May 12, 2012 | Alex | Art and Culture, Budget, Eat and Drink, Family and Fun, Getting Around, Practical Information, Vienna | No Comments
There are many things you can do for free in Austria. You can enter markets, churches, gardens, galleries and parks seeing those beautiful art, architecture and history other than shopping. If you are traveling to Austria with young children below six years old, they can take any public transportation at no charges. One tip is, when you are traveling with children, always ask for special reduc... [read more]
TAGS: festivals and free drinking water, Folklore, traditions May 10, 2012 | Alex | Family and Fun, Getting Around, Practical Information, Seasonal and Events | No Comments
First of all, you need to know the time zone you will be traveling to. Austria is in the CET time zone and this is the Central European Time. There is Daylight-Savings Time from the end of March in Austria. This will advancing the clocks and you will also have more daylight in the evenings, thus less daylight in the morning. In spring, everyone in Austria will adjust their clocks and watches f... [read more]
TAGS: Agriculture Museum), and Schloss Trautenfels, Archaeology Museum, Ascension day, Austrian Sculpture Park, Coin Cabinett, day of rest, daylight savings, Folk Life Museum, Gardens and State Rooms), Kunsthaus Graz, Landeszeughaus, May Bank Holidays, Multimedia Collections, Museum im Palais, Neue Galerie Graz, Pentecost Monday, Public holiday, Schloss Eggenberg (Alte Galerie, Schloss Stainz (Hunting Museum, White Monday April 30, 2012 | Alex | Eat and Drink, Family and Fun, Lakes, Salzburg, Salzkammergut | No Comments
In the town of Salzburg-Umgebung, a place called Seekirchen is one of the oldest Austrian settlement which is still existing today. Five thousand years ago, the early inhabitants of about ten thousand settled down here. In vicinity to Seekirchen is the largest lake in Salzburg Lake District. Its name is Wallersee with an area of six square kilometers. Wallern are catfish, but it does not mean ... [read more]
TAGS: cheese, culinary, fish, gastronomy, gourmet, Mattsee, Salzburg-Umgebung, Seeham am Obertrumer, Seekirchen, Via Culinaria, Wallersee & Obertrumer See 
There are many things you can do for free in Austria. You can enter markets, churches, gardens, galleries and parks seeing those beautiful art, architecture and history other than shopping. If you are traveling to Austria with young children below six years old, they can take any public transportation at no charges. One tip is, when you are traveling with children, always ask for special reductions. Many Austrian cities allows free transportation for children up to 15 years old and maximum o... [read more]
First of all, you need to know the time zone you will be traveling to. Austria is in the CET time zone and this is the Central European Time. There is Daylight-Savings Time from the end of March in Austria. This will advancing the clocks and you will also have more daylight in the evenings, thus less daylight in the morning. In spring, everyone in Austria will adjust their clocks and watches forward for one hour, then in autumn which is the end of October in Austria, it will be adjusted back... [read more]
In the town of Salzburg-Umgebung, a place called Seekirchen is one of the oldest Austrian settlement which is still existing today. Five thousand years ago, the early inhabitants of about ten thousand settled down here. In vicinity to Seekirchen is the largest lake in Salzburg Lake District. Its name is Wallersee with an area of six square kilometers. Wallern are catfish, but it does not mean it is catfish or anything related. It was called Wallersee for ‘Walchen’ means stranger in the c... [read more]
The first to mention is the Wörthersee as it is a beautiful alpine lake in Carinthia. This lake stretches from the capital Klagenfurt to the Velden in the west. It is about 1km wide and 20km in length. You can see the snow-capped alpine peaks very easily and the special thing about this lake is its blue-green colour which is also transparent. It used to be an exclusive summer relaxation retreat for Vienna’s noblemen in the early 19th century. When you are here, you can visit the main town... [read more]
Until October in Raiding, be dazzled by Franz Liszt, one of the most prominent composer of the Romantic era. Liszt Festival in Raiding. Liszt is not just a musical talent, he is a composer of gigantic oeuvre. Coming June, There are Piano Cycles such as ‘Liszt MaraTONE’, Orchestra and chamber music Cycle, Vocal cycle such as ‘Liszt & Tschaikowsky’ and ‘Love dreams’. Liszt was a piano virtuoso and see how Johannes und Eduard Kutrowatz transformed and made Liszt Festival Raiding... [read more]
Usually you can buy from 0.2 litre, 0.3 liter or 0.5 litre for beers in Austria. Although the most popular is the pale lager, you can also find the naturally cloudy as well as wheat beer. Bock beer are available on Easter holidays or even Christmas time. To start finding the best Austrian beer, one may start tasting the Brauhaus Nussdorf. You can try it in Vienna, but it is originally brewed in Nussdorf, top-fermented. If you like a smokey flavour in the beer, you can get the Old Whisky Bier... [read more]
Vineyards turns into oceans of blossoms of cherry trees. Be it pink or white, you can find them everywhere particularly the villages of Purbach, Winden, Donnerskirchen, Jois and Breitenbrunn. The so called ‘Cherry blossom trail’ can be discovered and explored by foot, on bikes, or even by car. Just choose your favourite way and going down the hillside church of Wehrkirche is one of the most spectacular way to see Donnerskirchen. As early as the early April til the mid-April, you get to s... [read more]
First, Wattens in Tyrol Austria. Daniel Swarovski was originally from Bohemia which is now known as Czech Republic. His father was a glass cutter and thus he learned the Art of glass cutting from him. The electric cutting machine patented by him has led him to his fame today. Mainly he is in the crystal glass production, however, he took advantage of hydroelectricity locally thereby producing energy-intensive grinding processes. His business is more than crystal glass sculptures, as they are... [read more]
There are many things to do in one amazing destination and that is to the Hallstatt. Sights like mountain adventures are a must, if you enjoy hiking, there are the many theme trail and nature trail Echerntal to choose from. More adventurous outdoorsy tourist will choose to do mountain bike tours, rock climbing, and even active events. Hallstatt has a great history and world heritage sites besides being a great destination for families.Echern ValleyA natural memorial is here at the Echern... [read more]
The famous Kaffeehaus and in particular in Austria, there are the traditional ones that ought to be mentioned. Austrian coffee drinking culture is known to even have a bygone era. That period of time was a time when bohemians, artists, army officers and politicians get together. Besides over philosophical topics, the conversation, or no conversation but over a chess game, even just reading silently at a corner, this engagement is for the intellectuals while taking one small sip at a time, th... [read more]
