Ringstrasse

Ring boulevard around the Innere Stadt, Vienna (Literary).

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
Neither Here Nor There	Bill Bryson	turning point	Where Vienna suddenly turns lovely and golden.

Neither Here Nor There — Bill Bryson (1991)

Source: Neither Here Nor There · Readwise highlight

It was awful, but then near the Hofburg Palace I passed into the charmed circle of the Ringstrasse, and it was like the sun breaking out from behind clouds. Everything was lovely and golden.

• Role: turning point
• In the book: Walking in from the station along an ugly stretch of Mariahilferstrasse, Bryson doubts Vienna’s reputation; then near the Hofburg he passes into the “charmed circle” of the Ringstrasse and everything turns golden.
• Why it matters: It is the hinge of the Vienna chapter.