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Etiquette Vienna
29 Reviews What I committed in Vienna, that lot of Viennese are fair. It is strange for me to see newspapers put into box (and not locked) and it is written: "put 1 euro there and bring newspaper". It means...
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The Austrian People Salzburg
14 Reviews In Salzburg the people are very polite and all the people that I met spoke English (although some fluently, others only a bit). However, I think that when visiting another country you should try a few...
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Food and Drink Innsbruck
7 Reviews ... is another well-established Cafe-Konditorei in Innsbruck (the oldest in Innsbruck/Tyrol). Konditorei means pastry shop and you can expect self-made cakes and pastries. The Munding can be found in...
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Tipping Vienna
7 Reviews Although the US has a fixed percentage and Austria may not, tips in Salzburg or Vienna or Innsbruck are very welcome (just like in south Tirol, an Italian province at the border with Austria). And...
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Desserts Salzburg
10 Reviews There's no way to escape it when you are in Salzburg: MOZART everywhere and everything. And when too much of a good thing is too much, there's one Mozart-item you don't want to miss: the Mozartkugel....
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Music Innsbruck
3 Reviews As I was saying, we followed the sounds of the music into the park. Where we came upon a small bandstand in which there were about 12 - 15 people playing. I swear one of the songs they played was...
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festivals / Festwochen Vienna
23 Reviews From the 14th March until the 26 th March 2003, the 5th French speaking film festival will take place at the Votiv Cinema in Vienna! Films presented during this festival are from France, Egypt,...
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Beer and Wine Salzburg
7 Reviews I'm not a beer drinker at all but beer is a tradition in Austria so I just had to try it . Its very good actually especially on a hot July day . My husband was in his glory as he loves beer anyway. He...
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Seasons Innsbruck
3 Reviews The summer high season is in July and August, when crowds will be bigger and prices higher. The heat can be very uncomfortable during the summers in the cities. Some institutions also will close down...
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Kaffeehaus Vienna
17 Reviews Unlike the fast-paced, take-out coffee experience that is customary in America, Vienna has an unrushed café culture. Along with coffee, the waiter will serve a glass of cold tap water. Small food...
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Dining Salzburg
12 Reviews All of the food I tasted in Salzburg was first class, and I went out of my way to try the local dishes. One of these was Viennesse Beef! Served with a mint sauce and...
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People Innsbruck
3 Reviews When in Innsbruck/Tyrol --- or Austria in general you will hear a lot of folk-music mostly connected with some serious YODELING :) But how does one do that : holladiholladiridio????...
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dress - codes Vienna
3 Reviews Although there is no formal dress code in the sense that you won't be let in without a tie, you will for sure get better service and experience less arrogance and grumpiness if you dress up a little....
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historical costumes Salzburg
5 Reviews Watch out for the parades - especially on sundays and special festivities like Easter-Sunday, when I took this picture. A band in tradtional costumes parading through the city, with great music like...
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Old Town Innsbruck
5 Reviews Beautiful paintings everywhere you look. During the guided tour this painting was explained to us. But I have to admit, I forgot what it was.... sorry!!! It still is beautiful to look at though...
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X-mas / Weihnachten Vienna
19 Reviews I've been in a fair few European capitals in December but I think it's highly unlikely that anyone does Christmas better than the Viennese. The place seems somehow made for Christmas and you will have...
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Street Performers Salzburg
3 Reviews You know that Salzburg is a city of (mostly classical) music, don't ya? If not you'll quickly learn from the musicians playing on the streets. Even in cold winter. This one on the picture played...
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Traffic Innsbruck
2 Reviews Austria requires Toll stickers on all vehicles travelling on their motorways and highways. You can purchase these stickers from post offices and petrol stations or the Austrian Automobile Clubs....
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ball - season & carneval Vienna
4 Reviews The highlight of Vienna's social calendar, and the most important event, in the Viennese culture lives, is the Opera Ball that happens every year, into the Viennese Opera House. "Rich dance for the...
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Market Day on Thursday Salzburg
2 Reviews Every Thursday, even in winter a nice flower market is held on Residenzplatz in the New Town. I was quite surprised when I stumbled across this small, charming market right as I started my sightseeing...
