Tag: austria

  • Bregenz, Austria

    Bregenz, Austria

    We passed the city of Bregenz on our way to Lindau, and made it the destination of one of our day trips. Bregenz is the capital of the province of Vorarlberg which borders three countries: Germany(Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg via Lake Constance), Switzerland (Grisons and St. Gallen) and Liechtenstein. Vorarlberg is the westernmost state of Austria. The city sits by the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain (Der Berg am Bodensee). The…

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  • Stephansdom, Vienna

    Stephansdom, Vienna

    Stephansdom (St. Stephen’s Cathedral) constructed in the 12th century but damaged in World War II – this Gothic church is in the center of Vienna’s Innere Stadt (inner city). We have been to a few churches, like the Duomo in Milan and the Sagrada di familia in Barcelona, – but the Stephansdom is remarkable for…

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  • Naschmarkt, Vienna

    Naschmarkt, Vienna

    Just across the street from  Café Drechsler (previous post) is Der Naschmarkt – a half-mile long strip of stalls and shops on top of a river – Vienna’s food market since the 16th century. On every Saturday, there is a flea market at the far end of Naschmarkt – with Vienna being at the center…

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  • Café Drechsler, Vienna

    Café Drechsler, Vienna

    The neighborhood we stayed in Vienna really has a lot of remarkable cafes. After our earlier posts on Café Sperl and Café Phil, we went to Café Drechsler on Linke Wienzeile, which was a 5-minutes walk from our rental on Gumpendorferstrasse. This cafe is located across the street from Naschmarkt (see next post). Café Drechsler was…

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  • Café Phil & Corns n’ Pops, Vienna

    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

    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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