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Tag: Vienna

  • World Trip 2024: Day 14 – Vienna to Budapest, Hungary

    Thursday 19 April 2024Highlights: Visiting the Nem Adom Fel Cafe, St Stephen’s Basilica, the controversial Memorial for the victims of the German Occupation, the Soviet Heroic Memorial, surprising USA Presidents statues, the stunning Hungarian Parliament building, the massive Great Synagogue, and the cult Ruin Bar visit. Today we left Vienna behind travelling first by a…

  • World Trip 2024: Day 13 – Vienna, Austria

    Wednesday 17 April 2024Highlights: Exploring the stunning Schönbrunn Palace, a night of ballet at the State Opera House watching Die Kameliendame. Today I wanted to explore the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. This summer palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers who purchased it in 1569 first making it into a game reserve…

  • World Trip 2024: Day 12 – Český Krumlov to Vienna, Austria

    Tuesday 16 April 2024Highlights: St Stephen’s Cathedral, Franciscan Church, Augustinian Church, Hofbug Palace, Vienna’s many buildings, laneways and sculptures We woke to very fresh and cold weather which definitely wakes you up. Today I used warmer clothes to help with the colder weather. Just on 9 am we set off for Austria and Vienna. It…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 57 – Vienna to Munich, Germany

    Wednesday 24 May 2006 Highlights: Saying goodbye to some travel buddies Today was mostly travelling with the most notable thing saying a final goodbye to a few fellow BusAbout traveller, namely the trio of Jess, Emily & Rebecca (Bec) + Danny (from England).   On the plus side I caught up with Belinda for one…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 56 – Vienna, 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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 55 – Vienna and Wachau Valley, Austria

    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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 54 – Cesky Krumlov to Vienna, Austria

    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…