Traveling: August 2012

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Vienna Summer 2012 - Part 1

Vienna

Friday - August 17th 2012

We love to spend some time in Vienna and so we try to visit Austria's capital city several times a year. Now it was time to go there again. We found a good deal for a new hotel on the internet and on Friday around noon we were on our way to Vienna. The hotel was called Daniel Vienna and opened last fall, so it was very new. Our room was small, but fine and clean. The hotel also offered a restaurant named The Bakery, which sold baked goods, burgers, steaks and of course all kinds of drinks. Our package included breakfast, which was okay, but nothing special. It was served at The Bakery and offered cheese, sausage, smoked salmon, soft boiled eggs, some cereals, bread and rolls.

Hotel Daniel

Our Room

The Bakery

Welcome Drink - Peach Cocktail

After the arrival we checked in and got ready for the evening. After a welcome drink at the bar, we met some friends for dinner at a vegetarian restaurant in the inner city. Later we all had a couple of drinks at a bar along the Danube Channel.

Dinner

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Vienna Summer 2012 - Part 2

Vienna

Saturday - August 18th 2012

After breakfast we were on our way to the inner city. Although there is a tram that brings you there, we decided to walk through the beautiful gardens of Belvedere Castle that is located right next to the hotel.

Belvedere Castle

Sovjet Monument

Art at the Sovjet Monument

St. Stephan's Cathedral

Since it was really hot that day, we returned to our hotel after we had lunch. Back at the hotel, we enjoyed a cold drink in the hotel bar before we took the subway to the Prater Stadium. From there we made a round trip with the Miniature Railway and visited the famous Schweizer House, where we enjoyed a cold beer.

Lunch at Vegetasia

Prater Soccer Stadium

Prater Park

Miniature Railway

Schweizerhaus Beer

Schweizerhaus

Prater Amusement Park

Vienna Ferris Wheel

In the evening we drove back into the inner city. We had a wonderful dinner at Yamm!, a vegetarian restaurant, but before we enjoyed a glass of wine at the Vienna Movie Festival in front of the city hall.

Vienna Movie Festival

Dinner at Yamm! Buffet Restaurant

On our way back to the hotel we bought some delicious ice cream. After we returned we had another beer in the hotel restaurant.

Vienna

St. Stephan's Cathedral

Monday, 20 August 2012

Vienna Summer 2012 - Part 3

Vienna

Sunday - August 19th 2012

Like yesterday, we walked into the inner city, because it takes only twenty minutes and as I mentioned before, on the way we passed the beautiful Belvedere Castle. After a stop at Starbucks, we just walked around the inner city and bought more ice cream. In the early afternoon we left Vienna and had a late lunch at our favourite vegetarian restaurant. A few hours of driving later, we returned to Salzburg.

Starbucks

Vienna

Park at Hofburg Palace

Austrian Parliament

Vienna Film Festival in front of City Hall

Vienna Film Festival

Vienna City Hall

Vienna

Vienna's Best Ice Cream

Vegan Ice Cream

Vienna State Opera

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Biking Around Salzburg

Biking Around Salzburg

Wednesday - August 15th 2012

Today was a federal holiday and since the weather was really nice, we decided to undertake a biking tour around Salzburg. We started our tour in the morning and returned in the early afternoon.

Saalach River

Cycling along the Saalach River

Cycling around Salzburg

Around noon we reached a small restaurant where we had a short break to enjoy a glass of beer. The restaurant was home to a peacock named Columbus and of course he was the star and every guest took a picture of him. In the beergarden there is a big marble statue of Emperor Karl, who, according to a legend, sleeps inside the mountain range next to Salzburg.