Delicious looking chocolates!
by imran8852
While walking around central Wien, We stumbled upon a shop selling some delicious looking chocolates as souvenirs! A nice gift for a loved one, The chocolate name, Sachertorte sounds expensive though. Unique things and some vehicles that are "extinct" in our place.
We've Arrived!
by hunterV
Coffee break at Wien Cafe;
After exploring the airport you can just sit near the fountain that I called "The Stone Fountain" and relax. Arrival of the group of Ukrainian educators from Odessa by Fokker airplane.
It was a pleasant flight and a nice time at the airport during my first visit.
Well, back in the city centre...
by steventilly
Well, back in the city centre again and quite near where we started out. This is the Hofburg, a truly enormous series of palaces that houses a multitude of 'visitor attractions' including the Spanish Riding School.
Ringstrasse (The Ring Boulevard)
by Fam_Stoica
The Ring Boulevard was inaugurated on May 1st in 1865 and is one of the biggest (4 kilometres long) and most beautiful boulevards of its kind; construction was initiated by Emperor Franz Joseph I in December 1857.
Today, the Ring Boulevard is divided into : Schubertring, Karntnerring, Opernring, Burgring, Dr. Karl Renner-Ring, Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring and Schottenring; the boulevard circles the city centre and there are special tramways (no. 1 and 2) covering the entire length.
The magnificent Ring Boulevard was erected on the free space which emerged after tearing down the former city walls, glacis and military enforcements protecting the city center, today's first district (Innere Stadt).
Half a day in Vienna
by globetrott
When you have just half a day in Vienna, you may add Schoenbrunn palace to the itinerary I have given for "2-3hours" . Maybe you start with Schoenbrunn - Take U-bahn U4 - the castle is between the U-bahn-stations Schoenbrunn and Hietzing and you have to walk about 15 minutes to get to the ticket-box. Photography is forbidden INside the palace, but it is really worth walking through it - you may do it on your own or take a guided tour at certain times. In a seperate building you may see the Royal carriages and the car of Kaiser Franz Joseph - THERE you may take pics without tripod or flash and have to pay a small extra-fee for the entrance. Combination-tickets for the various museums in Schoenbrunn are available as well. In the park of Schoenbrunn you may spend almost the whole day exploring the Gloriette on top of a hill, the (fake) Roman Ruins, several fountains, a Maze, the Orangerie and of course the Zoo (close to station Hietzing)