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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Vienna.....The magical Austrian capital....

Ok .. so m back after a long time ... well as I have Mentioned Does it take effort to Some Maintain a habit of writing Especially When there is so much else demands your attention ... Which
Anyways back to our trip Discussions ... Well as I had been Mentioned in my last blog, our next destination was Vienna ... the magical Austrian capital ... We reached Vienna bit late in the night, got a day transportation pass (valid for 24 hours and was well worth it) and went out to tight emitters hotel (Ibis - a good budget option). The next morning we headed straight to Schoenbrunn Palace. This is one of the must Fascinating sights in the whole of Vienna, atleast we thought to. You need to see it to believe it - The palace and ITS backgrounds are just magnificient and Be Prepared to Walk A lot.
We took the Classic Pass (17.9 Eur) Which Covered all the must important places in the palace - The tour of the palace with the audio guide, the Crown Prince garden, maze and labyrinth, with Gloriette viewing terrace and the Court bakery. The palace tour covers the 40 impressive Roman Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth and the court rooms and areas and the Other.
However what we loved the beautifully designed Were musts and Well Kept Gardens. They Were Just Marvellous (Promise Some pics to post soon). At the end, We Were Tired of walking but very Satisfied with the whole experience. All this walking and we did make U.S. went hungry for our lunch at a small Indian restaurant (had as difficulty finding it but we finally made it just before closing). Had lunch and then took a tram 1 from the nearby stop. This is a ring route and it covers the must important sights along the boulevard (Opera House, Imperial Palace, Parliament, Vienna City Hall, etc). It's a good way to see the city in a short time. After spending Some time in the city center we went to our hotel, took our bags and boarded the train from the main train station to Salzburg (we took a fast connection from Vienna to Salzburg - No Reservations Necessary but it did cost around 65 eur) . If You Have Time You Can get a cheaper version Which takes a bit longer (I think around 5-6 hours) and travels through beautiful countryside Some towns before overreaching Salzburg. We reached at around 9 pm Salzburg and awaited the next exciting day in the City of Mozart ...
Some important links
Schoenbrunn Palace - www.schoenbrunn.at / en / home.html
Austrian Railways - www.oebb.at / en / index.jsp
Vienna Tourist office - www.wien.info

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