1st visit to Vienna
Aug 6, 2012, 7:24 pm
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1st visit to Vienna
I am going to be in Vienna from Sept 10 afternoon until Monday morning - I am deciding whether I should make the trip to Salzburg. I've never been to Vienna.
Also - I wanted to take a tour that Friday night to see the city but the only tour I can find only does Sunday and Monday.
Anyone have suggestions?
Thanks!
Also - I wanted to take a tour that Friday night to see the city but the only tour I can find only does Sunday and Monday.
Anyone have suggestions?
Thanks!
Aug 6, 2012, 9:16 pm
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I am not sure how much time you have, it appears to be a week, Sept 10-17. Which is plenty of time to see a bit of both Vienna and Salzburg. It is not quite a 4 hour train ride between the two cities. Another idea is to visit Bratislava which is an hour away to the east in Slovakia. It has a great old city center as well some interesting castles.
Edit to add that this year is the 150th birthday of Klimt as such there are many special exhibits in Vienna that should be seen. I was able to visit several during a visit in June.
Edit to add that this year is the 150th birthday of Klimt as such there are many special exhibits in Vienna that should be seen. I was able to visit several during a visit in June.
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Aug 6, 2012, 9:37 pm
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I am going to be in Vienna from Sept 10 afternoon until Monday morning - I am deciding whether I should make the trip to Salzburg. I've never been to Vienna.
Also - I wanted to take a tour that Friday night to see the city but the only tour I can find only does Sunday and Monday.
Anyone have suggestions?
Thanks!
Also - I wanted to take a tour that Friday night to see the city but the only tour I can find only does Sunday and Monday.
Anyone have suggestions?
Thanks!
In addition, before contemplating a trip to Salzburg, you might want to take in the towns and villages close to Vienna in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria), esp. my favorite region, the Wachau, and the town of Dürnstein (where Richard the Lionhearted was held captive during the Crusades).
But I digress.
Perhaps my article Vienna: Summer and Winter might be helpful for you to review to get an idea of what you might want to do and see.
Aug 6, 2012, 9:39 pm
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I am going to be in Vienna from Sept 10 afternoon until Monday morning - I am deciding whether I should make the trip to Salzburg. I've never been to Vienna.
Also - I wanted to take a tour that Friday night to see the city but the only tour I can find only does Sunday and Monday.
Anyone have suggestions?
Thanks!
Also - I wanted to take a tour that Friday night to see the city but the only tour I can find only does Sunday and Monday.
Anyone have suggestions?
Thanks!
Aug 6, 2012, 9:42 pm
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Welcome to Flyertalk, marriottlover. You questions re: Austria are more suitable for the FT Europe Forum. Please follow this discussion in the Europe Forum.
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Aug 7, 2012, 3:31 am
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yes, would be really nice if you gave us the time bookends in the same format
vienna deserves 3-5 days. you shouldnt really need to book a tour, as the imperial/baroque vienna is all centrally locally within the "ring" (on which you can hop a tram).
outside the ring there is the danube and dining/drinking/relaxing/partying activities. and up north along the danube is the wine country.
salzburg, imo is only for 1 full day. if you head that direction, might as well go all the way to innsbruck?
vienna deserves 3-5 days. you shouldnt really need to book a tour, as the imperial/baroque vienna is all centrally locally within the "ring" (on which you can hop a tram).
outside the ring there is the danube and dining/drinking/relaxing/partying activities. and up north along the danube is the wine country.
salzburg, imo is only for 1 full day. if you head that direction, might as well go all the way to innsbruck?
Aug 13, 2012, 4:49 pm
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(on which you can hop a tram)
There is only a very expensive Guided Bim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesenrad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuriger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahlenberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchtoldsdorf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurstelprater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wien_Westbahnhof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauinsel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Wien
Aug 13, 2012, 5:37 pm
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There is no Public Tram (or "Bim" we say) going around the "Ring". You have change the Bim after some Stops.
There is only a very expensive Guided Bim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesenrad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuriger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahlenberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchtoldsdorf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurstelprater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wien_Westbahnhof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauinsel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Wien
There is only a very expensive Guided Bim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesenrad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuriger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahlenberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchtoldsdorf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurstelprater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wien_Westbahnhof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauinsel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Wien
http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal/e...rogramId/19580
Jul 30, 2014, 8:59 pm
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Have you seen this page?
http://www.wien.info/en/shopping-win...e/wine-cellars
I didn't know you could do a cellar tour at Palais Coburg. Must do that next time.
If you get the Vienna Card, you can use the u-Bahn as much as you want (about 21 Euros for the Card), plus you get a discount booklet, which you can download here to see what's included:
http://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/vienna-card
You may want to get a taxi if you're going to Grinzing and visiting several Heurigen in the evening, since you might not be fit to drive when the evening is done. It may be expensive, but you could possibly make a deal with the driver before you leave and ask how much for round trip and would he come back at a certain time to pick you up. We've done that before and save maybe 10 Euros.
http://www.wien.info/en/shopping-win...e/wine-cellars
I didn't know you could do a cellar tour at Palais Coburg. Must do that next time.
If you get the Vienna Card, you can use the u-Bahn as much as you want (about 21 Euros for the Card), plus you get a discount booklet, which you can download here to see what's included:
http://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/vienna-card
You may want to get a taxi if you're going to Grinzing and visiting several Heurigen in the evening, since you might not be fit to drive when the evening is done. It may be expensive, but you could possibly make a deal with the driver before you leave and ask how much for round trip and would he come back at a certain time to pick you up. We've done that before and save maybe 10 Euros.
Jul 31, 2014, 4:54 pm
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You may want to get a taxi if you're going to Grinzing
And dont take the Vienna Card!
http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal2/...annelId/-47643
24, 48, and 72 Hour Pass
8-Day Ticket
Vienna Shopping Card Ticket
Vienna Weekly Ticket
Aug 1, 2014, 4:27 am
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I bought a Vienna card - it worked out as better value than a transport pass when I took into account the attraction discounts/free entry. I do agree that anyone visiting Vienna should buy some sort of transport pass though - Vienna has excellent public transport which is easy to use and can be fun to ride around on.