Vienna: Try a walk on the ugly side
Think Vienna, and you usually come up with images of cafes with pastry and chocolate, of music and stately buildings…of maybe Harry Lime and The
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Think Vienna, and you usually come up with images of cafes with pastry and chocolate, of music and stately buildings…of maybe Harry Lime and The
Sorry about the pun, but it appears that FlyNiki, an AirBerlin subsidiary, has cancelled plans to move part of its operation from Vienna to Bratislava
Sometimes, while traveling, you walk past something; it looks interesting, but it’s not open. You poke your eyes and lens in as best you can, and grab a shot…and then, over the years following you keep coming back to the image and you know you have to return.
Every city has typical street food and vendors—New York’s hot dogs and souvlaki, Philadelphia’s pretzels, Amsterdam’s herring—but Berlin, like Vienna, specializes in sausages, especially currywurst, a bratwurst slathered in…
Vienna’s Karlskirche, arguably the city’s finest Baroque building, was built starting in 1716 under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles (Karl) VI—but it’s not actually named for him.
Air China is launching a new long-distance route from Barcelona to Beijing, with one stop in Vienna, hoping to catch the two big waves of Chinese tourists heading for Europe and Europeans visiting China.
These equine fashion plates are waiting for tourist passengers outside Vienna’s Albertina Palace/Museum, one of the many remnants of Habsburg rule in Vienna’s central city “inside the Ring”.
t The Schatzkammer, or Imperial Treasury, is part of the Hapsburg Palace complex (adjoining the Swiss Court) in central Vienna. Here you’ll find the Crown jewels and other fascinating treasures of Austria (including an…
This is a hold-up! This fellow (and a companion on the other side of the door) carry the weight at building entrance on Stromgaten, near Bergen, Norway rail station. Historically, statues have served a variety of serious purposes: to honor the…
This blog is a continuation of a discussion on visiting Vienna, featuring some additional highlights from this interesting city.
Think Vienna, and you usually come up with images of cafes with pastry and chocolate, of music and stately buildings…of
Sorry about the pun, but it appears that FlyNiki, an AirBerlin subsidiary, has cancelled plans to move part of its
Sometimes, while traveling, you walk past something; it looks interesting, but it’s not open. You poke your eyes and lens in as best you can, and grab a shot…and then, over the years following you keep coming back to the image and you know you have to return.
Every city has typical street food and vendors—New York’s hot dogs and souvlaki, Philadelphia’s pretzels, Amsterdam’s herring—but Berlin, like Vienna, specializes in sausages, especially currywurst, a bratwurst slathered in…
Vienna’s Karlskirche, arguably the city’s finest Baroque building, was built starting in 1716 under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles (Karl) VI—but it’s not actually named for him.
Air China is launching a new long-distance route from Barcelona to Beijing, with one stop in Vienna, hoping to catch the two big waves of Chinese tourists heading for Europe and Europeans visiting China.
These equine fashion plates are waiting for tourist passengers outside Vienna’s Albertina Palace/Museum, one of the many remnants of Habsburg rule in Vienna’s central city “inside the Ring”.
t The Schatzkammer, or Imperial Treasury, is part of the Hapsburg Palace complex (adjoining the Swiss Court) in central Vienna. Here you’ll find the Crown jewels and other fascinating treasures of Austria (including an…
This is a hold-up! This fellow (and a companion on the other side of the door) carry the weight at building entrance on Stromgaten, near Bergen, Norway rail station. Historically, statues have served a variety of serious purposes: to honor the…
This blog is a continuation of a discussion on visiting Vienna, featuring some additional highlights from this interesting city.