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Wachau Valley, Austria
It’s always a good idea to escape the hustle and bustle of Vienna for a day, and there’s no better place to do so than in the historic Wachau Valley. Located just an hour west of the city, this UNESCO World Heritage site is a pastoral paradise of ancient, steeply terraced vineyards and charming medieval villages that hug the banks of the Danube River. We knew we had to devote one of our four days in Vienna to exploring this…
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Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria
The Innere Stadt is Vienna’s historic central district encircled by the illustrious Ringstrasse. Packed to the gills with incredible architecture and history, I decided it’d be best for a guide to show us around the city center. Enter Walter Juraschek, a Viennese Native whose brain is filled with facts upon details upon facts of Austrian culture and history. Walter picked us up from our hotel, the enchanted Sans Souci, and gave us his version of the “best of” Innere Stadt…
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Schloss Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
One of the most delightfully surprising moments of our trip to Vienna occurred when we stumbled upon the majestic gardens of Schloss Belvedere. From the sumptuously elegant Sans Souci, our home away from home, Charles, the ladies, and I set out for the day in the direction of Schloss Belvedere, only a 30-minute walk from the hotel. En route we skirted the outer part of the Ringstrasse, passing the gilded Secession Building, one of the trademarks of the Vienna Secession…
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Neubau & the Ringstrasse, Vienna, Austria
Last fall, the Well-Traveled Fella planned a tour of Vienna and Budapest, and Charles’ two oldest friends from childhood, Meryl and Sharon, tagged along. Here are some scenes from our first day in Vienna. We began by exploring Neubau, Vienna’s 7th district—a vibrant, young, and artistic neighborhood. We then walked the Ringstrasse and had lunch at the illustrious Café Landtmann. Afterwards, we traipsed through the Volksgarten and made our way to the Leopold Museum in the MuseumsQuartier, where we spent…
