fuchs, dem die trauben zu hoch hängen).

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  27. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens3 March 2009 at 10:27

    Maria, when I read "Patisserie" nothing stopped me to enter this fairy land of the sophisticated sweet tooth. Great photos of the good life! Actually all I wanted to say was YUMMY.

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  28. ayamlin3 March 2009 at 14:06

    Wow!
    they look very lovely.
    Especially the round box of sweets
    looks very lovely.
    I like just seeing something lovely even if I can't buy them.
    shopping if fun:)

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  29. Reader Wil3 March 2009 at 14:32

    Thank you for taking us to this patisserie! It looks very lovely and tempting!

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  30. Brenda3 March 2009 at 18:20

    Oh My! I think I gained 10 pounds just from looking at all those delightful sweets!

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  31. Kessi3 March 2009 at 18:54

    Heute gibt es eine Auszeichnung für MARIA! :))

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  32. Unknown3 March 2009 at 21:10

    WOW that's some calorie busting store, and that cake you said 'yummy' for, looks delicious!

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  33. Trish ~ ♥ ~3 March 2009 at 22:31

    Oh gosh! Now I need a cuppa tea and some chocolate!

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  34. Anonymous3 March 2009 at 23:02

    Thank you Maria - I had no idea what it was & I've never seen them before - That page says it's native to South America, so it must be expensive there - if your puppy liked what he was sniffing, he has expensive taste! hehehe

    Thanks again for checking it out for me - you're so sweet!

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  35. Leanne3 March 2009 at 23:30

    Oh my goodness what an amazing shop. Not the place to visit when you are on a diet.

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  36. Anonymous4 March 2009 at 10:25

    Beautiful and informative; thanks for sharing.

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  37. DeniseinVA4 March 2009 at 18:55

    A fantastic series of photos Maria, and a wonderful tour. Thank you!

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  38. Wienermädel + Co4 March 2009 at 19:25

    Ich glaube es ja nicht - hast du gesehen, wo wir am Montag waren?

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  39. Marina4 March 2009 at 21:10

    Could I have a zaher torte, please? Ow sorry, I thought I WAS THERE...!

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  40. Anonymous5 March 2009 at 04:21

    An "I ♥ This Blog" award is waiting for you on my page. Go get it and enjoy!

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  41. Lara5 March 2009 at 08:35

    truth you have spoken :)!

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  42. ???6 March 2009 at 17:40

    OMG, I think I just developed diabetes just from looking at these pictures. The window display is unbelievable.

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  43. Barbara Martin8 March 2009 at 20:04

    I love the pastries in Vienna as they are less sweet than those found in North America. The window display is really something to look at.

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