Month: June 2012
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Café Phil & Corns n’ Pops, Vienna
Directly across the street from Café Sperl (covered in my last post) is Café Phil at 10-12 Gumpendorferstrasse – it is a mutant of the traditional Viennese kaffehaus (but not the kind of “coffeeshop” one finds in Amsterdam). Cafe Phil provides hot beverages and sells books and magazines. It also sells vinyl, CD, DVD, etc.…
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Café Sperl, Vienna
According to Wikipedia, the Viennese coffee house is an institution of Vienna that played an important part shaping the city’s culture. Around the end of the 19th century, it was the place where intellectuals, politicians, artists lingered – reading newspaper, writing, talking and playing games. We tried lingering there … This café is located further…
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22 Gumpendorferstrasse, Wien
For our stay in Vienna, instead of booking hotel rooms, we and Sis rented an apartment for the week. The apartment is located on the second floor of 22 Gumpendorferstrasse in the district of Mariahilf 6. There are four apartments per floor. The building is entirely residential but the area still has some light industry. It…
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From Munich to Vienna by Railjet
After we attended the Champions League final football game, we left Munich the next day for Vienna – the beginning of a week’s vacation. Our train was RJ65 departing at 11:27 from Munich to Budapest on platform 11. Our train is run by the Austrian Federal Railway (Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB) and the service is…
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Champions League Final Munich 2012
As mentioned in the last post, we were the guests of a broadcaster of the Champions League Final in Munich. We were so excited. Go back to the post and see us holding the cup ! The game started with the usual fanfare, which we normally ignore when watching the game on TV. The two…
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Champions League Final Munich 2012 pre-game
We were very lucky to be the guests of a broadcast partner of the Champions League Final in Munich. For my American friends and readers, this is the Superbowl equivalent in European football (soccer) – so it is a very big deal here. The final match was held on May 19, 2012 in Munich at…