The Belvedere building complex is where two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables are housed – collectively known as the Belvedere. It is also renowned as an art museum that showcases an impressive…
At The Prater – Amusement Park, Fun Things To Do
Viennese kids always have fun when summer arrives. Be it for kids who spend time in the kindergartens and horts, who have regular activities for each day and also for those who stay at home with family. Given that some…
Changwon K-POP World Festival 2018, Austria
Thirteen performers went up the stage to compete for this year’s Changwon K-Pop World Festival at the Hall E of the Stadthalle Vienna on Saturday, June 16. A mixed-group, Young Blood grabbed the grand prize this year. With the popularity of the…
A Trip To Vienna’s Illusion Museum and More
Visiting Vienna’s Illusion Museum sounds like a fantastic idea! So we did. May 1 is a public holiday but most museums and restaurants are open, so we asked friends to go out for a trip for the day. Illusion museums,…
The City of a Thousand Blossoms (9 Best Vienna Flower Spots)
No, that’s an ambitious claim. I’m sure Holland, Umbria, Ashikaga (and the whole of Tokyo), Cotswold, Ottawa, Lake Tekapo, Provence, Amalfi Coast, Washington, Versailles, Vancouver, and Baguio city among others would top the list of places with the most flowers…
Electronic Sports Festival 2018
Six thousand – more or less – gamers and eSports/online game fans attended the very first Electronic Sports Festival 2018 in Vienna at the Hallmann Dome over the weekend (March 24 and 25). They were there to play out…
Vienna – Most Livable City, for the 9th Time!
Last year’s Mercer’s quality of living survey placed Vienna on the top spot, and not to disappoint, this lovely city tops it again this year – the ranking includes 231 cities. Vienna: Most Livable City, is followed by Zurich (2), Auckland…
Vienna Winter Scene, Still a Pretty Sight
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where…
Apple Store Opens in Vienna
Kärntner Straße is easily the street I’ve featured mostly on multiple blogs. It stretches through Vienna’s center, the Stephansplatz and is lined up with all things both locals and tourists would fancy, a well-trodden shopping district. And February 24 marks…
Schönbrunn Palace Grounds in Winter
On cold days, it’s better to just stay in bed and hide under the blankets – says my lazy self. But it’s a lot different when I know that the surrounding will blanketed in white. And one of the best…
All You Can Eat Fresh Vietnamese Fare at Chap In
My love for Vietnamese food has grown so much through the years, there’s not a week that I don’t eat a Gỏi cuốn (summer roll), Chả giò or Nem rán (fried spring roll), or a simple mango salad of their specialty. I’ve learned…
For The Love of Cats – Visiting Neko Café
We’ve adopted three cats back in February, after enjoying catsitting two of our Aunt’s cats. We’ve long wanted to have pets, but our situation doesn’t allow us to. As someone who grew up with dogs, I know they need the…