Traveling: April 2011

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Vienna Spring 2011 - Part 1

Vienna

Friday - April 1st 2011

Last weekend we have been to Vienna again. Friday morning we left Salzburg towards Vienna and around noon we stopped in Großmugl, a small village near Vienna, to have lunch at a vegetarian restaurant called Schillinger. It has been our third visit there.

BBQ Platter

Dessert

After lunch drove to our Hotel in Vienna. Like last time we stayed in the Vienna International Rainers Hotel, a four star business hotel. It offers breakfast, a bar and the rooms are modern and very nice.

Vienna International Rainers Hotel

Our Room

Bathroom

Our Room

We arrived at the hotel in the afternoon and after a little rest, we decided to go to the Prater, a local amusement park. Honestly the park itself is not very beautiful, besides some nicer areas in the back of the park. The rides are typical carnival rides and the Prater can't be compare to themeparks like Disneyland. The area around the famous Schweizerhaus is really nice and in front of the restaurant is Europe's highest carousel. Instead of doing some attractions, we had some beers at the famous Schweizerhaus.

Schweizerhaus

Prater Amusement Park

Vienna Ferris Wheel

Afterwards we had dinner in a small pub called Rupp's, which offers over 450 different whiskeys and many different beers. I had a veggie burger and Claudia ordered a soup and a chili sin carne. For dessert we shared pancakes filled with chocolate. Later we returned to the hotel, wher we enjoyed a drink at the bar.

Pancake Soup

Veggie Burger

Chili Sin Carne

Pancakes Filled With Chocolate

Vienna Spring 2011 - Part 2

Vienna

Saturday - April 2nd 2011

After a lovely breakfast with scrambled eggs, cheese, rolls, yoghurt, fruits and coffee, we strolled around the inner city. We visited several landmarks, like the Hotel Sacher, Hofburg Palace, the Parliament and some museums.

Famous Hotel Sacher

Albertine Museum

Vienna State Opera

Hofburg Palace

Oldtimer Bus

Monument At Hofburg Palace

Parliament

Museum of Modern Art Stiftung Ludwig

Kunsthalle

Before we did some shopping on the Mariahilfer Straße, we had lunch at a small vegetarian restaurant and later a cup of coffee at Starbucks. In the afternoon we enjoyed the warm and sunny weather with some drinks in the outdoor dining area of a nice small coffee house. Afterwards we had burgers at another vegetarian restaurant, called Loving Hut, for dinner.

Lunch

Vienna

Ice Cold Strobrno Beer

Beef Burger

Chicken Burger

Dessert

Before we returned to our hotel, we enjoyed a wonderful evening on the Stephansplatz. Back in the hotel we spent some time in the hotel bar.

Stephansplatz

St. Stephan's Cathedral

Monday, 4 April 2011

Vienna Spring 2011 - Part 3

Vienna

Sunday - April 3rd 2011

We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast again and afterwards we were on our way to the Vienna International Center which includes the United Nations Office in Vienna.

United Nations Office

Vienna

We walked around the beautiful Donaupark (Danube Park) and enjoyed the sunny weather. All trees were already blooming and so we joined a mini train ride through the park.