http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Austria , Vienna en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:00 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:00 +0000 I havent updated in forever. Italian hostels do not provide wifi so I have been without it for the past 5 days.Ill try to be as detailed as I can remember. We got up and left for Vienna. Unfortunately we only had about 12 hours there. It was rather unfortunate because so far Vienna is my favorite city. This surprised me because other than the Lipizzaner Stallions being from there I did not http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-792126.html On my way from Budapest to Munich I stopped for five days to visit Vienna.I visited several churches and the Cathedral. These were some of my favourite places to go visit as there were regular organ concerts. I even got to hear Mozart39s Requiem complete with choir orchestra and soloists. I also got to listen to more Bach than ever before St. Peter39s Church is baroque St. Stephen39 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-791129.html A musical city full of palaces museums impeccable services and also lately the most innovative city in Europe Vienna is the capital worth visiting any time of year from starting with the Christmas time and its worldwide famous market famous the New Year Eve Concert and finishing with a springsummer city break.If you choose a shopping mini vacation Vienna is the perfect city. One of the mos http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-791091.html Greetings EveryoneToday I am off to Austria for a 3.5 week travel adventure through Central Europe. I will be blogging at httpformaedivinae.wordpress.com and invite you to travel with me there Simply click this link and then click the dark grey tab in the lower right hand corner of the website that says Follow and then you will get email updates indicating when I have posted In http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/blog-790562.html Words cannot describe how ecstatic I am about not having to get up and jump into a hot stuffy car today. I also manage to get a well deserved lie in too as we sleep until 11amthat extra hour makes all the difference. We realise upon waking that we have nothing to eat our cereal taken from our bag of food supplies out of except a pint glass we stole from a bar in Ibiza hidden in our luggage http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/blog-789823.html I have learned more about Austrian history on this trip than any history class I have ever taken. The AustrianHungarian Empire was huge and predated many other more famous monarchs. The Habsburgs married their way in to just about every royal family in Europe and beyond. It wasnt just Marie Antoinette that was married off to forge peace but it appears that just about all of the Habsburgs wo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-783840.html Even the best itineraries dont always go as expected. Today was to be a full day of the Hofburg Palace. This was the winter residence of the Hofburg Dynasty for over 600 years. The palace today houses everything from the royal apartments to the Spanish Riding School you know those fancy white horses that stand on their two hind legs. We had intended on doing 6 different things today but http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-783781.html Travel to ViennaWe were up at 530 and at the train station by 7. It was an easy 10 minute walk from the hotel to the train station and we arrived in plenty of time before the train departed. Enough time to start my earlier blog today. We were again in 1st class and I want to say a bit about that. Yes first class train tickets cost a few more Euros and the vast majority of Europeans and trave http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-783583.html Woke up early for breakfast as we were leaving at 8.30am to go Budapest Hungary via Bratislava Slovakia. We though today we39d bring out bags down with us so we could get onto coach quicker sit together and at the front. Breakfast was the same thing as yesterday. When we got downstairs we saw Gina and Edward sitting in the breakfast bar they had only just got in from nightclub at 6.30am. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-783180.html Today we woke up early for breakfast not many people from tour were in the restaurant yet guessed they probably had a bit of a late night for them. There was a really nice selection of rolls and breads to cut yourself yoghurts cereals few bits of cooked stuff. Maya from tour asked to join us on table she was very bubbly and lovely. She spilt her coffee all over the table as lid came off w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-783173.html Today was the say we met up with the Contikis. We woke up early to pack and to grab some breakfast. We thought wed try the normal breakfast restaurant downstairs in case they had more choices but decided to make use of the Executive Lounge. It was a bit better today.. they had marble cake sooooo tasty I stole some Nutella too its just too good and in convenient packaging pWe went for a w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-783170.html Check out our website at www.smartguide.co.atLike us on Facebook at facebook.comsmartguideviennaSend us an email to ms3schwarzconsult.at if you have any questions http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-782450.html Tuesday our last day in Vienna was kind of a wash. We visited the Czech Consulate to see about Avas visa and bought train tickets for the ride home. Mom decided she wanted to take the train instead of the bus and I didnt argue because I love trains. When we finished handling these business items it was late afternoon. Mom and Ava wanted to rest but I was dead set against it. It was our http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-780353.html I live in those apartments right there. My phone is in my apartment. I will get it. Please wait here. The woman used hand gestures to show us not to move from the spot where we stood on the corner. We had gotten off the Student Agency bus in Vienna and walked around for about thirty minutes trying to find our hotel. We knew we were at the right station because we bought tickets for the subwa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-779103.html I understand that a great deal of people are asking the best ways to professional mushroom cultivators will use a flow hood. While there are ways to stay clear of the requirement of the hood if you39re serious about cultivating mushrooms at your house then you will eventually want to buy one for your own use.You can save yourself some money and find directions to build a circulation hood onli http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-778941.html From Germany by car to Austria it takes from Stuttgart Germany 6hrs.drive. Vienna is a city with a mixture of Imperialism Art Deco Barock Architectures and not to forget the celebration of Who39s Who in the Worlds High Society Waltz gathering every year. We stayed in a hotel named Prater in Vienna and it cost 60 it39s a big Room very Comfortable and in the Citynear Vienna39s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/blog-778856.html My first international trip and my first time air travel to attend a PhD admission interview. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-778086.html Last Sunday we arrived at the first of the many Wwwoofing places we will be staying at on our way back to N.Z. Our first hosts Brigitte and Kurt have been really lovely and we felt at home straight away. Technically we are still in Vienna but are situated in a beautiful forested valley where we even get the occasional deer or colorful bird outside our bedroom window to wake us up before we star http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-776424.html lttable stylecolor 000000 fontfamily Times lineheight normal fontsize medium width100 border0 cellspacing0 cellpadding5gtlttbodygtlttrgtlttd classmidtext stylefontfamily Verdana fontsize 10ptgtArriving in Vienna was a bit confusing we expected to see beautiful old palaces but instead felt as though we had arrived in Dubai with lots of very m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-775205.html Is it really almost over already Really I had to take a moment to count the countries and places weve been to. Checked my itinerary. OMG weve finally arrived at the last stop Vienna. Two weeks is not enough. Well even three months wont be enough. It will always be insufficient when youre doing what you love the most.Due to last minute reroute to Budapest it means last minute tick http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna/Vienna/blog-772953.html