HOUSE ON THE KOHLMARKT, VIENNA

House on the Kohlmarkt, Vienna,  16 x 12 inch watercolor by George C. Clark   SOLD

The kind of small family-run accommodations Americans call bed-and-breakfasts are called pensions in Europe.  Frequently they are converted houses, villas, farms, or small apartment buildings.  However, in the larger cities they will sometimes occupy only a portion of a larger commercial building.  The pension I stayed at in Vienna was on the fourth or fifth floor of a large 19th Century building on the Graben in Vienna's altstadt.  It has been my experience that when visiting a city where driving and parking are impractical it is best to stay close to the sites you want to visit.  The extra cost is well worth the time you would waste commuting from cheaper digs in the suburbs.  An extra bonus for an artist is that sometimes you get a view worth painting.  I did this watercolor of a building on the adjacent street, the Kohlmarkt, from the window of my room.