This blog is supposedly about Vienna, a source for people to know what things to see or do when they visit. Just for today let me tell you my story, looking back to eight years ago – at that time…
Traditional Austrian Cuisine at the Danube Tower
Traditional Austrian Cuisine at the Danube Tower : the kids inside-looking out, up-looking down — Zero degrees, blue skies and kids don’t have school – perfect day to go out and enjoy some traditional Viennese cuisine at the Danube tower….
Café Neko: Cats, Coffee, and Tea (Cat Cafe Vienna)
Some might think that getting lost on purpose is a childish thing. So be it, I love getting lost and ending up in really beautiful places, but I’m not keen at finding my way at the Schönbrunn‘s maze. Well, just…
Vienna Auto Show 2013
The Vienna Auto Show is perhaps the most exciting car show in Austria. It is the one and only car event sponsored by Austrian automobile importers, thus, it is highly anticipated. This year’s show runs from January 10-13 at the…
5 Things Set to Affect The Vienna Exchange Rate
Do you plan to visit Vienna? Can’t wait to see the Hofburg Imperial Palace, or the Ringstrasse? Then, before you go, there’s the important matter of changing currencies. Because, unless you’re already in the Eurozone, you’ll have to change whatever…
Naschmarkt, Salad, and Chopsticks
^By the Natural Science museum Summer just flew by like that. Now, we only had photos to reminisce what had gone by. Still with Dexter, just walking around the 1st district, we headed to the Museumsquartier and the twin museums…
Late, Light Dinner
After daughter’s theater performance, which ended a few minutes shy of 10 o’clock, we walked to Karlsplatz to look for some quick bite. Vienna’s first district tends to be crowded even on a Thursday night. There’s theater performances to watch,…
Loving McCafe at Austria’s First McDonald Chain
Just before the school-year ended, my daughter participated in a play supervised by Vienna’s Burgtheater. I went with her during rehearsals while I leave the boys with their dad. On the final night of her performance, we all went…
Gloriette Café
Still at the Schönbrunn grounds, Dexter, the kids and I boarded the lilliputbahn going around the palace and up the hills to the Gloriette. Café Gloriette is a charming café located in Vienna, Austria. Situated on the grounds of…
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Cafe Restaurant Residenz Schönbrunn – Wienerschnitzel und Co.
A visit to the imperial Schönbrunn Palace will not be complete without a taste of authentic Wiener Schnitzel and Sacher torte…no less or not far than where the royals used to dine. Just beside the Schönbrunn Palace is a restaurant…
Kudos Mäccy! McDonald’s Goes Green
Yes, you read it right, McDonald’s (Mäccy as my kids call it) shed off its red color (I don’t know if permanently) and turned green, not just because they want to but because of a mission…be environmentally friendly. I had…
Running Sushi
How many plates (mini-plates) can we finish when we pig out at a running sushi restaurant? I would always lost count. These three could put up a tower every time and it’s really worth what I pay for. The various…
