‘In the still of the night’. Looking up from my window seat table that’s what I’d always see inscribed on the Haus des Meeres Tower in central Vienna. The tower, a large WW2-style concrete block, is surrounded by parks and children’s playgrounds. It’s actually been transformed into an aquarium, and you can rock climb up its side to get a stunning view of the Viennese skyline. I never knew why that particular phrase was printed there, and I still don’t know. As a fan of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, I’d like to think it’s a reference to his quartets rendition of the popular song, In The Still of The…