I am very well content with my abode at the Weisser Wolf, tho' it is not
a first-rate hotel. They are very civil people, and I have an excellent and
spacious room for two florins Wiener Whaerung per diem. Lodgings are the
only things that are dear in Vienna, every other article is, however,
cheaper than in any other city I have yet been in. All kinds of Hungarian
wine may be had at the most reasonable prices. I generally breakfast at a
neighbouring Cafe in the Fleischmarkt for the sake of reading the
Allgemeine Zeitung which is taken in there, and which is the only journal
having a shade of liberality which is permitted in the Austrian dominions.
From the hours of twelve to three, dinners a la carte are served at the
Weisser Wolf. For two and half florins W.W., I get an excellent dinner
with a bottle of Offener wine. The wine of Offen resembles much that of
Bordeaux in its quality and flavor. The tariff however of the dinners and
wines varies daily a few kreutzers, in consequence of the eternal
fluctuation of the W.W., so that every morning a fresh tariff is affixed
to the wainscot of the saloon where the dinners are served. Supper, served
likewise a la carte, is at its full tide between the hours of eight and
ten o'clock; and as Vienna is renowned for the celebrity of its beefsteaks
and cutlets, called here Rostbraten, these and a salad seem to be the
favourite dish for supper.
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