Archive for the Austria Category
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The Museum of Nonsense – the Museum of weird inventions opened in Austria
At about an hour outside of Vienna, in Herrnbaumgarten, Austria was opened this month The Museum of Nonsense. Fritz Gall is an Austrian inventor who, however, didn't manage to invent something special. But he obtained some money in order to fund the
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Video(s) of the week: Innsbruck, Austria
Famous skiing resort, but also an important and beautiful city in Tyrol, Austria, Innsbruck has a lot to offer to a traveler (passionate or not about winter sports). As we read in the official website, situated in between the German and the Italian b
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First self-boarding gates in the world available at Vienna Airport
The air/flying industry is changing. Intergalactic flights and spaceport (read about it here); laser-guided travel pods (presented here) and now the first self-boarding gates in the world in Vienna. These 92 world's first common-use self-boarding
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Wiener Schnitzel – famous Austrian dish
I must admit I'm wild about schnitzels. My grandmother makes them, my mother does - so I learned too (though not practice it much unfortunately yet). When in Vienna, you must try a traditional Wiener Schnitzel. I did - and it tasted perfectly!
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Visiting Saint Stephan’s Cathedral (Stephansdom), Vienna – a unique experience
I promised a while ago, in the post about the Karlskirche, that I will present you the experience of visiting Saint Stephan's Cathedral (Stephansdom) in Vienna. As some of you may already know, this cathedral is a very famous Gothic monument locat
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Beautiful Blue Danube
Blue Danube, “stop your tides at Vienna, / it loves you so much!”, and at Budapest as well! Please let me contemplate your unrivaled gorgeous waves! This is what I secretly wished in my mind, after having had the chance to look at the Danube from
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Schloss Belvedere – Palace and Art Museum in Vienna, Austria
Vienna offers a great variety of places to visit, including a large variety of museums. One of the very famous and good looking - as well as palace - is Schloss Belvedere - Belvedere Palace. Schloss Belvedere consist of two buildings - the Upper
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Follow “The Sound of Music”: Salzburg
Last year, just before Christmas, I followed the sound of music and got to the Castel of Salt - Salzburg - where I participated in an international project on cultural identities. Salzburg is a modern city at the foot of an old city, quite calm, pict
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Ankeruhr (Anchor Clock) – the public clock with human figures in Vienna, Austria
In Vienna there is a clock that marks each hour with a special figure from history. We’ve visited on the same day with Jungferngasse - for it’s very close to this street. The clock forms a bridge between two buildings that belong to the Anker
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Schoenbrunn Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn) – the oldest zoo in the world – a place where animals look happy
On my first trip to Vienna I simply had to visit Schoenbrunn Castle. And so I did. It is an amazing castle with an impressive domain and many places to see. You have the Schloss Schoenbrunn - where you’ll find out some interesting curiosities too,
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