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    • Day 10

      Jour 10 - Les News arrivent 🚧

      August 8, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Après 2j de vélo, le bolide de Félix a de nouveau eu une crevaison en pleine ville hier soir assez tard, à 45min à pieds de l’appartement. Nous avons du nous en occuper pour partir à Bratislava le lendemain. Ce petit revirement ne nous a donc pas permis de vous partager les photos et vidéos de Vienne.

      Mais ne vous inquiétez pas, tout arrive dans la journée 😋
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    • Day 8

      Hör auf, es zu genießen

      March 13, 2020 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F

      "Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it." - William Feather

      We slept in today. To be honest, there was a little bit of an urge to do nothing but lay around and mourn the ruins of our honeymoon. But we got some treats from the patisserie downstairs, had some tea, and got moving.

      We spent our early afternoon walking around the city center, discovering museums and historical landmarks (that were closed), and enjoying each other's company. We stopped at the Palmenhaus for some lunch, walked around Hofburg palace, and found a spot in the grass to lay down and read.

      The rest of our afternoon was filled with more wandering, relaxing, and eating local Viennese food. Then we went to a concert. Sure, it was no Wagner at the Staatsoper, but watching a small group of performers playing the hits of Beethoven and Strauss was a wonderful evening.

      Budapest was amazing, to be sure. The sights and experiences were amazing. But we had so much to see and do, the focus was often on experiencing it all. Now, in a weird twisted sense, we're being forced to just stop and enjoy the happiness of being married to each other.

      So thank Coronavirus, I guess?
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    • Day 5

      Palmenhaus take 2

      December 17, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

      We found the right one in the end. They had a set menu option of two courses for 16 euro so Rich got probably the tastiest tomato soup ever and pork with mushrooms and rice, and I got a kind of crumbed Raclette with endive salad and cranberries - more cheese than anyone needs, really - and more delish strudelRead more

    • Day 9

      Panoramic Vienna

      June 12, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

      A long city tour which included stops at Hofburg Palace, the museum of fine arts, and many more. It's a beautiful city with lots to see and do. We decided to jump off the tour and walk back to the ship. About a one and a half mile walk from St. Stephan's Cathedral.... Along with the traditional stop at the candy shop.

      Obviously this is a big city for music. The Vienna boys choir, Strauss, Mozart and many more.
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    • Day 147

      Abends im Theater

      March 2, 2023 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 7 °C

      Es gibt jeden Abend eine Show. Im Theater muss man sich anmelden und einen Sitz reservieren. Natürlich kostenlos. Die erste Vorstellung um 19.30 und die zweite um 21 Uhr sowie eine dritte um 22 30. Im carousell gibt es ebenfalls eine Show und ein Getränk um 15.- hauptsächlich Artisten.Read more

    • Day 147

      Das Essen.

      March 2, 2023 in Austria

      Eigentlich kann man den ganzen Tag essen.
      Frühstück ab 7uhr im Restaurant ala carte oder beim Buffet im 15. Stock
      Mittags ab 12uhr im Restaurant oder im Buffet.
      Abends gibt's eine feste Uhrzeit im Restaurant 18 Uhr oder im Buffet oben. Bis 1.30 morgens gibt's Pizza und Burger....es ist hier relativ laut und viele Kinder und Jugendliche sind hier!Read more

    • Day 3

      Вена

      December 26, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

      Остановка в Вене продлится до четверга 29го декабря.
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      Рождественская ярмарка закрывается практически сразу после рождества - 26го декабря вечером уже все стали разбирать. Особенности этой ярмарки лично для меня в том, что глинтвейн на ней выдают в стеклянных чашках, которые можно или завтра с собой, или вернуть обратно, получив данные в залог 4 евро.
      Некоторые маленькие ярмарки, которые находятся не на центральной площади, а при входе в старые город, продолжают работать ещё несколько дней после Рождества (24 декабря), так что ещё немного глинтвейн удастся приобрести там.
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    • Day 5

      Day of the Dog and Ephesus

      December 19, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

      Today, we had to do our best to get up and out to Austria as early as possible to ensure we could do all the museums we wanted to during the day. This was quickly brought to a halt as the museum of natural history was closed. We also convinced ourselves against the museum of art history and so left ourselves with just the vienna Museum of Modern History. I was especially excited for this because they had a section about the ancient Roman city of Ephesus, in which I had been just a few months prior. This was really interesting as I could finally see the pieces that were missing from the site to be stored safely in museums. They also showed pictures of the statues when they had first been uncovered, allowing me to get a better idea of how the ancient artefact looked while still in ephasus - connecting the dots between the two sites. We then wandered through the modern history museum and learnt about Austria after WW1 and the Hapsburg Empire, their first attempt at the Republic, before an eventual, yet brief, return to dictatorship. Vicious conflict between far right and far left led to Dolfuss becoming chancellor in 1933. He instantly started to quash pro-nazi and pro-german-unification sympathisers. Later that year, a full-blown civil war would erupt, as Austria was torn between joining Germany or staying independent. When Nazi German aided in Dolfuss' assassination, many expected that Germany were around the corner to annex the country. Luckily, Dolfuss' good relationship with Mussolini caused a reaction in him that promised to protect Austria against a Nazi invasion. As such, Austria was safe as Germany tried to maintain relations with Italy. Austria's eventual unification with Germany through voting (rigged) meant that they fell under German rule during WW2. They would gain independence again once the Nazis were defeated.

      After this, I began my journey to the most recommended thing to do in Veinna by my previous group. The hot dog. And, it was amazing. I wouldn't call it a hotdog, as the Austrian sausage was far too tasty to put them in the same category, but it was very nice. We enjoyed this and began our journey to more Christmas markets before ending up in the National State Library. This was actually really cool, though small, and it was very different from anything else I had seen during my travels. 500,000 books going back as far as the 16th century. It was very clean, organised and beautiful. Definitely recommend. The style is difficult to describe, looking like a truly ancient library while still feeling incredibly well maintained and modern. Unfortunately, there was an exhibition for a Japnese photographer and artist, but thus kind of took away from the library if anything. Not to mention, I have no idea what the connection was between him and the library. This was the end of our day as we took the long way home, grabbed a feed, and went to bed.
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    • Day 5

      l'Opéra

      December 11, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌬 4 °C

      l'Opéra de Vienne, comme la bibliothèque me fait rêver.

      Notre visite commence par les salons, puis le hall pour se finir dans l'auditorium.
      Cela donne envie de revenir pour un opéra.
      Les places ne sont d'ailleurs pas si chères, car si les plus prisées sont de l'ordre de 250€, les plus modestes, debout, sont à 3 et 4€.

      Notre guide nous présente également le "bal des débutants" point culminant de la saison. Pour les dames, robe obligatoire, pour les messieurs, inutile de venir en costume, c'est le queue-de-pie qui est de rigueur.
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    • Day 1

      Miam !

      December 7, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C

      Au menu ce soir :

      Une sorte de grosse croquette. On ne sait même pas ce qu'il y a dedans, mais ça a l'air bon ! (Finalement, c'est une sorte de boule de riz avec un cœur crème et champignons, le tout frit avec de la chapelure, et effectivement c'est très bon !)

      Hot dogs avec une bratwurstl et une kaiserkrainer, deux saucisses, la seconde étant fourrée au fromage (aussi bon qu'original !) (On remarque aussi que Sonia n'as pas réussi a attendre que je fasse la photo !)

      Et pour finir : une brochette de quartiers de mandarine nappée de chocolats blanc et lait.
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