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Ricardo Trigueros Luna de Miel por Europa
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- Aug 23, 2015, 1:45pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 154 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.2151, 16.3972148°12’54” N 16°23’50” E
Day 12
Comiendo al estilo alemán
August 23, 2015 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Una cosa que hemos notado en Viena es que no parece otro país diferente a Alemania. Sus costumbres son bastante similares, su gastronomía y además hablan el mismo idioma.

Yendo hacia el Prater, el parque de atracciones mas antiguo del mundo y justo a la entrada nos hemos parado en un lugar perfecto para comer. Nos hemos pedido dos platos de Bratwurst y uno de patatas que hemos aderezado con varias salsas muy ricas y un par de cervezas.Read more
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Jessica Gerschwitz Europe
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- Jun 28, 2015, 9:24pm
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 154 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.21689, 16.3979148°13’1” N 16°23’52” E
Day 50
Wiener Prater
June 28, 2015 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Tonight we went to Wiener Prater where we had schnitzel for dinner! I couldn't help but have a couple beers as well. We went on our two free rides that were included in our package after we had to pay for our rides.
I paid for a ride called 'Extasy' and I immediately regretted it, it instantly made me want to vomit. I had my eyes closed and was fighting the urge not to vomit the whole time, it felt like the longest ride ever! I got off the ride and walked straight to the bathroom, normally I whinge about having to pay 50c to use public toilets but not this time, I vomited my guts up and they deserved the 50c haha. Apart from getting sick on that one ride, it was a great night!Read more
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Ricardo Trigueros Luna de Miel por Europa
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- Aug 23, 2015, 2:09pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 154 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.21647, 16.3976548°12’59” N 16°23’52” E
Day 12
El Prater
August 23, 2015 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Espectacular. Probablemente el parque mas extenso que haya visitado nunca. Está a un salto del centro de la ciudad y es donde los austriacos creemos que invierten gran parte de su tiempo libre.

Aquí puedes practicar una gran variedad de deportes porque hay pistas de todos los colores. Tienes el estadio donde juega la selección austriaca sus partidos de fútbol, un frondoso bosque y muchas zonas para hacer picnics, tomar el sol o que los niños jueguen.

Muchos prefieren coger las bicis, otros correr y otros pasear. Nosotros nos hemos recorrido gran parte y hemos invertido hora y media. Obviamente nos hemos tumbado a tomar el solecito durante un rato.

De lo que mas nos ha gustado de Viena.Read more
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Ricardo Trigueros Luna de Miel por Europa
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- Aug 23, 2015, 2:35pm
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 154 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.21639, 16.3975248°12’59” N 16°23’51” E
Day 12
Amigos de los perros
August 23, 2015 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Una cosa muy chula del Prater, es que hay zonas en las que no puedes llevar al perro (donde los parques infantiles y céspedes para tumbarse y jugar al frisbi) y otras en que puedes llevarlos con correa y sin correa. Es una pasada ir por ahí y ver a pecha de perros correteando sueltos, además lo mejor es que han ido dejando zonas que son de bosque así que los animalitos se lo pasan pipa. He echado de menos a Jordi!Read more
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Wiedersehen in Wien
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- May 20, 2018, 6:00pm
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 163 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.21673, 16.3980348°13’0” N 16°23’53” E
Day 2
Prater
May 20, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Nati wollte unbedingt Riesenrad fahren, um Wien im Sonnenuntergang bestaunen zu können! Und die Fahrt hat sich gelohnt; die Aussicht war wirklich herrlich!

Ein unerwartetes Abenteuer war das 117m hohe Kettenkaroussell, in das Nati spontan rein musste. Unvergessliches Erlebnis!Read more
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Ricardo Trigueros Luna de Miel por Europa
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- Aug 23, 2015, 3:48pm
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 154 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.21653, 16.3980948°12’60” N 16°23’53” E
Day 12
El parque de atracciones
August 23, 2015 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Dentro del Prater, que ya hemos dicho que es gigante te encuentras el Parque de Atracciones mas antiguo del mundo y lo cierto es que es una auténtica pasada. Hay de todo y para todos los gustos.

Como a mi eso de montarme en montañas rusas, caídas libres y demás atracciones no me van Marisa ha echado de menos a Gejo porque fijo que se hubieran montado en mas de una.

