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Daveysgingerlovechild said:
Remortgage your house lol.

It's gorgeous, so many museums in close proximity. Me and the other half visited Bratislava, but got the train to Vienna for a day trip (its an hour away).

We ventured to the Sissi Museum, which is really interesting. But there are loads in close proximity. Most seem to charge. Its not the cheapest city, seems close to London prices.
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All our museums are free :whip:
 
jackyboy said:
Just booked Vienna for my fiancée's 30th. Any tips would be outstanding. Thanks, guys
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Depends what you are interested in. History and culture all around the city centre, with palaces and museums to go and visit. Places like Belvedere and Schönbrunn palaces will be in all the guidebooks and easily accessible.

If you want some slightly more unusual suggestions:

i) the 'Heuriger' (wine cellars) are popular with visitors to Vienna and a lot of them can be found in the suburb of Grinzing, which can be full of tour groups. Instead, take the S-Bahn train out north along the Danube to Nussdorf. Walk north along the river and then up the Nasenweg hiking trail to the Kahlenberg. This is a hill with spectacular views out over the city. Pick a way back down and stop at one of any number of vineyards with their own Heuriger. Sit at trestle tables in the middle of the vineyards, drink local wine, munch on local food and watch the sun go down over the city. (You can also take a bus up to the Kahlenberg from a different starting point if you are not into the walking up!)
ii) if you have seen the classic film The Third Man (released in 1949) with Orson Welles, you can join a tour of the sewers under the city which were used in the film, as well as visit the giant Ferris wheel in the Prater park which also featured in crucial scenes.
iii) if you are visiting the MuseumsQuartier (a cluster of newer museums near the centre) take the free lift up to the Libelle, a terrace (and bar) with lovely views out over the city centre. (Also, if you both like ice-cream or frozen yoghurt, Zanoni & Zanoni is not far away on the Ring, a favourite premium gelato shop.)
iv) actually, if ice-cream is your thing, you can take a trip out to Tichy Eissalon at Reumannplatz, a traditional ice-cream parlour and probably the best-known in Vienna. (It is on the way out to the Generali Arena, the home of one of Vienna's teams where we played a pre-season match some years ago.)
v) this is not unusual, but do make an effort to sample coffee and cake at one of Vienna's proper coffee houses (Central, Landtmann, Sacher, for example)
vi) and also try to sample traditional 'fast food' at a Würstelstand (sausage stand). Sausage (point to one that looks good) and a slice of bread or a roll (Semmel), with or without mustard, eaten at the stand.

I'd recommend the guidebook Only in Vienna by Duncan Smith for some more quirky places to visit.
 

atrottel said:
Depends what you are interested in. History and culture all around the city centre, with palaces and museums to go and visit. Places like Belvedere and Schönbrunn palaces will be in all the guidebooks and easily accessible.

If you want some slightly more unusual suggestions:

i) the 'Heuriger' (wine cellars) are popular with visitors to Vienna and a lot of them can be found in the suburb of Grinzing, which can be full of tour groups. Instead, take the S-Bahn train out north along the Danube to Nussdorf. Walk north along the river and then up the Nasenweg hiking trail to the Kahlenberg. This is a hill with spectacular views out over the city. Pick a way back down and stop at one of any number of vineyards with their own Heuriger. Sit at trestle tables in the middle of the vineyards, drink local wine, munch on local food and watch the sun go down over the city. (You can also take a bus up to the Kahlenberg from a different starting point if you are not into the walking up!)
ii) if you have seen the classic film The Third Man (released in 1949) with Orson Welles, you can join a tour of the sewers under the city which were used in the film, as well as visit the giant Ferris wheel in the Prater park which also featured in crucial scenes.
iii) if you are visiting the MuseumsQuartier (a cluster of newer museums near the centre) take the free lift up to the Libelle, a terrace (and bar) with lovely views out over the city centre. (Also, if you both like ice-cream or frozen yoghurt, Zanoni & Zanoni is not far away on the Ring, a favourite premium gelato shop.)
iv) actually, if ice-cream is your thing, you can take a trip out to Tichy Eissalon at Reumannplatz, a traditional ice-cream parlour and probably the best-known in Vienna. (It is on the way out to the Generali Arena, the home of one of Vienna's teams where we played a pre-season match some years ago.)
v) this is not unusual, but do make an effort to sample coffee and cake at one of Vienna's proper coffee houses (Central, Landtmann, Sacher, for example)
vi) and also try to sample traditional 'fast food' at a Würstelstand (sausage stand). Sausage (point to one that looks good) and a slice of bread or a roll (Semmel), with or without mustard, eaten at the stand.

I'd recommend the guidebook Only in Vienna by Duncan Smith for some more quirky places to visit.
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Is it compulsory to travel there by train and get off with some charming, if slightly neurotic, French girl?
 
evertony said:
Kyiv was a huge suprise when I visited around 10 years ago to do some work there. Some of the buildings, especially the religious ones were incredible. Visited the old football ground too which was huge but derelict.
Such a shame that much of it will have been desecrated recently.
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I came back from Kyiv yesterday. On the whole you would be surprised how normal life is there and in the central districts it is largely untouched at the moment, although the Shevchenko area was hit a couple of weeks ago.
 

Super Kevin sheedy said:
Really, can’t wait to go, any tips?
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I was in Rome January. One tip I got for eating well from the locals was to go to the Trastevere area. It is on the other side of the river from the main centre of the city and is less touristy but very good restaurants and bars
 
JimmyJeffers said:
Prepare for 40 degrees. Hope the place you stay has air con. Cadiz and Jerez are nice to visit for the day from there.

It’s 42 there this week :eek:
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I'm there for 4 nights next month usually bus it over from The Algarve every summer.

The heat is something else, but nothing a few beers while getting sprayed with mist cant sort out.
 
tmgc said:
I'm there for 4 nights next month usually bus it over from The Algarve every summer.

The heat is something else, but nothing a few beers while getting sprayed with mist cant sort out.
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You ever stop at Tavira? Nice town and food
 

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