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    • Day 12

      Zentralfriedhof Wien

      September 12, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Unser letzter Wien-Stop ist der Zentralfriedhof.

      Die Wiener haben ja ein besonderes Verhältnis zum Tod.

      Das merkt man auch hier. Als erstes kommt man an einem Souvenirshop vorbei. Rechts auf dem Friedhof liegt ein Kaffee, links ein Museum und ein großes Schild: Silent-Run: Es gibt zwei Laufstrecken über den Friedhof.

      Wikipedia:
      „Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof wurde 1874 eröffnet und zählt mit einer Fläche von fast zweieinhalb Quadratkilometern und rund 330.000 Grabstellen mit rund drei Millionen Verstorbenen zu den größten Friedhofsanlagen Europas.

      Der überwiegende Teil des Hauptfriedhofs besteht seit jeher aus katholischen Gräbern. Darüber hinaus bestehen mittlerweile Abteilungen und Friedhöfe folgender weiterer Konfessionen:
      - buddhistisch
      - evangelisch
      - islamisch (alte, neue und islamisch-ägyptische Abteilung)
      - jüdisch (alter und neuer Friedhof)
      - orthodox (russisch, griechisch, rumänisch etc.)
      - mormonisch“

      Wir gehen zuerst ins Beerdigungsmuseum. Sehr informativ und auch lustig. Ausgestellt ist auch ein Sitzsarg, der aber nie benutzt wurde.

      Auf dem Friedhof gibt es über 500 Ehrengräber. So ist hier Beethoven, Mahler, Brahms, Schubert, Curt und Udo Jürgens, ….
      Wir besuchen das Grab von Falko. Dort ist auch seine Mutter beerdigt.

      Es gibt sogar eine Buslinie über den Friedhof und für 3€ kann man mit dem Auto reinfahren.

      Ganz schön groß.
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    • Day 2

      Letisko Schwechat

      December 17, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C

      Po hodinovej jazde autobusom prichádzame k príletovej hale letiska. Je mi divné že sa Mája cestou nesťažovala lebo ona a autobus to jednoducho nejde dokopy.

      Po vystúpení z autobusu Peťa zistila že vo vlaku si obliekla iba jednu ponožku a kde skončila tá druhá to nikto netuší asi ostala vo vlaku.

      Už len 2,5 hodiny a letíme.
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    • Day 4

      Friedhof der Namenlosen

      October 27, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Unsere letzte Station für heute, der Friedhof der Namenlosen. Haben uns den Friedhof etwas größer vorgestellt, es liegen ca. noch 478 Namenlose dort. Der Friedhof wird von einem Motorrad Club ehrenamtlich in Schuss gehalten.Read more

    • Day 1

      Vienna 1

      July 24, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Giornata piena, ho fatto 23k passi, non mi sento più i piedi (e già questa mattina i miei dolori psicosomatici[?] avevano agito sul mio piede…)
      Anyway…
      Arrivata a Vienna così velocemente che non me ne sono neanche accorta, ho provato a leggere Petrarca sull’aereo ma come al solito dopo due righe mi sono addormentata, questo canzoniere è soporifero!!!
      Poi ho preso il Railjet per arrivare al centro, ho raggiunto l’ostello a&o e ho lasciato lo zainone lì.
      Poi ho comprato un’ insalata al Billa e ho raggiunto Karlsplatz dove ho mangiato e sbirciato in giro.
      Poi, su suggerimento della guida presa all’ aeroporto, sono andata sulle tracce della Red Vienna (Vienna comunista) e ho raggiunto il Karl Marx Hof, edificio lungo 1.1km (!!!) costruito per dare casa agli operai, struttura enorme e così figa perché così particolare. Dentro l’edificio, nel giardino interno, c’era l’asilo, la lavanderia comune,…
      Dopo di ciò sono tornata all’ostello per entrare in camera e ho scoperto di dover “dividere” il matrimoniale con un ragazzo coreano, un primo momento di titubanza e poi passa tutto.
      Poi abbiamo preso un gelato insieme e mi sono recata al walking tour che avevo prenotato per le 18.
      È durato più di due ore ma ero distrutta e sono sembrate 10.
      Poi ero presa a malissimo per i soliti pensieri 😉 ho deciso di incontrare dei ragazzi tramite Hostelworld.
      Tra i tre mi sono trovata bene con uno, brasiliano (sarà la discendenza neolatina? XD) abbiamo chicchierato un sacco, mi ha fatto alzare il morale che avevo a terra, e abbiamo mangiato insieme, un würstel salatissimo e alla modica cifra di 7.9€!!!! Con birra 5.5!!
      Ahhhh che bella Vienna
      Poi ho preso l’ennesimo mezzo del giorno e sono tornata all ostello.
      Tornare di notte, da sola, vicino la stazione dei treni non è sembrato affatto spaventoso!
      Dicono che Vienna sia una città davvero sicura, questo mi piace
      Comunque ora sono distrutta e dormo
      Gn
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    • Day 44

