Calling Mozart
by Muya
This is a city-wide exhibition showing people 50 locations throughout Vienna that were important to Mozart. Each location is indicated by a red info-post (and marked on special city maps).
You can access the information via audio guide, mobile phone, or mp3 download. (see tourist office), but a short text is already written on the info posts.
An interesting concept for Mozart's 250th birthday !
Beggers/streetentertainers
by Rupanworld
You might call them beggers or street entertainers, but basically I think there is hardly any difference. They fish for your kindness and some coins that you might have to spare. the only difference that I guess they have with beggers from my country is the money for the dresses and makeup which they have.
Anyway, on a positive note, I should say, these street entertainers sometimes really have very nice makeup which would force you to spare a while from your busy schedule. I came across these two near the stephansdom.
Kunsthistorisches and Natural History Museums
by adambeau
Twin museums facing each other in the museum quarter just outside of the Hofburg Palace, historians delight.
Of the two, Kunsthistorisches is home to the greatest collection of paintings. Also contains an armory, historical musical instruments, statues, where one can wander the royal halls alone, undisturbed, in awe.
Rathaus
by bugulma
Friedrich von Schmidt, who had been the architect of the Cathedral of Cologne, designed and built Vienna's City Hall, the most important secular building in the neo-Gothic style in the city, between 1872 and 1883. It also houses the Municipal and State Libraries and Archives which hold many key documents of Vienna's history and a large collection of local memorabilia.
Flavors of Vienna: palatschinken & kaiserschmarrn
by marielexoteria
Think of a slightly thick pancake (in my opinion). Now think of that pancake with jam or chocolate sauce filling and roll it 2 or 3 times. Now add some powder sugar. You know what you've got? Palatschinke, and a very good one too!
Kaiserschmarrn is, as told by Michael (and correct me if I'm wrong), a mix of pancakes with berries or apple sauce or marmalade, basically whatever sweet you have lying around in your pantry or fridge. This dish goes as far as Imperial Austria, when the Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Sisi where served with this dish, Sissi didn't like it but Frans Josef did, which is why it's called what it's called. Schmarrn means "rubbish" and kaiser "emperor".