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Braving the metro!

A travel blog entry by davefremland

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... and also a sweatshirt for myself 'cause I am so so so cold. A nice sweater of fleece in Navy blue emblazoned with VIENNA in giant red letters across the front. I kind of worked my way through the streets aimlessly following the crowds but also wide eyed. ...

Lord of the ring

A travel blog entry by davefremland

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I knew that would get you to read it!! I just returned home and as I unwind, I want to get this all down before it disappears into memory. My story starts with me waking up at about 9:00 in the morning after a fairly difficult sleep. Remember ...

What are all those explosions?

A travel blog entry by davefremland

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... ;It turned out that is was now 10 minutes to 12!!! I turned the corner and low and behold a hot dog stand selling traditional Vienna sausage. as i ate mine, It was so hot and full of cheese that it ruptured all over my sweater just as the fireworks ...

I've never been so cold!

A travel blog entry by davefremland

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... rest. Honestly, it's been a very long vacation for me and I have no qualms about relaxing during a long vacation. I'm sure Vienna will still be here later. later in the evening after some long relaxation time in my room, I went out for a drink ...

Naked Men Fighting Horses

A travel blog entry by jackie_n_james

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... . Then we were very unsure as to what we wanted to do for the rest of the day but we found a brochure for Vienna's Prater amusement park on the north end of the city so we went to check it out. We thought about going on the gigantic ferris ...

Vienna

A travel blog entry by jennykelly

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... that the groceries cost us about 3 times as much in Austria as we paid in Hungary. The standard of living is high is Austria and cars, bikes and fashions are all the latest. We quickly got into the spirit of Vienna and purchased concert tickets to a ...

Palaces

A travel blog entry by eric

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... . The Treasury boasts the best collection of crown jewels in Europe. And 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 ...

So long farewell aufweidersein goodbye!

A travel blog entry by davefremland

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... ordering food or drinks but then I just relaxed for the 2 hour journey. The man in front seemed irritated when we arrived but i was quite content. Here I was in my 3rd destination for this trek, Vienna where i checked into my hotel for the night. ...

Stopping to look up for once

A travel blog entry by sojanet

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... where some people would only pick up unknown illnesses, bruises and cuts. I got over the worst. With Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany, what could possibly happen? NOBODY gets hurt while traveling in these places. Right? ...

Grandiosity in a GRAND capital

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... the classy club that charges 12 euros on a Wednesday night, I just want to go back. By the time, we end up in a tiny bar with a dance floor, it is 2 am and apparently closing (or does not want us there?). So much for a crazy night in ...

Skiing in Austria

A travel blog entry by paul

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Brett and I went to Germany (Munich) and Austria. We skied in Austria which had excellent conditions. The people seemed a bit cold though. Never mind I - I was there for the ...

No Kangaroos in Austria

A travel blog entry by itsem

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... a chocolate snowman for Brad! Did succumb to some tat later though and found myself with some magnets saying "no kangaroos in austria". We did also wander around the Naschmarkt (Viennese markets, which started in the 16th Century) but only because we were ...

Vienna!!

A travel blog entry by hels_belles

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... the train station, so I was out and off to Vienna by 11am, heading out of the old communist countries and over to right-wing Austria. The train journey only took about 1 and a half hours, and the biggest thing that struck me was just how many wind ...

Vienna

A travel blog entry by elsewhere

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... are left to be reclaimed by nature, skatekids and hobos. A real shame. Prague is beautiful. Just not all of it. We´re in Vienna now. But your eyes are tired. And you need another cuppa. I can feel it. We'll write more later. Thanks to all those ...

Portrait of an Unhappy Habsburg

A travel blog entry by jackdrury

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This morning Elenka and I caught the eight-forty-five train from Banska Bystrica to Vienna. Five-and-a-half hours later after checking into our hotel in the Museum Quarter, we made a bee-line for Hofburg Palace, the winter residence of ...

Vienna

A travel blog entry by meganandkevin

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... of about seven people, two opera singers, and two dancers. It was nice to be that close to the action. Being in Vienna even the smaller performances bring first class talent (at least this one did anyway). They were all wonderful. It was ...

Vienna

A travel blog entry by vine_hooligans

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IMH: It is amazing to think that Austria borders 8 other states: Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic. We passed through Cesky Krumlov, a small town in Czech Republic crowned by an audacious castle and ...