      Reisetag nach Wien

      May 18, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Am Morgen um 05.00 Uhr wurde der Wecker gestellt, so dass wir rechtzeitig zum Bus gekommen sind. Thessaloniki, Skopje, und schlussendlich Bratislava per Bus. Eindrücklich Unterschiede zwischen den Erscheinungsbildern der Länder. Verdreckt, gepflegt oder verarmt. Alles gesehen. Der Bus zum Glück tip-top.Read more

    • Day 1

      Anreise nach La Réunion

      January 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C

      Nach langen Vorbereitungen, viel Spannung und emotionalen Abschieden ging die Reise am 11.01.2023 endlich los. Ohne genau zu wissen, was mich am anderen Ende der Erde erwartet, startete eine lange Anreise nach La Réunion. Um 7 ging es mit dem Zug zum Flughafen Wien, von dort weiter nach Paris und schließlich mit einem Direktflug nach Saint-Denis auf La Réunion.Read more

    • Day 4

      Dag 3 - schnitzel, siesta och bad

      August 12, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Sliten från dagen innan blev fredagsförmiddagen häng hemma. När vi väl lyckades ta oss hemifrån började vi med lunch på Gasthaus Rebhuhn, otroligt gott. De andra tog schnitzel på kalv som var fantastisk. Jag nöjde mig med någon annan kötträtt som var väldigt typiskt. De var gott men spelade inte ens i samma liga som schnitzeln.

      Vi besöka DonauInsel, denna gången nära Donaustadtbrücke. Mer grönt och mindre folk. Simmade över kanalen, chillade i solen, drack lite medhavt vin och sov en skvätt.

      Påvägen hem stannade vi och åt på Modern Korea vilket var toppen. Sen hem och sömn.

      Munskydden fortsatt att plåga oss.
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    • Day 5

      Dag 4 - matmarknad, kusinbarn och kultur

      August 13, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      För första gången på resa. Lyckades vi ta oss ut på stan innan klocka 11. Strax efter tio begav vi oss ut med siktet på Karmelitermarkt. Matmarknad, fler stånd även med ekogårdar. Vi köpta grönskar så som tomater, bönor, endiver och lök och sen köpte vi också massa ost. Och solroser till Amelie

      Vi fick lite bråttom då vi redan kl 12 skulle träffa min kusin Christians äldsta dotter Melena Klose som nyss flyttat till Wien.
      Påvägen köpte vi pasta och prosciutto på en liten butik/bar som hade fullt på uteserveringen. Kan inte hitta den på maps längre. De glömde dock ta betalt för pastan.

      Det var trevligt att träffa Melena, var var väldigt uppfylld av livet och att hon flyttat till Wien för att göra något annat och inte bara jobba.

      Sen åkte vi hem och lagade middag av maten vi köpt: -Endiver stekta i panna, kokta i citronvatten och sedan serverades med karamiliserad lök, och parmesan. 8/20Mums.
      - Ostbrick med 3 ostar, prosciutto, vattenmelon och viltkorv.
      - tomatsås, med pasta paccheri. De var gott. Roliga vi gjorde var att skala tomaterna innan.
      - bönorna kokade vi och hade brynt smör till.
      Middagsgästerna blev Amelie och hennes inneboende från Portugal.

