Tag: Austria

  • Tuesday 23 May 2006 Highlights: Enjoying the performances at the Vienna State Opera, Habsburg’s Winter and Summer Palaces I just got back from the ‘Vienna State Opera’ and wow, it was just brilliant.   I got standing room tickets and over 3 hours watched two operas, Osud and Le Villi.   It seems like I might…

  • Monday 22 May 2006 Highlights: A brilliant wine and bike tour of Wachau Valley Wow what an enjoyable day.   Getting up early I joined a ‘wine/bike tour’ of the Wachau Valley (9 hour tour).   This region claims to be the first place that wine was created in by some monks.   The country…

  • Sunday 21 May 2006 Highlights: The beautiful countryside This was a simple travel day enjoying the countryside as the bus took us to Vienna. The only interesting thing at my destination was that a bag was left in my hostel room which I had to report (and hoping no drugs etc in it).  It looked…