1. Sign downtown: Cafe Spitt
2. Morgenmuffel is the word for someone who wakes up grouchy.
3. The tram from Grinzing, like any form of public transit, is a miniature-in-motion of the rest of life, a moving microcosm, as we travelers come in and out of the space we share with others for moments, days, years: all ages and character types, a smile, a vacant look, a stare, a grimace, a frown--the people, the traits, the moods, the expressions disappear as suddenly as they appeared. The Ship of Fools built the metaphor to book length, and life as a journey is most thoughtfully explored in the philosophic quest of Voltaire's Candide. But the real richness of the trope is in the semantic ambiguity of German-English--kind of Zenlike, actually. The following is from Rick Steves' German Phrase Book and Dictionary:
"The German word for journey or trip is Fahrt. Many tourists enjoy collecting Fahrts. In German-speaking areas, you'll see signs for Einfahrt (entrance), Rundfahrt (round trip), Ruckfahrt (return trip), Ausfahrt (trip out), and throughout your trip, people will smile and wish you a 'Gute Fahrt.'"
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