St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) Vienna

Day 1
Arrived at Hostel Ruthensteiner and me and the 5 other people that came on my plane hung outa t the hostel until the rest of the group arrived. Once the group got there, we walked around and saw some of the city around our hostel …

We arrived in Vienna in the late afternoon so it was really only dinner and early bed so we could be up early the next morning to make the most of our day in Vienna. The weather was lovely, about 22 so it was very pleasant walking around to all the sights.

Vienna has a population of about 1.8M so is fractionally higher population than …

The saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." In Vienna's case, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Upon our arrival at Hotel Alstadt (which looked nothing like the pictures on the internet), we were told that Vienna was a “very clean city.” Well if by clean you mean broken bottles and trash …

From Florence I took an early train to Vienna. I left Joey, Will and Ana to meet up with Mary Ellis (studying in Cork, Ireland) and Elizabeth (studying in Lampeter, Wales). As soon as I left the bus I noticed this Italian looking man in the train station. I didn't pay him any mind until I felt like he was following me around. Being the paranoid …

We (two Slovenian girls, Rachel and Manasi and another Indian guy called Sanil) went to the Christmas mass starting at midnight. The line was awfully long, but we eventually got into Stephansdom. I was confused as hell, as everything was conducted in German and I had no idea what was going on. After patiently listening to German for 1.5 hours I …

Arriving by mini-van from Cesky Krumlov (3 hours away)we checked into a spacious room at Hotel in Kernals which is about 15 minutes from the centre of Vienna and Stephenplatz. There's a tramstop close by and for a 10€ ticket there’s unlimited travel on U-bahn and tramway systems and this is great because in the rain it’s much …

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I did not sleep well. First, the walls were extremely thin and I could hear everything the people in the next room over were saying. I kept thinking that they were in my room, which was a bit unnerving while trying to fall asleep. Second, I woke up an hour too early because I didn't set my clock back. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that until …

We figured it was about 3 km from the boat to St. Stephan's and decided not to take the morning tour but to just go it alone. We were given directions using the Underground but set out on foot and first stopped by the Spanish Church we had seen last night. It is also under renovation and rather sparse inside, unlike most of the other churches and …

I awoke sleepy-eyed to the rolling green hills of the Alps. I traveled past quaint little houses scattered throughout the valley that overlooked small rivers and creeks. I drank a bitter cup of European coffee, and I arrived in Vienna, Austria, about ten am.

I transferred to another train station by tram, and once again, I got lost. After …

... its home to one of Austria's most familiar icons, the Vienna Boys Choir. Again I'm amazed at the architecture.  St Stephen's Cathedral took over 200 years to build.  The stones at the base measure several feet in every direction.  How ...

... these 'living dead' that they must shed a tiny layer of their own humanity." "And the architecture of Vienna blends so well," I replied. "St. Stephen's Cathedral was built over a seventy-five year period in the 12th century, while the Rathaus, ...

... me opera tickets. After pretending that I didn't speak any language known to man just to avoid these people, I ducked into St. Stephen's Cathedral for refuge, and in doing so attended my first Easter mass. It was packed! So after listening to some ...

... you to see most of the huge, famous buildings.  We visited the apartment Mozart lived in and explored the catacombs of St Stephen's cathedral.  The euro buys more here than it did in Ireland which is a welcome relief.  The only downside is ...

... bumped into four Sweedish student on the train who were heading in the same direction. The five of us walked through St. Stephen's Cathedral and climbed 400 steps up a spiral staircase to the top of the spire. The cathedral itself is unbelievable and ...

... are hardly any buildings taller than five stories. The beautiful old section is centered around the 12th century St. Stephen's Cathedral, the cathedral where Mozart was married, his children baptized, and his funeral held. Records show Mozart was ...

... fine, although it still had swelling/limited movement/purplish shading. After picking up some delicious pastries, we headed towards St. Stephen's Cathedral but got sidetracked by a bunch of other churches. The churches in Europe are so great-- most of ...

... of our last Czech currency. Once at Vienna, we drove around the famous Ring Road, saw the Palace of the Hapsburgs, St. Stephen's Cathedral, and the State Opera House. Later in the evening, we went to the Hapsburg's Summer Palace for an exquisite dinner ...

... onto a train headed towards the center.  The first thing that I saw when I got off and came up the stairs was St Stephen's Cathedral.  Completed in 1511, it is quite massive and ornate.  It was the location of both Mozart's wedding and his ...

... that it needs it's own map with "blocks"! I just find that to be so ridiculous!! After that, I visited Vienna's main church- Stephansdom (St.Stephen's Cathedral). It was very pretty (but I seem to think that about all churches). I just can't help it! I ...