Pension Wien Vienna
Bauerlegasse Vienna, Vienna, 1200, Austria
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Vonderful Wien
... a wine tavern that was built into the old brick vaults of the 16th century fortifications surrounding the old city. A harpsichord serenaded us as our waiter humored us with his five words of English.
We are now on the train to Budapest, Hungary. Last night, we tried to learn some Hungarian, and it will be our biggest challenge yet. We can’t wait to speak to you all in fluent Hungarian next time we see you. ...
If it's not Baroque don't fix it
... It is little wonder as their fantastical art goes against the orderly Viennese way of life.
Wandering around the key Hapsburg palaces and monuments earlier in the day, it was interesting to see that the architectural style whilst being clearly Baroque was a restrained form of the style. In Italy it is a style that is like a crazy over the top cake at a bogan´s wedding. In Vienna they would have none of that ostentatious southern style. No wonder Schiele´s sketches of ...
Brass Bands, Stacy Style
... marches. There were thousands of people there enjoying and it truly was a locals scene, the average local being 50plus. It was very cool to be in this large square in city hall and listen to these bands, but chilling to think that only 70 years earlier, Hitler ascended the very steps we walked on to give his speech of the annexation of Austria. Such a mixed bag of feelings comes to me remembering these ...
Let the schnitzel begin
So since everyday I wear winter clothes it is beautiful and sunny, I thought I would pre-empt the weather man and go straight for the t-shirt and 3/4 pants. Yep. It was freezing. I had to do a quick pit stop home after a few hours for a jacket, to which it then warmed up _ murphy's law.
It’s funny how somethings work out. I couldn’t remember the name of the train station that i was supposed to get off at, and by the time I passed the only ...
Eating out in Vienna
... Asian, but also European). What should be next? I would say Australia or Italy. Maybe I should give it to Australia, because I even tried better Vietnamese noodles in Melbourne than Vietnam! Also, I vividly remembered the few plates of nasi lemak the restaurant near our rented house produced every day. It was superb, compared to the mass production in Singapore food market. Not to forget the tender kangaroo meat that Australians ...

