Blogs from Vienna, Austria, Europe - page 7

Like all other European capitals, Vienna is full of mysteries. Tombs of the royalty, unusual museums, and much more. Unorthodox attractions are here in on every corner, some of them being centuries old, and some surprisingly new. Our guide gives you a look on some of the most unique places to see while visiting the Austrian capital: from the (in)famous sewers, to the best Wien escape rooms. If you want your trip to Vienna to be unusual and different to what most tourists there experience, take our favourites into consideration while planning the stay! Arkham Asylum The Narrenturm (most commonly translated to Fool’s Tower or Madhouse Tower) is one of the oldest asylums for insane people - or at least for those who were considered insane by the society back in the day. The inmates were ... read more

Cruised overnight along the Danube, breakfast at 7.30am then back to room to rest and watch the riverside go by. Very relaxing and plenty to watch. Also bit of reading and washing. About midday cam to lock which was fascinating to see how it all works. Afterwards lunch was served then decided to go into town for some clothes shopping for Pio & Dalyse. Both need some warmer clothes as it has turned cold Caught taxi into town with Marion. Had look at H&M, Zara and other stores Caught taxi back to shop anout 4.30pm. ... read more

Kathleen en ik stonden op het gemakske op. Met 2 gaat alles ook veel sneller. We namen een uitgebreide douche (het douchegebouw was zo goed als volledig open, dus ijskoud. Het was dus geen makkelijke beslissing om eronder uit te komen) en aten ons ontbijt. We hadden eindelijk eens plek op de tafel en zeer weinig afwas J alletwee kwamen we tot de conclusie dat we ons een dag hadden misrekend. We hadden dus nog een vrij in te plannen dag. Er werden alvast enkele denkpistes verkend en besloten deze straks voor te leggen aan het koppeltje. (Het zou een half dagje Zwarte Woud worden voor een boswandeling + dan moeten we zaterdag minder lang rijden naar huis) Dan terug richting Wenen. Het weer was slecht (regen en kou), maar het beloofde wel mooi weer te ... read more

Our last full day in Vienna was dedicated to Schloss Schonbrunn. In order to get there, we decided to take the Subway, and were carefully instructed as to how to get there without having to switch lines, which was a very important factor to us even though it required walking to a station further away from the hotel. Needless to say, we were completely dumbfounded once we got to the station about the, supposedly, simple task of buying whatever ticket we needed for the ride. We were so frustrated that we were about to give up on the whole idea and just pay for a taxi ride when a gentleman approached us and offered his help. In no time at all we had our tickets, were in the right side of the platform, and were even ... read more

Our departure from Budapest could have ended in disaster! We got to the train station early, and were directed to our platform where a train for Munich was waiting. We were still not particularly aware of procedures but, in our defense, I should say that we asked at least three different persons to make sure we were in the right place and, although friendly, it wasn't until the last person we asked who actually told us that the train we had been staring at for fifteen minutes was the train we should be on! Yes, it was for Munich, but it made several stops along the way, Vienna being one of them! We were embarrassed, but eventually laughed it off with relief for not having missed the train. We had seats in the first class compartment, ... read more