Various tips
by klj&a
H=Herren(men), D=Damen(women)
When shopping, prices on items already include taxes.
Tip-10%. You can pay for meals on credit card, but tips must be paid with currency.
TV-Beware if you have children, there are very explicit commercial/ads on TV late at night.
We were told by local that tap is fine to drink. We didn’t have any issues.
Ask Cestovatelka about...
by Cestovatelka
Ask Cestovatelka about anything there as I am native from Vienna and I lived there for more than 30 years. So send me a note and I'll provide you with the best infos I have. If possible go there within 4 weeks before xmas. The xmas markets are outstanding, kind of oldfashined, kind of homy, undescribable .....just A MUST SEE. Also I would recommend be in Vienna for NewYearsEve. You do not need to make reservations for anything if you do not intend to go to one of the big balls but rather walk through the whole of the inner city which is one big cultural thing for that night. There are food stands, pantomime stands, tribunes with singers and bands, THERE IS EVERYTHING !!!!!!
Donauinsel
by Zo72
Danube used to have many branches near Vienna in the past causing many floods, which was changed with big regulation project that resulted in creation of Donauinsel, 21 km long and only 200 m wide strip of land, created by digging up a second riverbed for the river. Southern riverbed is wider and it is used by vessels like cruising ships coming from as far as Ukraine, while northern riverbed represents place for relaxation, swimming and skating during the winter.
Northeastern of Donauinsel there is very modern Donaustadt with Vienna International Centre. Donaustadt itself looks like island because it is situated between Danube and the lake which lies in old Danube riverbed. There is interesting park on Donauinsel, too, with tower that hosts rotating restaurant - good for sightseeing. Danauinsel is great place to spend free time in Vienna. It is park with fresh air. Bicycle might be a fine way to explore it.
Ringstrasse
by Zo72
There are some quite interesting places located near Ringstrasse, street that encircles old city of Vienna. Most interesting of them are Hofburg (Habsburg imperial palace), Maria Theresia Platz and museums around it, Austrian parliament, Votivkirsche and Rathaus. Not less interesting is the area of Karlsplatz and Schwartzenberg Platz and Belvedere castle just around the corner.
Demel Vienna
by Redang
Let me tell you the History taken from their own site:
"Everything began in the year 1.786 when confectionary assistant Ludwig Dehne from Wuerttemberg settled in Vienna.
He started selling frozen goods and very soon extended his production to candy, jam-filled doughnuts and Mardi Gras beignets as well as a variety of other bakery goods. And already several years after the founding, cavaliers held their trysts with beautiful Viennese women at Dehnes, enjoying the artfully formed and decorated sweets.
Ludwig Dehne's son August sold the shop in 1857 to his first assistant Christoph Demel".
So, you can discover how important and famous this Café is. You also can have lunch, snacks and see how the cakes are made (second pic).
Address:
Kohlmarkt 14
A-1010 Vienna
- Fax: (+43) 1 535 17 17-26
OPENING HOURS
Daily from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m .