Destination: Austria

Day 1 Vienna

Sun, 7 Aug 2016 | By jaynem | Views [331]

Today was our first day in Vienna. We were up early and out to the buses by 8.30am for the ride into the city. Vienna is very large and the Port area is about 25 minutes’ drive from the centre of town, this is because the Danube doesn’t go ... Read more >

Photos: Danube River Cruise 2016 - Linz

Sat, 6 Aug 2016 | By nn-onthemove | Photo Gallery

Photos: Danube River Cruise 2016 - Durnstein - Wachau Valley

Sat, 6 Aug 2016 | By nn-onthemove | Photo Gallery

Photos: Danube River Cruise 2016 - Vienna

Fri, 5 Aug 2016 | By nn-onthemove | Photo Gallery

Danube River Cruise 2016

Tue, 2 Aug 2016 | By nn-onthemove | Views [348]

Our Danube cruise started Monday afternoon, 1 Aug after a long/delayed flight from DC with lost luggage coming into Budapest. Anne and I walked up to the palace overlooking the river and had a very long walk before boarding the AmaSonata at 3:30. Had ... Read more >

Melk and Durnstein

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 | By jaynem | Views [334] | Comments [1]

This morning we did a walking tour of the Stift Melk Monastery. This monastery was a Prince Bishop’s Palace donated to the Benedictine Monks by the Prince Bishop in the 1200s. It is still a Benedictine Monastery today and the 33 monks all work ... Read more >

Passau and Linz

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 | By jaynem | Views [334]

Today we had the choice of visiting Passau, cruising in the afternoon and visiting Linz late in the afternoon or paying to do a tour to Salzburg or Cesky Krumlov. We decided to stay with the boat and we are glad we did. We had a lovely day. In Passau ... Read more >

Regensburg

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 | By jaynem | Views [346]

Today we were in town for the whole day. Regensburg is a medieval town on the Danube River. We disembark at 9am for a 1.5 hour walking tour of the town. During the walking tour we saw the bridge they have been restoring for 7 years and still have 5 years ... Read more >

Vienna

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 | By jujucuoms | Views [351]

Via bus from Prague.

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Viennese School for Stallions

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 | By paganmaven | Views [368]

One of the tourism high points and cultural gems on a visit to Austria is the Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule) with a history of over 450 years in continuous operation. The white show-horses are bred in Piber (Western Styrian region of ... Read more >

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Vienna, Austria

Fri, 13 May 2016 | By tiltingwindmills | Views [598]

Thursday, 12 May It was a 4hr train ride from Prague to Vienna and by the time we arrived, and got checked into the hotel, it was close to 2pm. That left little time for many of the sites, as most the museums and palaces close around 5:30 or 6pm.... Read more >

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Photos: Hallstatt

Sun, 24 Apr 2016 | By shire_girl | Photo Gallery

Return to Austria (October)

Sun, 24 Apr 2016 | By shire_girl | Views [414]

In the Austrian Alps lies a small village on the edge of a lake. This place called Hallstatt was one of the few spots I'd wanted to visit in Europe before I left. With a plane leaving from Munich in just a few days, inconvenient train schedules, and ... Read more >

Final Day in Vienna

Tue, 8 Dec 2015 | By kakimono | Views [534]

Monday morning, Delaney had a class, so I was left to fend for myself in Vienna. (Technically, I could have either remained in bed or attended her class with her, so I wasn't forced to fend for myself. But neither of those sounded like much fun.... Read more >

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The Metro Doesn't have Pigeons

Mon, 30 Nov 2015 | By kakimono | Views [621]

Sunday, on Ashley's recommendation, we headed to a nearby mountain to get good views of the city and stop at a cafe he recommended. It is possible to climb the mountain, but it's also possible to take a bus. Guess which of the ways we took? (Hint: it ... Read more >

Tags: board games, christkindlmarkt, mountains, swings, tourism, vienna