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Vienna.. you had me at hello
Wednesday 15 September 2010
So arrived in Vienna at about 4pm local time and then caught a cab to the hotel atlas, had a quiet night and then got up early for the morning breakfast
Thursday 16 September 2010
Today was a rather wet day in vienna but I am managing to make the most of it. Saw the parliament house and have …
Oh Schnapp! I'm in Vienna!
... the best Wieners ever.. and they’re weren’t wrong.. unlike the Sacher Torte.. the weiner’s were amazing!!
That afternoon we had an outing to the Schnapps museum aka Fischer Schnapps. It is a family owned and run business that has been going since 1875.. and they have been using the same distilling equipment since 1904. They used to be the sole producers of Schnapps for the Emperors parties at both the summer and winter Palaces. One of the ...
A Summer Palace & Sache Torte
... Then shopping, a horse and carriage ride and lunch, followed by lots of walking in this beautiful city which reminds me so much of Paris. The buildings are very similar to Paris. Could easily come back here for some more time.
Back to the hotel and a rare opportunity to Skype home so a lovely long chat with Mads.
A 4pm we were back on the bus for our evening optional to a small town called Gumboldskirchen. We stopped twice along the way, once to a small ...
Wet Austria
... Elizabeth (Sisi) who was married off at the age of 16 years. She was a very beautiful woman and in her younger days acted in a very similar way to Princess Diane in as much as she was shy and shunned publicity and she was not that close to her husband. As she grew older she didn’t spend much time in Vienna and travelled abroad a lot. She came to an untimely death when at 61 years she was assassinated in Geneva by an Italian radical. Within the ...
Day 1
... we were at the top end of the run way and we could feel the power building up in the aeroplane beneath us, before it began take off. It felt akin to that of when you’re riding a horse in a gymkhana and you’re waiting for the "go" - so maybe more an adrenalin surge than nervous.
Making my way about has been quite straightforward, the “electronische departures” boards are a lifeline. Slight moment when looking at the board ...