Last day in Vienna

A travel blog entry by hels_belles

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... seen in a park before, it's great, people were just sat relaxing in the sun and enjoying the weather. I had really enjoyed Vienna, having come here with no real expectations it had been a great surprise that it is now actually one of my favourite cities ...

Dreams, Empires and Unfortunates

A travel blog entry by jackdrury

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... . Ellen and I were having dinner at a restaurant in the Museum Quarter looking out at one of the world's most magnificent cities, Vienna. "There is a level of comfort I've come to truly enjoy in the civilized world," Ellen said. "Riding to work on the ...

No Kangaroo's in Austria

A travel blog entry by clintonb

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... there are Kangaroo's in Australia as everyone knows, but i didn't cotten on till the last day that it actually said "Austria" not "Australia" - definatly a blonde moment for myself. Well getting here was quite the task but quite amusing now i look back ...

Phil-ing Faint..

A travel blog entry by flashpackers

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<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)> - Went to listen to the Vienna Philharmonica play a selection of songs which I had never heard of... we had standing room tickets so we had to stand in the back ...

The Great and Not So Great of Eastern Europe

A travel blog entry by jill_and_andy

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... July 18. We continued clockwise to Krakow and Zakopane in Poland, across the Tatra Mountains to Budapest, Hungary, and then west to Vienna, Austria. We spent approximately two days at each stop and mostly used our rail pass to get from one place to ...

Vienna

A travel blog entry by yah27

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... palm trees and beaches. But generally, it's a good response unlike our two-time elected president. Austria is quite like Germany. People speak German, food is almost identical and transportation system is basically the same, ...

Vienna, Austria

A travel blog entry by tbassplayer

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... connection here and there to stay in contact with the rest of the world, I really don't mind staying away. We arrived in Vienna and checked into our hostel. It was a large building with 7 floors of rooms and a large breakfast and common area. The rooms ...

really big buildings...

A travel blog entry by mhaebich

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... of travel together) and catching a very efficient two trains from Seefeld to Innsbruck and then across the breadth of Austria in 5 hours to Vienna (it's a pretty quaint little country). Hard to say goodbye to the family but it was an amazing train ...

Harmonica!

A travel blog entry by clintonb

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Just a quick entry to update! This American guy which was clearly on drugs kept playing the same ol guitar song over and over again and people kept getting annoyed. Somehow i think he got "years of experience" confused with maybe "days of ...

Trip to Central Europe

A travel blog entry by chronometers

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... police. We were on an entry road to the highway which had a lower than expected speed limit. Turns out that in Austria a U.S. driver's license is not valid; an international driver's license is required. In addition, Chris' driver's license shows an ...

laptop breakdown

A travel blog entry by yah27

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... My laptop i purchased via ebay to save few bucks is turning out to be my biggest headache thus far on this trip. i'm in vienna, austria right now, headed to budapest tmrw. hopefully, i can get my laptop fixed there. i'll have updates to Berlin, ...

Laundry and Lifeless Ponies

A travel blog entry by flashpackers

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... )> - Today was a rest day of sorts... meaning we did bugger all. - Bought tickets to the Vienna Philharmonica for tomorrow. - Sat at a nearby park that overlooks Charles Church and people watched while listening to some dude ...

Kulcha Klub in Vienna

A travel blog entry by peteandmandy

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... was painful and it was not the best day of our trip. It wasn't that bad though. Some of the scenery was classic Austria. Rolling green hills, forests, snow capped mountains etc. We are staying outside Vienna in the hills about 40 minutes from the city ...

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Braving the metro!

Lord of the ring

What are all those explosions?

I've never been so cold!

Naked Men Fighting Horses

Vienna

Palaces

So long farewell aufweidersein goodbye!

Stopping to look up for once

Grandiosity in a GRAND capital

Skiing in Austria

No Kangaroos in Austria

Vienna!!

Vienna

Portrait of an Unhappy Habsburg

Vienna

Vienna

Last day in Vienna

Dreams, Empires and Unfortunates

No Kangaroo's in Austria

Phil-ing Faint..

The Great and Not So Great of Eastern Europe

Vienna

Vienna, Austria

really big buildings...

Harmonica!

Trip to Central Europe

laptop breakdown

Laundry and Lifeless Ponies

Kulcha Klub in Vienna