Hello dear Hivers!
I celebrated my 6th Hive Birthday on June 24/ Saturday at the Open Air Festival called the "40th Donauinsel Fest-2023". It was a superlative Festival, a Jubilee and the biggest in Europe that lasted for three days (June 23-25, 2023) of fun. They haven´t released yet the data of the total visitors that came during these three day-festival but it is estimated to have reached more than 3 million people. The organizers came up with a variety of programs with top artists and musicians coming from the national and international scene. This year´s attractions were enorm that not only the younger generation were involved in the festivities but also the older generation (like me..LOL!).
The Festival was sponsored by the SPÖ-Vienna ( The Socialist Party) and there were about a dozen platforms/stages for Pop/Rock Bands, singers and other performing artists from both local and international scenes. These dozen stages were scattered within the more than 4 KM of Donau Insel from Reichsbrücke of the 22nd District til the Nordbrücke of the 21st District.
I decided to attend on Saturday which was the 2nd day of the festival. Despite the rain on the first day, still about 800K visitors came to watch the shows of rapper Raf Camora and others. The festival admins provided raincoats, but I am not sure how others survived the rain and the gusty winds on that day as they were not allowed to bring umbrella for safety reasons.
There were around eight hundred police officers and drones deployed to secure the festivities ... No boats were allowed in the area of the Danube River and the parallel New Danube, there were police boats patrolling in the area as well as choppers circling the festival grounds and more than dozens of Ambulances eveready in case of emergencies.
The weather went smoothly although there were dark clouds in the afternoon which later dispersed as the hours passed by and the sun appeared at the time it was beginning to descend.
The show began at around 6:30 PM with the local band Alle Achtung. They were really good and everyone was dancing and cheering raising hands, clapping to the beat.
Confettis were all over , it was fun and exciting to see since the audience were surprised at the falling paper band/tapes from above.
After an hour of standing, clapping my hands and stamping my feet, my legs got tired and I was hungry, so I looked for a booth that sells my favorite "Langos". It is a snack similar to a flat bread, dough of which is made from a combination of baking and potato flour deep fried and later brushed with garlic vinegar and salt.
So I moved away from the stage area and looked for the "Langos", which I found and got my piece after a long queue. Found a place to sit infront of the big monitor......
After a while, the band made a break, I did not wait for the next one, instead, I began to make stage hopping and there were so many to choose from, imagine more than a dozen stages and the visitors flocked to each of the stages in "swarm."
The food vendors and dealers have had clinging cashboxes, the visitors did not mind the so expensive prices of the food. Whether, it´s a steak or grilled fish or chicken, people were falling in line and waited for their turn. The vendors offered mostly beer for drinks and some cocktails.
The bridge here is one of many that connects the visitors from the trains to the festival areas.
Happy 6th Hive Birthday to me, cheers!!!
Wow, it sounds like you had an amazing time at the Donauinsel Fest! I've never been to a festival that big, but it sounds like it was a lot of fun. I love that you got to see so many different bands and artists, and that you even got to try some of your favorite food.
It sounds like you had a really memorable experience, and I'm glad you were able to share it with us. Happy 6th Hive Birthday!
I did have an amazing time, although m legs got tired from standing... it was a great event and I am glad I went. Thank you for your birthday wish!
Megatoller Bericht, macht fast Lust mal wieder Wien zu besuchen
Danke ..Na dann, komm zum nächsten Treffen nach Wien. ca Juli 25...
Happy Hive Birthday! I am glad you still rock despite our age. Thank for sharing this enjoyment of yours.
Thanks for the wish, yep, I did rock and it could make one feel younger, hahaha!
I'm happy to see you having a good time and enjoying yourself.
Happy Hive Birthday!🥳
Thank you for a dropping by. I had so much fun despite so many people... One thing I enjoyed was my Langos I ate while sitting on the ground and watched the show through the big monitor.
I have not been to a concert for a long time, good you still have the time and energy.
Well, you are the master of yourself, I would not want to miss things I like and besides, I need to move around at the same time doing something for my health..
Congratulation for the milestone you reached here. You are such an excellent blogger.
Hahaha.... thanks Deev. trying hard to reach another milestone....
Happy 6th Anniversary po in Hive! Cheers to more blogs.
Thanks my dear, yeah, I´ll try to contribute more often...
Wow so happy seeing you happy Tita @mers 😍 I've never been in a open air festival, really rocks! Happy Hive Bday po 😊
The open air festival was such fun, and I am glad I went despite I was thinking it would rain... but did not. Thanks for the well wish.
Happy Hive Birthday! Let's celebrate life with music no matter what age.
Indeed amiga, we should show the world that age is only in one´s mind. Enjoy while we still can. Thanks!
You had a great time, I see - strange, though I live within walking distance, I did not go! 'Crowdsurfing' is not my thing, lol
maybe I try Afrikadays?
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I haven´t been here for so many years, so it was time to go and see the commotions, I still think it was fun especially I have tried my fave Langos that was so expensive which was sold double it´s normal price. Well, Donauinselfest means always business and I don´t complain.
you can do it easily at home - and cheaply:
https://www.gutekueche.at/langos-grundrezept-rezept-4916
Yeah, I sometimes make them at home. Oma gave me her old recipe. Thanks for the link...
Happy sixth anniversary ma'am @mers this what I'm taking about these numbers are really what I wanted.
Vendor's will always double the price for their products because a major event is happening they know that people will bought their Paninda. I'm happy you have a great time
Thank you. Glad you visited my post. You are making progress with your blog. Congrats!