Vienna

I visited Vienna in April 2009. I arrived in Vienna having flown into Bratislava (Slovakia) and taking the train between the two cities. I had spent three days in Bratislava before taking the train over to Vienna. No budget airlines currently fly to Vienna airport and there are few cheap options to fly directly into Vienna. Based on my experience, I would certainly recommend using Bratislava airport and perhaps spending a day in Bratislava before going through to Vienna. Bratislava and Vienna are the two closest capital cities in the world being only 70 kilometers apart and the train journey across is both rapid (60 minutes) and cheap (9 Euros). On flying ...  Read the complete review

I went to Vienna in October 2001 and spent a week there with some friends who showed me some local bars and made me promise not to tell anyone about them so they arent spoiled. I can honestly say that it is one of the nicest cities I have ever been to. Combining the efficiency with warmth and hospitality, every street radiates an atmosphere of culture and good living. So here are the things they let me disclose to the outside world. If you are a fan of architecture, then you will love Vienna, fortunately the war did not do too much damage and there are many buildings dating back to its glory days of the centre of the Austro Hungarian empire. ...  Read the complete review

Vienna - the capital of Austria and the home of the Habsberg empire - was not my first choice as a holiday destination. In fact we got there a little by mistake. We wanted to go to Venice but my dyslexia got the better of the travel agent and we wound up there. We were so glad. It truly is a magnificent city. Vienna was the headquarters of Europes longest lasting Empire. The Habsbergs ruled over the Hungarian Austrian empire for 600 years and finally lost Austria to the republicans early in the 20th century. Why am I telling you this, well the Habsbergs admired beauty, music and architecture and that is what Virnna is all about. The first thing that strikes you ...  Read the complete review

Big Brother, his wife, a friend and I had a city break this last weekend in Vienna. It all started on a very exciting note when we nearly landed on another plane on the runway! It was quite fun, in retrospect (of course!), because we went from descending quite fast and steeply, to suddenly and immediately accelerating and climbing – it made me realise again that those engines are amazing things, packed with more power than one expects, and really rather impressive when the pilot has to give it stick! But, not an experience I would choose to repeat. We arrived in Vienna quite late (due to heightened security measures at the airports and a late Buzz plane) ...  Read the complete review

I visited Vienna in March 2001 and have to say this was one of my most favourite places I have visited on a short City break. We flew with Buzz from Stansted that took about 1 hour 40 minutes flying time. The Airport is connected well to the City Centre with a twice-hourly service that takes about 20 minutes. We stayed in The Renaissance Penta hotel that I will recommend and Ive written a separate opinion on this lovely hotel. Vienna, which is the capital of Austria, is such a beautiful place, with its excellent breath taking architecture, which you can find, throughout the city. I find Vienna like an updated similar version of Prague, except that ...  Read the complete review