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Weiner Brauerei 1516

Weiner Brauerei 1516

The DK guidebook we bought before going to Vienna said there weren't any breweries in the city, so I don't know whether this place is new or the guidebook was just behind the times, but I wish I could have gone there! I learned of this

9-11 is the Anniversary of more than one event

9-11 is the Anniversary of more than one event

September 11th is also the date when the Turks were turned back from Vienna by Jan Sobieski in 1683. The Battle of Vienna is one of the big turning points of history, when Central Europe began to flourish because effort could be devoted to things other than preparing for and

Vienna- Day 7

Technically, we traveled home today, so we weren’t really in Vienna. Our flight left early, but there was a train just outside our hotel that took us directly to the airport. Our flight to London was fine, but then we had a 6-hour layover in Heathrow. I have a

Vienna- Day 6

We went to Hohr Markt today because I wanted to see the clock there. The square itself was plain, but the clock was very neat. The Anker clock had different figures that move across it for each hour. At noon you can see all the figures, but we never seemed

Vienna- Day 5

Today was the first full day that Ben was able to join me, and it started off with Mass at the Burgkapelle, which was the private chapel for the Hapsburgs. That would be cool enough, but it was a Mass by Mozart, sung by the Vienna Boys choir. Amazing! They

Vienna- Day 4

Today I had breakfast at a Café across from our hotel. They looked at me funny when I didn’t really speak German. You would think they would be used to it since they are right next to the Hilton, but it’s okay because the food was good. Austrians

Vienna- Day 3

Sorry for the lack of posts. It turns out that between walking around all day and hanging out with Gore people I just didn’t have the energy left to post. =) This morning I went to the Belvedere Quarter. I started the day by getting a pastry at one of