Country Info
- Vienna
- Capital
- Euro (EUR)
- Currency
- 8,150,835
- Population
- AT
- Country Code
Vienna Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Vienna, Austria
Change of plans
... in Munich we continued to Vienna. Mr Kaplony told us that Vienna was really nice and so we changed our plans and went to Vienna instead of Salzburg. Hitchhiking from Munich to Vienna went really well. We started at a gas station on the east side of ...
Castles, Churches, and Wienerschnitzel
... . From 1945-1955, France, Britain, Russia, and the United States oversaw a transition to the second Republic of Austria. One condition of independence was that all memorials constructed by Allied forces had to remain untouched. This is ...
Semmering
Went skiing today. Did not take my phone so no photos to upload today sorry! But there are photos on the camera. Woke early and bought supplies from the supermarket. Caught the first train to Semmering. Shared the compartment with a radio equipment ...
We are very excited, will leave in 2 days
Travel preparations are taking place :-) We have not packed yet, because we are busy with creating our first blog. Time is fleeting! We're leaving soon and there are still so many things to do. Wir sind immer noch nicht ganz fertig ...
Vienna
Today started with a drive through the mountains on our way to Vienna. Along the way we hit some snow and the driving got a little slow for a while. It turned back into rain and was dry by the time we got to our hotel. We had to quickly get changed for ...
Vienna
... in Vienna. Started celebrating using aussie time so i really got a day and a half of birthday celebrations. Started with an AWESOME Vienna scnhitzel for lunch (see photo) and then in the evening we went to a Mozart/Strauss concert in the Orangerie room at ...
Guten Tag Europe!
... have overcome a 10 hour time difference in the last day; it was one very long day! We had a short stop over at Vienna airport early in the morning local time before boarding a short flight to Barcelona on Austrian Airlines again. The flight to Barcelona ...
Parents and Henry Arrive
... a good place in the center of the city. We walked around and wound up eating at what they say is the oldest restaurant in Vienna. This is also a restaurant that we had been given a menu for in German class, and our German teacher said that it was very ...
Vienna
... and we also spent a day hanging out with Jess and Emmy (the two sisters from Canberra, who we'd met in Rome). Another notable thing about Vienna was the hostel we stayed at. As far as fun and features go, it was easily the best we stayed at! It had a ...
SUNSHINE! in Vienna
... it was free! so we headed up and basically napped in a hammock for about an hour. It was fabulous. Hammocks overlooking the city of Vienna? We serioulsy need them in NY, but I suppose it'd be a bit loud and not too relaxing. We headed back to the hostel ...
Vienna
Vienna, Austria 9-26-07 Aww! Vienna! What an elegant city! The buildings are gorgeous! Massive and white, they take up whole city blocks! The stylish city is seeped in culture and beauty. We stayed one night and a ...
Days 1,2 & 3 on the European Tour
... CD’s (he had a 3 pack set) and was given quite an amount of coin/notes as donations. As we depart for Vienna I notice the countryside is gorgeous and I have never seen so many quaint little churches with Black slate tall steeples in my life. ...
Austria
It's a good thing that Austrians speek German just so I don't have to learn another language so Gutentak!! Vienna is a really beautiful place, it's really nice to stroll around. This month by the city hall they're playing free ochestra shows so ...
Austria: I like it
Last weekend we went to Vienna, Austria! It was a ton of fun! We left on Friday evening and drove all night which wasn't so bad because we slept a great deal of the way. We got in to Vienna pretty early and stowed our stuff in the rental car until we ...
Vienna
... Zermatt for today. Honestly, it flew by, the scenery was incredible. Especially at the western end of Austria, I saw loads of snow-capped mountains with little streams and waterfalls flowing down them, clear skies, green fields covered in ...
Tourist Town
... and missing his train to the airport. Everything did however work out, with the U-bahn speeding us to the Hotel Austria near Schwedenplatz quickly, allowing us to check-in before accompanying Charles on foot to Wien Mitte Station. He used the airline ...
Snow and Opera
... to a big late night in our hostel's bar last night, we made our way via subway to meet our tour group for a tour of Vienna. On our way to the tour bus we walked passed the Opera House and purchase tickets for this evening's opera La Traviata by ...
Mozart and Company
... Strauss debuted many of his works, the theater now houses daily performances of Strauss and Mozart, the prodigal, musical sons of Vienna. Strauss, the ’golden boy’ of Vienna was incredibly popular in his time, with girls swooning and ...
Vienna for a Day
... . Everyone at 6am in the Senator's Lounge is in a suit, except the 2 American kids wearing nylon shirts and walking shoes. Vienna is a very beautiful city. It has the relaxed atmosphere of Amsterdam, but without all the drugs. There are many parks around ...
"Wien"-er Schnitzel
... before and was just as cute as you would imagine. We then took the wonderful U-Bahn (the underground system in Austria and Germany) to see St. Stephens, a massive gothic cathedral. To finish the trip, I ate wiener schnitzel, which ...
The Old European Power House
We made it to Austria! We took the train from Prague to Wien, which is apparently how you say Vienna in German. Austria does not have its own language, just German. We stayed in another nice hotel with my parents again and were able to walk to the ...
Austria- the hills are alive!
... said we were going to "WIEN" in Austria... but that is the name of Vienna in German. Just so you know... So we got to Austria (Vienna.... obviously) at around 17:30, and our train to Krakow, Poland didnt leave until 20:33, so, we decided to take a quick ...
Moving on...
... out brick walls around the statues so the people could not see thier own statues and virtues!! One trivial fact- Austria had the first woman power!!. Vienna is a nice, friendly city, most people speak English, so if you get lost they are willing ...
OHHHHH VIENNNAAAAA
Wow what a great day. I got up early and took the coach into town, stopping at Schonbrunn that was this massive palace. It was awesome! It had the most beautiful courtyard I had scene, and it stretched a few km long. We hiked to the top of it and got ...
Vienna day 2
... money in preparation for Prague, then headed to meet the group. We went to a Schnaps Distillery to see how they make the beverage Austria is famous for, and of course sample it. The owner was a hilarious old man, who really made the experience all the ...
Vienna
After a lazy morning and one missed train ride, Jon and I got out of Bratislava a little late. Consequently, we also arrived in Vienna a little later than we expected. We had about four hours and we had to make a choice: to try and see some museums in ...
Vienna
... Tons of tourists, but we walked a little way of the main paths and found some reallz spectacular areas. Really phenomenal. And now Vienna after a 12 hour train ride. Something about Vienna is really attractive to me. I havenät enjoyed some of the bigger ...
Trip to Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
... . Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain Inspired by Mark Twain I'm throwing off my bowlines and leaving Vienna this Saturday, 31. January, over the great ocean to fly to ...