Vienna, Austria
Vienna is the capital of Austria and is dubbed as “The City of Music” because of all the composers that lived here including Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This city is also called “The City of Dreams” because… guess what? it was the home of the first psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud.
We fell in love with Vienna and clearly understood why it is ranked as one of the best cities to live in.
Vienna has so much to offer, from wonderful museums, palaces, food, history, and etc.
I have to say Vienna is also one of the cleanest cities we’ve visited in Europe this year, even the tap water here is of superb quality (direct from the Alps).
TIPS:
Where and what to eat in Vienna:
Plachuttas Gasthaus zur Oper
Great Service, Food and Location.
Best Wiener Schnitzel!!!
The last photo is Tafelspitz and is a classic dish in the Viennese Cuisine.
Wien Sacher Hotel/Café
When in Vienna don’t miss to try the famous and original Sachertorte at Wien Sacher Hotel/Café. Their Café Melange and Apple Strudel is also delish here.
Sausages and beer? Yes, please!
Photo below is a Käsekrainer (Sausage with cheese) and a local beer in Vienna (Ottakringer) ordered from Bitzlinger near Albertina Museum.
Below are some photos from our trip:
St. Stephen’s Cathedral– probably one of the highest cathedrals in the world and has witnessed a lot of important events in Austrian history. No wonder it has become a prominent national symbol.
Vienna State Opera House- is one of the world’s leading opera houses in the world.
Albertina Museum- it houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world.
Maria-Theresian-Platz
- Empress Maria Theresa’s Monument
- Natural HIstory Museum- one of the most important natural history museum in the world.
- Art History Museum-
Museum Quarter- houses different art museums
- MUMOK
- Leopold Museum
- Kunsthalle Wien
- ZOOM Kindermuseum
- Tanzquartier
- Architekturzentrum Wien
- Q21
- monochrom
- Modepalast
Hofburg Imperial Palace – is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty rulers and today serves as the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria.
Belvedere Palace and Museum
Karlskirche- baroque church in Vienna
Nashmarkt- most popular market in Vienna
Danube River- Europe’s second largest river
Prater Amusement Park- second oldest operating amusement park in the world
Schonbrunn Palace- main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers and is now an important cultural heritage sites.
To be able to maximize our time in Vienna we decided to do the Big Bus Hop-on-hop-off Tour that covered most of the attractions we wanted to see.
Places to get best views of Vienna:
Prater Park- ride the giant ferris wheel at sunset.
Donauturm/Danube Tower- panoramic views of Vienna
Language spoken in Vienna is German and learning basic words/phrases would really be helpful when travelling.
If you’re planning to see Vienna and you’re wondering which other places you can visit..
by train
Vienna – Salzburg 2.5 hours
- Munich, Germany is close to Salzburg
Vienna – Hallstatt- approx. 3 hours and 29 minutes
- Hallstatt is closer in Salzburg
Vienna – Budapest quickest is 2 hours and 30 minutes
Vienna – Prague quickest is 4 hours and 30 minutes
If you are planning on visiting any of those places and you have a fixed date and time, book in advance to save money as long train routes/fast trains are usually cheaper when purchased in advance…
Be careful when booking non-refundable/non-modifiable train tickets.