      Sen besökte vi WUK, kulturpub? Där Amelies kompis jobbar, och sen gick vi till Der WERK som hade gratis konserter och hade ett 16 års födelsedags firande för sin verksamhet. Platsen var häftig där man kunde se stadens art deco sopbränningsstation.

      Pga hund kunde vi inte gå in och dansa utan istället gick vi tillbaka till WUK och klämde en burgare innan vi gick hem och la oss.
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    • Day 177

      Budapest —> Vienna, Austria

      September 10, 2023 in Austria ⋅ 🌩️ 30 °C

      We said goodbye to our hostel this morning and checked out before heading to the Grand Synagogue. We bought our tickets and entered the synagogue and Daniel was given a traditional Jewish head covering for the visit to the synagogue.

      As we had learnt a couple of days earlier, this is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world, seating up to 3000 people. We had a 45 minute tour included in our ticket which was really informative. Our guide explained that the reason why such a large synagogue was built in a prominent catholic area is a very interesting story. In the early 1800s, Jews fled Jerusalem because of Roman attempts to conquer the city. Some fled south east towards Asia but most went northwest and many stayed in Hungary because the king at the time was accepting of Jewish people.

      The Jewish people had money and wanted to assimilate with the local Catholics and hence built a synagogue which looks very much like a church, with an altar at the front, lines of pews and even pulpits. This had the double meaning of wanting Roman Catholics to accept Jews because, if a catholic were to enter the synagogue, they would see that Jews are similar to Catholics and hence not the threat that many thought they were. For this reason, the synagogue is not a traditional Jewish synagogue.

      The construction of the synagogue only took 5 years from 1854-1859 and was funded by selling the 3000 seats before construction had commenced. We saw engraved names at the front of some seats which were sold at that time and passed down by generations of families.

      After learning the history of the synagogue itself, we learnt of the more devastating history associated with antisemitism. Next to the synagogue in the adjacent courtyard was originally a beautiful pool, but following WW2, been filled in to form the 24 mass graves containing over 2000 people killed during WWII in the Jewish ghettos due to the horrific conditions at that time. Over 1000 of these people are unidentified. Once the Soviet army liberated Hungary, the bodies were placed in these graves and have remained there for nearly 80 years. It was very sad hearing our guide speak about this history and the devastation that was caused.

      Behind this courtyard, there is a much more ‘traditional’ synagogue which was built to commentate Jewish WWI soldiers. Underneath the courtyard/synagogue, there is a very moving photo exhibition telling the story of Jewish growth, decline, oppression and liberation within Hungary. There is also a beautiful garden which honours people who helped Jewish people during the Shoah (the Holocaust) and contains a metal tree with leaves containing the names of Hungarian Jews who were killed during this terrible time period.

      We also visited a musesum which houses a lot of interesting Jewish objects across time and details the various festivals and traditions in the Jewish religion. It was very interesting.

      After finishing at the synagogue and musesum, we had some lángos and traditional goulash for lunch which was very filling and delicious!

      We headed back to the hostel to get our luggage bags and headed to the train station to catch a train to Austria! It was about a half an hour walk in the heat but we are very used to walking around with our big backpacks on by now!

      We arrived in Vienna around 8pm and made our way to our cool hostel. For the first couple of nights, we are staying in a Japanese-style space capsule near the train station! Such an interesting and unique experience! We had showers, got ready for lift off and went to sleep.
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    • Day 11

      15 minutos para Viena

      August 22, 2015 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Vamos en el tren a Viena y llegaremos en un cuarto de hora. Es un tren alemán que va a Munich y que se puede coger sin reservar el sitio. Eso hemos hecho sobre todo porque no nos daba tiempo (las taquilleras húngaras son super lentas...) y por eso estamos pagando cuatro euros y medio por dos cafés asquerosos, así nos hemos podido sentar en el vagón cafetería. Esperemos que las maletas sigan vivas...Read more

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