Austria
Travel Blogs from Austria
More Mozart..
<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)> - Did the Rick Steve's self guided tram tour from his book which gave a quick listing of the highlights of the city. - Did the Rick Steve's self ...
Austria WINS!!!! The Most Boring Tour Ever!
There are two "Sound of Music" tours being run in Salzburg. One is called "The Most Unique Sound of Music Tour" and the other is called "The Original Sound of Music Tour". I had previously read in a guidebook 'to make sure you get xyz tour and not the ...
Europe, phase 2
Dreadfully ill, yet again, Scott and I took our longest and what was to be our 15th flight so far to Vienna, Austria, our arrival point in Europe from which we would bus it to Prague. Many moons ago, and one year before we met, Scott and I both ...
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Reflections.
... 2" thick (ok, that's an exaggeration, but still, it's pretty thick!!). It seems that the staple diet in Switzerland, Germany and Austria is meat, sausages and potatoes - so perfect for Brian. Sometimes these meals may come with a salad, but apart from the ...
A long and unproductive day..
<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)> - Grabbed the hotel bikes and rode around the Lake Bled to see the island from the other side of the lake. - Caught the bus, then the train to Ljubljana, ...
Autruche
Hey ho! Fait un bail hein?! Internet est loin de mon auberge et loin d'etre gratuit. Je suis a Innsbruck en Autriche depuis beaucoup trop longtemps! 5 jours pour une si petite ville c'est beaucoup trop! Ces temps-ci l'autriche ne cesse de battre des ...
Golden Girl
<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)> - Bought a Innsbruck card that gives you transport around Innsbruck and entry to an assortment of places like museums and the Alpenzoo... the pass ...
A return to Salzburg
... we were here, there was not one internet café, now they were on every corner. My dream of being the internet café king of Innsbruck had been shot down in flames. You can't always get what you want, so we left Austria and headed back to old London ...
Extract: picture julie in a tight black ...
... from Vienna to Salzburg, our midway point from Budapest. "Passport? Why the hell would you need a passport in the middle of Austria!" said the smiling austrian train conductor as I handed over all of my documents to her from our train cubicle. After ...
Danka!
... I do like how the rockey mountains in Canada seem more pristine because they are not heavily industrialized and populated but most of Austria is mountains so I do not think the have a choice! One thing I could not believe that the hostel charged a ...
vienna off to a completely wild start
Prague was great, nothing quite as crazy as the first night, but generally very interesting place. I went to a few places advised by previously mentioned American living in Prague for a few months, they were great. One crazy huge pendulum thing that ...
Hofgarten, Austria
... Glacial streams, snowy mountains, green fields and amazing cottages with flower boxes in every window. I guess it really was stereotypical Austria and it was great. After a couple couples we reached our destination. A BBQ lunch was well deserved, a ...
Wien
... I spent the day visiting city center...more palaces, more cathedrials. I never realized how many amazing people came from Austria....Mozart, Hayden, Strauss, and FREUD! I went to visit the place where Freud lived most his life and carried ...
Vienna, Austria
Straight into the center of Vienna after a good breakfast at our nice hotel. The people seem to be very friendly and the number of naked people on the bilboards is a bonus. We have a quick tour around the city ring and then walk through to the palace and ...
The hills are alive with aussie's drinking bourbs!
... the hotel - trying to re-pack again before we headed off early the next morning bound for Munich!! Enjoy the photos!! L :-) xo P.S. Whilst still in Austria on our way to Munich I had a 'Sound of Music' moment so have included that in this ...
Vienna
Kerri and I took a bus from Bratislava to Vienna for 7 euro a piece. I met a German girl named Friederike when I was in Ireland. She told me she was living in Vienna and said when and if I make there I had a place to stay so I accepted her offer. Kerri ...
Mozart Mania
I was not planning to stop in Salzberg until 5 mins before the train pulled in. I jumped off and called the hostel to see if they had room for me, and as luck would have it, they did. So Salzberg it is. And I am so glad. It is so clean and cozy here. I ...
Chocolate and Rainstorms
I had a wonderful time wandering around Salzberg yesterday. Then I went back to the hostel to give my very sore feet some rest. I met up with a few other travellers and we played cards and had some beer. Then we went to this irish pub and had some more ...
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 ...
Problem complete!
No hei vaan! Tässäpä sitten eka viesti tänne Hannun maksuttomaan bittiavaruuteen! Joka ei muuten ollut meille maksuton vaan 25 euroa viikolta maksaa tämä internetin riemu. Muuten ei kyllä mitään valittamista tässä asumuksessa... paitti että ...
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 ...
Salzburg: Alive with the sound of Mozart!!
... around. One day was spent doing laundry and researching future travels. We ate sacher tortes which is a signature cake here in Austria. They pay close attention to their desserts here in Salzburg. Each piece of chocolate, each slice of cake is beautifully ...
Vienna
Stayed in a nice comfy hotel in Vienna, really very close to most of the attractions. Its a beautiful city with loads of old buildings to look at and pretty gardens (in spring/summer time). Was my birthday on the 6th while we were in Vienna. Started ...
Contiki Europe 2006!!
... a night that didn't seem like we were going to do a whole lot, it ended up being a lot of fun. Day 7...Lucerne to Hopfgarten, Austria Switzerland was the only place we stayed for one night, but before we left, we got to go up Mt. Pilatus, aka the ...
Parents and Henry Arrive
My parents arrived with Henry last Friday morning and I met them at their hotel around 11am. It was good to see them after a month, and they were excited to be in Europe. Henry being as prepared as he is, had brought a map of the city, notes of what to ...
Vienna
Vienna is a brilliant place to visit! Everything in the City has been immaculately maintained or restored, so it's completely stunning to see! The people there are really friendly too - when we standing and trying to decipher a map, a lady walked up to ...
SUNSHINE! in Vienna
So we finally got to see some sunshine and warmth in Vienna yesterday! After we left our stuff in the hostel, we went to find something to eat and then just roamed the streets of Vienna, following the masses of people to see where they were going. We ...
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 ...

