Vienna Travel Blogs - Page 7

My first time in Vienna. Absolutely amazing.

For the most part let the pictures do the talking.  Today was a day to wander the streets of Vienna.  I walked past the State Opera House, went through the Hofburg and a few of the museums there.  Grabbed some lunch at a cafe along Stephansplatz and watched the rest of the travellers…

For my second time in Vienna, I thought it would be fun to hunt down some of the filming locations for the movie "Before Sunrise." When I first saw that film in 1995, it definitely sparked my interest in travel and in Vienna. Though, of course, finding the real locations is not nearly as magical. :…

Some random pics from my random travels

Vienna is a white frosted layer cake. On the surface, a white marble melange of stately architecture, perfectly arching streets and circular plazas convey the old-world charm of a time capsule dedicated to the days of operatic splendor and white horse drawn carriages. But just beneath bubbles up th…

A long travel day back on the train.  We woke  up early to head back to Vienna, where we'd be spending one night one our way back to London.  The trip went well.  When we reached Vienna, it was really rainy.  I was tired, and temped to just hide in the hotel, but Steven rea…

After the weekend in Barcelona with my friends who visited, I went to visit Steph in Vienna! I am aware that I went about two weeks ago and it´s been awhile since my last entry, so I have some catching up to do. But this entry is about Austria only, so I´ll update on life back in España later…

Arrived in Vienna early evening. I took the CAT from the airport to the city. On leaving the station I decided to follow some 'touristy' looking people thinking they'd be heading to where the action was. Unfortunately, they took me the wrong way and I had to back track about 20mins of walking. Perh…

unvergässlich!!! eine tolle Erfahrung, echt der Hammer!!!

Now a word about the coffee. I love coffee. Wherever I go, if the coffee is good I will enjoy it more. It probably affects my opinion of a place as much as its history, cuisine, people, etc. While I am a fan of the coffee in Belgium, Spain, and Croatia, Vienna lives up to its reputation as the worl…

We had a very early start to catch a 7.30ish train to Vienna from Graz and had a very interesting chat for part of the way; with an Austrian guy who turned out to be a local teacher. As we already mentioned our timing for this trip couldn't be much worse due to Mayday for which almost all of Europe…

Day 17 and the ‘Contiki Cough’ had caused me to lose my voice, although the actual cough was gone. Aside from not being able to talk, I felt absolutely fine, even with all the sickness going around. Also, I woke up in Munich with a huge hickie on my neck, which I don’t remember getting. It tu…

Vienna Airport is situated right outside the city and is a relatively small airport. You can shop in about 30 taxfree shops, but don't expect any bargains. Most products cost about 3 euro more compared to the prices in the city (cd's, liquer etc).The cheapest way to get from the airport to the city…

6.14.09 Vivacious Vienna   Vienna was so amazing and lovely that we decided to stay another night.  There are SO many enormous, historical buildings with lovely squares, fountains, parks and cathedrals to explore.  Plus, don’t forget that Vienna is the queen of coffeehouses, so w…

Nothing much to say about my two weeks in Europe. To my amazement, the flight to Vienna felt quick, or as quickly as twelve hours can feel. Guess I slept. These sound-blocking headphones really do work. As soon as I checked in to my hotel I went right back out to walk around and catch the sun, rese…