Johann Strauß and Black Truffle

After a relaxed day out-and-about, I went home to freshen up and to change into an outfit suited for an evening at „Alte Oper“ Frankfurt.

I am not a fan of waltzes and polkas, but if you have as few chances to spend an evening out en femme as I do, you cannot be picky about what you get to see and hear. That evening at “Alter Oper,” the “Original Kendlinger's K&K Philharmoniker und Ballett” performed their “Wiener Johann Strauß Konzert-Gala,” (Vienna Johann Strauß Concert-Gala), sort of a potpourri of songs composed by Johann Strauss and some of his like-minded contemporaries. Johann Strauß (II, the son, the younger) was an Austrian composer of the 19^th century with the byname “Waltz King,” who composed some 500 pieces of music. He should not be confused with Richard Strauß, a German composer of operas of the late 19^th century, e.g. of “Ariadne on Naxos.”

Portrait of the evening

Standing cute in my LBD in the lobby of “Alte Oper” Frankfurt

Dinner at the same Italian restaurant as last time, which happens to be right across from “Alte Oper"

Fettuccini and black truffle, in a butter and cream sauce. Delicious! Black truffle can be found in specific area of Italy, France, and Spain, as well as in parts of China, Australia, and along the southern coastline of the UK. Truffles tend to weigh up to 200 grams and sell for between one and two Euro per gram. They grow underground and can be found using specifically trained pigs or dogs with a very fine nose. One more piece of trivia concerning truffle: the catholic church banned them at point in the middle-ages because they were considered devilish and sinful. That’s not the only reason why I like them, though.

And the elevator shot. Somehow, my fairly new digital camera struggles with mirror shots, while my mobile phone can handle them. It’s a strange world!