Wien aka: Vienna

...is note because it is beautiful and seem to have a lot of things to do. But because Beethoven is buried there, and I would like to visit his tomb.

Absolutely beautiful city.
One of those cities though, that often gets lost in people’s Europe itineraries.

Cottonball is right – all shops are closed Sundays except restaurants and cafes. There is a lot of concrete in the inner city – of course – but Stadtpark is absolutely gorgeous, relaxing, perfect place to sit on the grass in summer and read a book, and you wouldn’t know you were in the inner city.

The people do keep to themselves, and don’t expect overly friendly customer service. In fact, once you get used to their rude way of treating their customers, it almost becomes a part of Vienna’s charm.

Find Blutgasse and around that area, get a guidebook (or a Viennese citizen who knows some history!) and read the stories behind the streets – they take on a whole new atmosphere when you know the little stories.

Viel Spass XD

This is a most beautiful city, but was very cold late November.

The architecture and cultural venues make this a must for any visitors to Europe. It is also a good walking city, although the train system is easy and convenient.

I wish there was less concrete here. The people keep to themselves. Sundays a lot of shops are closed I heard.

I have visited Vienna on two occasions in my life, during the spring and during the winter. Each time I stayed for as long as I possibly could. It is still the most beautiful city ive ever seen. I got to know the city very well and it never stopped amazing me. It takes more than a week to see everything. So many sights you can spend an entire day at. Transportation is clean and very sufficient. The food is unreal! Every store you go into they great you with “Gruss Gott” and “auf weidersehen” when you leave, in such a friendly tone. Great shopping markets and malls like Millenium City. The air is fresh, the people are nice, the houses and buildings are rich with history and are as beautiful as can be. Even the industrial area was beautiful to me! My favorite destination, and I hope to move there to live someday… Skip London and Paris and go to Vienna, its way better and the major sites are all located close to the historical city center, making it very easy to see. London and Paris are way too spread out and just arent as great as people make them out to be.

Vienna is a lovely city; when you are in Vienna, you can feel the rich historical & cultural side of the city; it’s an extremely clean and organized city, somewhat quiet, and has beautiful areas like the Schönbrunn and the Stephansplatz

Unfortunately I didn’t get to know the city well because I was there for only 3 days, but I liked Vienna alot, it’s so mysterious and makes you want to discover it more and more, the people are nice though they may appear a bit distant at first, their language is very fascinating, and you even get to meet amusing people,like I ran into a man on the street who was sitting on a hand-made couch and began lecturing me on how drugs should be legalized hehe :)

Worth visiting!

Indulge in some torte at a Viennese cafe
Visit the graves of Beethoven and Mozart

I spent this New Year’s Eve there and was a nice place to visit, but it’s not as spectacular as any of the other places I visited so far.

you missed vienna? a melting pot of sarky cool and funny people, with perfect coffee and a lot to see ;) so come and visit

I was able to spend three days wandering through the streets and platz’s of Wien (Vienna to me). If you’re on a budget and want a quiet, tranquil place to stay, try the Palace Hostel. It takes about 25 minutes to get to the hostel from the city, but the view is unbeatable and the accommodation great. If you’re there during Christmas, I’d recommend the Rathausplatz Wienachtsmarkt and the apfel-punsch, the Schonbrunn Palace Wienachtsmarkt and a walk to the Gloriette during a sunset, and Stephansplatz in the evening. Stop into Demel on Kohlmarkt (right off the Michaelerplatz) for some sacher torte and tour the Spanish Riding School, home of the Lipizzaner horses. After that, if you’re into tours do either the Schonbrunn Palace or the Hofburg, but don’t do both because it’s just repetitive. If you’re looking directly at the front of the Staatsoper, on the left side of the building is the door for the standing room only tickets, and that line opens about 80 minutes before show time. Get a ticket, go and mark your spot in the area you choose, then head across the street to Aida for some coffee and a strudel before the show. Other than that, just walk around the city and enjoy the fact that every corner you turn is going to bring some fabulous architecture or a park dedicated to composers or a line of cafe’s, all perfect for an hour’s stop for coffee and cake. Also, a small tip for art lovers: The Kunst Wien Haus is not the same as the HundertwasserHaus, although they both are dedicated to Hundertwasser. I wanted the Hundertwasser but got the Kunst Wien and wasn’t too impressed. I would go back if I had the endless resources that are needed for such a trip.