Es muy grande, todo está cerca y hay muy buen ambiente, la verdad.Read more
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kk and shir honeymoon honeymoon 1512 1201
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- Jan 1, 2016, 4:09pm
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Altitude: 153 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.21667, 16.3966748°13’0” N 16°23’48” E
Day 18
The fun land in town
January 1, 2016 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
We walked over to the prater which is a huge amusement park for visitors. Its a very old school park, where you can find the oldest ferris wheel around, with wooden cabins, and attractions that we used to have in singapore, like those old uncle ringo amusement parks we had in the past. But much better rides of course haha. Its a nostalgic feeling for me and wifey. But we didnt take the rides as we didn't wana freeze our butts off lolRead more
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Shazzij Travel Log Danube Cycle
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- Jul 4, 2016, 5:39pm
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 170 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.1935, 16.4068948°11’37” N 16°24’25” E
Day 20
Vienna
July 4, 2016 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
What a beautiful city! Statues, churches, parks and old buildings with beautiful facades are dotted all around the city. Some of the attractions we visited today ...

St Stephen's Cathedral is the most important religious building in Vienna. The Cathedral has 23 bells. The largest hangs in the north tower and is officially named for St. Mary, but is usually called Pummerin (Boomer) and weighs 20,130 kilo's. It is said that Beethoven only realised his deafness when he saw the birds fly out of the bell tower while they were ringing, but he could not hear them.

Hofburg Imperial Palace. The Palace remains the centre of government for Austria. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria.

The Spanish Riding school, is located between Michaelerplatz and Josefsplatz near the Hofburg. The school was named for the Spanish horses that formed one of the bases of the Lipizzan breed. They are used exclusively at the school. It is the traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School.

The Museums Quartier is a 60,000 m² area in the city, containing Baroque buildings as well as Modern architecture.

St. Peter's is thought to occupy the oldest Christian sacred site in Vienna, as a church has stood here since the second half of the 4th century.

The Vienna State Opera was hit during an air raid in 1945 during WWII, when an allied bomber allegedly mistook it for a train station. The interior was completely destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt in 1955 following the original design.

The famous Johann Strauss monument is situated in the City Park. During the demolition of the city walls and the creation of the Vienna Ringstraße, the mayor promoted the creation of a public park in it's place.

The Pestsäule (The Plague Column) is a Holy Trinity column in the inner city. It was erected after the Great Plague epidemic in 1679, and is one of the most well-known and prominent sculptural pieces of art in the city. In 1679, Vienna was visited by one of the last big plague epidemics. Fleeing the city, the Habsburg emperor Leopold I vowed to erect a mercy column should the epidemic end.Read more
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Shazzij Travel Log Danube Cycle
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- Jul 5, 2016, 9:45pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 170 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.19354, 16.4068348°11’37” N 16°24’25” E
Day 21
Vienna Day 2
July 5, 2016 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We spent the day bumbling around the city. Mostly going from one coffee stop to the next. Needless to say, I managed to find more churches to visit 😊

Vienna's drinking water originates in the Lower Austrian-Styrian Alps. “Vienna has the world’s best drinking water” and free water dispenser's are dotted all around the city. Doggy water bowls are seen all over the city as many locals take their dogs everywhere with them. There many are public water fountains, where you can fill up your water bottle for free. The German term for drinkable water is “Trinkwasser“ Because water should not be a luxury item”, Vienna is the first city in the world to place its' water under constitutional protection. Since December 2001, the city of Vienna has protected its' water for future generations in the Vienna Water Charter.

The Hotel Sacher is a five-star hotel located in the Innere Stadt first district of Vienna, Austria, vis-à-vis to the Vienna State Opera. It is famous for the specialty of the house, the Sachertorte, a chocolate cake with apricot filling. As neither of us are fans of the Sachertorte, we only walked past the hotel and didn't come in.

Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial summer residence located in Vienna, Austria. It boasts 1441 rooms and is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historical monuments in the country. The name Schönbrunn (meaning "beautiful spring"), has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court.

Trams in Vienna are a vital part of the public transport system in Vienna. They have been in operation since 1865.

Tomorrow we leave for Munich, where we'll spend a few days with Elke and Dieter.Read more
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Traveler Vienne
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- Dec 8, 2018, 8:10pm
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 175 m
- Austria Vienna Inner city Prater 48.195, 16.4066748°11’42” N 16°24’24” E
Day 2
Solution de secours
December 8, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Aujourd'hui est férié en Autriche. Et bien sûr, en gens prévoyants, nous avons fait quelques courses...

Ou pas... Tout est fermé, il n'y a rien d'autre que des pâtes sans sauce ni fromage dans l'appartement.

Du coup, on descend dans un petit restau juste en bas de chez nous, pour y goûter un schnitzel (escalope de volaille panée) et son équivalent au poisson. Avec une salade de pommes de terre.
Très proche de ce que l'on avait mangé a Budapest.Read more
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