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Vienna

  • Vienna: The Sachertorte

    Tonight, I end my series on Vienna.  There are many things I have yet to write about but if I were to write about everything, then you’ll be reading about Vienna for a couple more years.  Entire books can be written about this remarkable city.  This city of art, history, love, culinary delight and wars. …

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  • Vienna: Herren or Damen?

    Here’s a light story to start off the week and welcome March!  February is just saying farewell after a mere 28 days.  Don’t you love it?  For those who look forward to getting their salary, this is a great month 🙂 It comes early 🙂  The story I want to tell today is a true…

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  • Old Vienna: Art Nouveau and The Naschmarkt

    I love food, I love markets, I love going grocery shopping.  The variety of produces that now abound in our supermarkets (as a result of trade) is heaven.  There is everything you could possibly want but nothing beats going to an open air market.  Europe has a culture of these markets and if you love markets, in Vienna you must…

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  • Old Vienna: Karlskirche and Karlsplatz

    There’s a church in Vienna that is often not on the list of sights to visit for tourists who have limited time in the capital, but one I’m glad I visited.  Karlskirche.  I passed by it often on the way here and there around Vienna and one day I said, I must go.  It looks…

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  • Old Vienna: Schonbrunn Palace

    If you want to see a palace that looks like those in fairy tales where princesses and princes roam about in beautiful buildings and halls, then walk around in their fancy dress in a majestically beautiful garden, I say go to Schonbrunn Palace.  This is one of my favorite sites in Vienna.  Schonbrunn was the summer residence of…

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  • Old Vienna: The Hofburg

    Imperial Vienna is a city that is rich, very rich in both history and culture.  Just visit the Hofburg or the Imperial Palace and you will understand what I mean.  The palace is a complex comprising 10 or more buildings and is reflective of the six centuries of Austrian rule.  Now, most of it has been converted…

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  • Old Vienna: Coffee at Demel and Central

    Amidst the boxes I’m happy I finally found my box of photo CDs.  I’m delighted the DVD reader reads them well and the photographs are still there after almost a decade.  I shall have to back them up.  With digital cameras, I take more pictures but print less and then end up losing some when my…

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  • Old Vienna: Schnitzel at Figmueller

    It’s the weekend and we all must dine.  I love long weekends where I have the time to meet friends, hang out and just enjoy eating good food.  Life is great at this point.  When we travel, we also must eat good food.  For me, travel and good food go hand in hand.  To experience…

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  • Old Vienna: The Stephansdom

    If you’ve been to the Stephansdom, you’ve been to Vienna.  It’s located at the centre of city and is a landmark you cannot and shouldn’t miss. Not ever.  Some liken it to the “soul” of Vienna and I must say I agree.  It is to Vienna like what the Eiffel Tower is Paris.  It is…

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  • Old Vienna: The Ringstrasse

    My virtual trip to Vienna is starting, and I have to admit that I too am excited about it.  It makes my heart beat faster and my face smile.  Like every trip, its the anticipation that gives us the most joy.  The first area one must visit while in Austria is definitely the old town.  Most…

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