Article 33: Coffee shop – the opening place of Sigmund Freud’s modern thought

In the 19th century, coffee shops became the ideal space chosen by intellectuals in Vienna, such as philosopher Sigmund Freud, as a place to cherish and sublimate great ideas. [caption id="attachment_25326" align="aligncenter" width="800"] “Coffee is one of the answers to humanity's quest for joy.” - Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)[/caption] In the...

Article 32: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a musical genius’s love of coffee

Along with the process of shaping the identity of Austrian coffee in the capital Vienna, this city was also the place where the creative movement in music flourished, making Vienna the "European music capital". [caption id="attachment_25283" align="aligncenter" width="800"] “I drank coffee, now I am burning with creative inspiration and ready...

Article 31: Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki – coffee and a hero’s warrior spirit

Coffee was introduced to Vienna during a special historical period, becoming a symbol of victory after a battle that changed European history, ending the long conflict between the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire. [caption id="attachment_25496" align="aligncenter" width="800"] “If you do me a favor, give me bags of coffee, I...

Article 30: Coffee awakened humanity – Vienna Consciousness

Coffee and coffee shops have a strange compatibility in the historical flow and upward aspirations of Austria that create what is known as "Vienna Consciousness". [caption id="attachment_25157" align="aligncenter" width="800"] “You are lucky, you can go to the coffee house.” - Franz Josepth I (1830-1916), Emperor of Austria[/caption] Vien itself is...

Trung Nguyen Legend: Change to be Great!

Ho Chi Minh City, 28th day of March 2020 To the Brothers and Sisters of the Trung Nguyen Legend Family, This letter is addressed to you in the most extraordinary day, in the most urgent context, in the most challenging situation, in the most crucial decisive moments - not just...

Article 29: Coffee and the Italian Dream

The main source of Italian coffee materials were imported from other countries. However, with the creativity of the contemplative style and the philosophy of living in a cup of coffee, Italy rose to become a typical coffee civilization. [caption id="attachment_25097" align="aligncenter" width="800"] “Coffee is the harmony of the heart and...

Article 28: Coffee and the “Youths of Italy” unified Italy

"It is impossible to write a page of history, politics or art in the 19th century without mentioning the name of a coffee shop. Coffee was the energy of revolutions that changed the destiny of an entire nation."  Politician Piero Bargellini has affirmed so when discussing the role and importance...

Article 27: The great writer Gasparo Gozzi: “The coffee shop is a special cultural organization!”

Before political and economic unification, the Italians initiated cultural homogenization activities. The cafe was established as a special organization, laying the foundation for movements to establish Italian identity. [caption id="attachment_24998" align="aligncenter" width="800"] “The coffee shop is a special cultural organization! A school of behavior that provides a peaceful space for...

Article 26: Il Caffè – discourse of the enlightened intelligentsia

In the middle of the Enlightenment era, intellectuals recognized that the pursuit and sharing of knowledge was the foundation for changing the destiny of each person, each people, and each nation. Thoughts initiated over a cup of coffee become an important catalyst in the process of transforming public thinking. [caption...