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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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Der singender Wirt also plays Alphorn. This man has two hotels int he Montafon valley in the town of Tschagguns he owns Sporthotel Sonne and in Parthenen Hubertusklause: His nam Hubert Schöpf. On certain days he treats his guests on the local Austrian tones of the Alphorn.He sings for them on the "Heimatabende". All kind of typical Austrian music and ofcourse "jodeln".
blankets are often wrapped in a cover- kind of like a pillow comes in a case, the blanket comes in a puch. I still dont know how you use it properly- sometines i crawled in like a bug, snug in my pouch and other times i just put pouch and blanket ontop of me.and windows are opened- even in winter but just for a short bit. cold air isnt feared- its a cure for the common cold!
Austrians are very friendly. However many dont wish to speak English...but I bet they know some English! It surprising how little of German you need though, to function. Use the universal smile and wave! Also, the typical hello that even strangers give is "gruss gott"
Temperatures depend largely on altitude, with averages 5C lower for each additional 300m of elevation. The long-term average maximum and minimum temperatures of Salzburg (435 m) are 1/-5C in January, 15/5C in April, 25/15C in July, 14/5C in October. Summers can be hot, with temperatures occasionally reaching 37C, summer evenings are usually cool. April and November the wettest periods.
The complexity of greeting one another.Don't be surprised to be greeted in this way when you meet someone on the street. A much regarded custom, it is considered highly impolite when you don't return this greeting with a 'Grüß Gott !' yourself. Whether you actually believe in god or not is of no importance.However, it doesn't stay that simple. It is up to the 'younger' person to greet first. So when you spot someone approaching you, decide if he or she at least looks older than you and beat him/her to it.Then, if you have been greeted by a young person or a child your answer should be 'Grüß dich'. And if you happen to know the ‘opponent' you can say ‘Servus' (originally Latin, meaning Your Servant).Do try to get the hang of it!
Banks are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Exchange offices at airports and major city rail terminals are open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., in Vienna to 10:00 p.m., in resort areas a few hours each day seven days a week..
Shopping: I wish there was a shopping category because I don't know where to put this tip. Anyway, if shopping for SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL, don't bother with their main store in the old city. The sales persons there are rather snotty. A few doors down at a shop called GESHENKSLAUB'N, a very kind woman by the name of Ursula assisted me. She gave me a great product catalogue to take home to the states. (not some little flyer) Ursula said that Swarovski sets prices for their pieces and no matter what store you shop in the prices will be the same. (I kept my eye out for that afterwards and it seemed true.)
If you are a music fan, don't forget to drop into a music store and buy some CD's you won't find back home. I am a pop music fan, so when in Austria I picked up two CD's. One by a female artist: KOSHEEN and one by a group called BRO'SIS. Perhaps an Austrian can tell me if they are still popular?
Sights in Böckstein>: Our favorite Maria zum Guten Rat Pilgrimage Church (constructed from 1764 - 67, the most important early Classical work in the SalzburgerLand). In this beautiful church the domed ceilings has frescoes depicting group of miners. Altböckstein Montane Museum and the Altböckstein Montane Settlement (Medieval mining community).The 14th century Paris Church in Dorfgastein has been partly remodeled in Baroque style. The Pfarfkirche in Bad Hofgastein is late Gothic Parish Church dating from the late 15th century, but it has a fine Baroque altar.Mystery Church near Klammstein (in the natural cave, see the Gastein Valley above). It is one of the most important caves of Hohe Tauern and the largest of the Salzburger Central Alps (guided tours Tue – Sun 100 ATS).
I think that one of the best things about Austria is the drinking age. It is only 16 I think and I reckon that is really great. Also try their ice creams out there as they are lovely. Nice and large woth plenty of fruit and sauce.Also, you can greet people in areas like the Tirol with local phrases such as Grussgot. This goes down well with some of the locals as it is better than a bog standard Hallo.
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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