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Innsbruck Card Innsbruck
1 Review Innsbruck Card includes free travel on public transport facilities, access to 21 sightseeing attractions and a return trip to the top of 'Nordkette' (7658 ft.), the Olympic 'Patscherkofl' (7372 ft.)...
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museums Vienna
24 Reviews Schoenbrunn castle - the former summerresidence of the austrian emperors. The big park around the castle Schoenbrunn is a great place for a walk, or to go jogging, BUT is Off limits for dogs...
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Coffee Salzburg
1 Review One of the truly Austrian habits is to spend some time weekly at the coffeehouse. "It's Austria!", they say. It's really relaxing to sit and drink nice coffee with a piece of cake! Isn't it marvelous!
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Events Innsbruck
2 Reviews If you have the opportunity to travel to Innsbruck at the end of November until some days before the 24th of December, you can enjoy the Christmas market. There is one in the Old Town at the Golden...
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Arnold the simple son of the farmer in Austria and now most famous super star and actual mayor of CA!well it could happen in America,but Austrian people never frogot about their son, and they are proud of him!
Statues are accorded to the cartier you're walking in, and this is a real wonderful thing in Austria, take a look for instant, this statue is a modern one, in the modern part of the city, you'll find classical ones in the old part in the centrum.
Who of us doesn't know the famous tale of the little 2 kids, brother and sister who has been lost in the forest and saw the house of chocolate and cookies and started eating it, and it was a trap from the old witch, who wanted to bake the boy, but his smart sister got rid of her by kicking her on the oven!now you can enjoy the tale in reality and taste the house of that witch without taking the risk LOL
Schnaps is the German traditional vodka!it is so storng alcholic drink, please be careful when drinking, little glass of it, and you're done LOLI asked Angelika to drink it, as it was the only remaining alcholic drink that I never tried, now I know them all!Hick!!! LOL
This was one of the many Christmas trees in Vienna, but I liked it more than all the rest, it is huge, and nice with the lights, I don't know if it will remain with no decoration or it will come later, but it was really wonderful to enjoy watching it!
Puncsh exists only in Germany and Austria, other countries could have a simmilar great alcholic drink, but for sure not the same name and the same taste, the wonderful thing is that it is a season drink, you can only have it at Christmas time, and not all are good, better to search for the good shops well reputated!and you will easily fall in love with it, but take care, it is strong one, sweet and hot, and you will be drunk from the second cup!here you can see mine Blue and Angelika's Red LOL
Austria could be the richest country with museums, in Vienna there are 2 big museums, which must be absolutly visited, but they need at least 2 days to see everything, so if you have this time, please do it, it is so culture visit that you won't regret! ;-D
This is not unique, my VT friends knows, I like to take lots of pictures of those artists, but in general, they are greedy, they want money for it, this one was really an Angel, maybe it was the luck under the influance of the Lucky woman Angelika hee hee!so he was more than happy and friendly to be framed in the picture ;-D
St.Nicolas is the substitute of Santa, in Germany and Austria this is the personage!did you know from where comes the tradition that Santa is having the red and white famous coat!I was surrprised to know, well it supposed to be an advertisment for Coca Cola, and accorded to the colors of this lable, LOLyes it is true, before it, Santa was wearing white coat!
It is just wierd!I mean take a look, already before building this page member Norali and Boniunia made jokes about it, because you can't just walk and ignore it, it is like penises LOL!what the hell was going in the mind of the people who build it, I have no idea, but this is one of the hottest streets in Vienna !!!!Nah LOL sure I'm just kidding, but indeed it is very special and local right!;-P
Hotel Imperial Vienna
6 Reviews and 237 Opinions the hotel imperial is located downtown within walking distance of many of the sights of vienna. this...
Hotel Sacher Salzburg Salzburg
9 Reviews and 310 Opinions I stayed here for a weekend in the spring of 2011. The staff were lovely, the food (especially the...
Best Western Hotel Goldener Adler Innsbruck
5 Reviews and 245 Opinions I really cannot praise this hotel more highly. It stands in the heart of the old town just a few...
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Q: My husband, my 8 month old baby and I are going to Vienna at the end of May, we will be going for one week, probably 4 days in...
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