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I thought I'd better consult the hive mind and see if there's anything I should do , see or especially eat and drink in Vienna next week.
I'd like to visit a genuine old coffee house plus eat some decent local food like pork knuckle.
Thanks
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It means nothing to me
Sacher torte!
You can also go and see Billroth’s gastrectomy specimens if you’re so minded, and Franz Ferdinand’s car.
We went there in 2019, so some stuff may have changed. The schnitzels at Figlmüller at Wollzeile were really good , although they seem to have other restaurants too. Stephansplatz is impressive. Take in some classical music, there are loads of shows most days.Schönbrunn Palace was ok and had nice gardens. The Prater ferris wheel was ok as well.
You can also do a day trip to Bratislava, as they're Europe's closest capital cities and have good train links.
Depends on how much you're into classical music and the Habsburg history though, but there seemed quite a lot to do. We were only there a few days before going on to Prague.
Boat trip on the Donau/Danube?
Is the ‘Third Man’ ferris wheel still at the big amusement park? It’s been a while since I was there - 1986! 😲
Too early for the Christmas markets I guess, but here are some snaps I took in Dec 2019
https://www.flickr.com/gp/johnhooper_drum/22o57550Y4
I like the mint one
Coffee and Apple strudel at Cafe Landtmann.
Not been myself but saw it on an old Rick Stein episode and it looked good.
The Ferris wheel is great, suspended at great height in a rickety old wooden shed.
Livingstone's to eat, got a great bar downstairs and I've not been with anyone who didn't like it. Don't think I've ever been to Vienna without a visit
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Not going to lie, if that hadn't been posted I'd have been worried for the future of STW.👍😁
They are still trading on The Third Man after 70 years. I think they do tours of the sewage system featured in the film or at least they did some punters died this year in flooding.
The Ferris wheel feels like it will collapse under it's own weight, it kind of squashes as carriages go over the top but it is a marvel.
There is a coffee museum if you are serious about your brewing, but it's mainly historic architecture. The old town buildings are interesting, and the city center has stately homes and parks you can visit for free (but check grounds opening times) save a bit of walking and hire scooters they are everywhere but need pre registered accounts.
The main surprise for me was how few places took credit cards we had to get cash out for tickets and even supermarkets. Last time I was in France I didn't get any euros out but we had to make 3 or 4 withdrawals to pay for stuff in Austria, this was just before covid lockdown.
Billroth's specimens may not be worth the trip ☹
Not going to lie, if that hadn’t been posted I’d have been worried for the future of STW
Pretty sure timba had a go, too
Vienna? I hardly knew her!
It means nothing to me
Bum, bum, burrrr, bum, bum
So much to do and only so many hours in the day...
Pretty sure timba had a go, too
At last! 🙂
Ooh., Mr Rigsby
one for the oldies!
<br />Pretty sure timba had a go, too<br />
Yeah he gave it a whirl
Science and technology museum. Loads of fascinating stuff, including a steam loco sawn in half down the middle, quite a bit of interactive stuff if you have kids with you
Still a bit old fasioned in some ways, many places don't take cards and just about everything closes on Sundays
Klimt and Schiele paintings. Hundertwasser House (spelling undoubtedy wrong).
FB-ATBFull Member<br />It means nothing to me<br />Not going to lie, if that hadn’t been posted I’d have been worried for the future of STW.👍😁<br /><br />
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Museum of musical instruments.
Donau Techno.
The kunsthaus, loved it Hundertwassaer haus
Vienna was ace
Franz Ferdinand’s car
Bought with the proceeds of 'Take me out'?...
It’s been bugging me for ages- what is the significance of timba’s post?
@jca Not exactly, no. And if memory serves they've got his uniform complete with bloodstains on display too.
Mozart’s house is worth a visit too, if you’re any way into music
Wiener Schnitzel!
ok it’s a flattened chicken breast (traditionally veal) coated in breadcrumbs & fried, nothing special, but at least you can say you’ve had some
i had some goulash with a frankfurter in at one of the old coffee houses, it was delicious
Badup, chsshh, bap badup, chishish
“Ure” A couple of lines from a Comic Relief sketch from 1986 <br /><br />
cheers- my only memory of that CR is the Young Ones & Cliff doing Living Doll!
And I'll dance with you in Vienna
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook
With the photographs there, and the moss
And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
My cheap violin and my cross
And you'll carry me down on your dancing
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
Oh my love, oh my love
Take this waltz, take this waltz
It's yours now, it's all that there is
I was there working back in the summer. Beautiful clean town with more eating places than you can shake a stick at. Def go up the tower for an amazing view of the city. Get there by electric scooter - we went everywhere on these - cheap and fast 🙂
The river is massive - where we crossed it there was an island in the middle that was so big I didn't realise there was more river to cross.
Area around the Uni and football stadium is nice too.