Vienna, Austria: Land of the Giant Wieners


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September 28th 2011
Published: November 5th 2011
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This would be my third venture into the beautiful country of Austria, but my first visit to its capital, Vienna (or Wien in local terms, and coincidentally where the Wiener Schnitzel comes from!). With only 4 days left on the Oktoberfest countdown clock, we arrived early in the evening and made our way to Hotel Franzenshof. We were staying in a 4 bed room, which seemed nice enough until we notic... Read Full Entry



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Ah dinner!Ah dinner!
Ah dinner!

If I remember rightly, we had bread dumpling, sour kraut, some pasta-free lasagne looking thing, and... apfelstreudel!
A Colourful KristinA Colourful Kristin
A Colourful Kristin

It's from the stained glass windows on St Stephen's Cathedral
Dodgy James strikes again!Dodgy James strikes again!
Dodgy James strikes again!

Yes, one of the girls is taking a shower. And no, this photo is for comedic purposes only! (And you'll have to pay us if you want the photo he took)
The back yardThe back yard
The back yard

At Schönbrunn Palace
The back yardThe back yard
The back yard

At Schönbrunn Palace. Very Versailles-like
Me and Kristin by a cool fountainMe and Kristin by a cool fountain
Me and Kristin by a cool fountain

Unfortunately we're blocking the fountain. Ah well, it's still a good view!
One of the mazes in the back yard!One of the mazes in the back yard!
One of the mazes in the back yard!

The guys won the race! This bit was quite fun, as we were up high we could see every wrong turn the girls made way before they could...
James and Hannah make musicJames and Hannah make music
James and Hannah make music

on a glockenspiel in the back yard of Schönbrunn Palace
It's quite stunning reallyIt's quite stunning really
It's quite stunning really

At the back yard in Schönbrunn Palace



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