Vienna is a gorgeous city and a good blend of modern and traditional culture. The Emperor's palaces are indeed impressive but it seems unfair that most of the people in the history books are either aristocrats or military conquerers. A notable exception is Beethoven. Clearly one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time and one of the most famous people in history. What you probably don't know is that Beethoven moved 60 times while living in Vienna. Roughly once every six months. One such place is the Pasqualatihaus. Beethoven's apartment where he wrote the 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th symphonies. I read on a blog that this place is hard to find. That certainly is true as I walked up and down the street several times and couldn't figure out the street number. Locals I asked had no idea either. Finally, I realized it was up the hill behind a grove of trees. The blog mentioned he had to bang on the door for about ten minutes before anyone answered. When we went that wasn't true but there were no other vistors while we were there.
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