Visiting Vienna with Kids
Jan24

Visiting Vienna with Kids

Vienna is a city full of history and culture. On the surface, it may seem like it doesn’t have much to entertain the little ones, but you just might be surprised. This list is by no means exhaustive. It just includes the activities and places we enjoyed the most. The world’s oldest zoo On the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace resides the Tiergarten. It is open 365 days a year, which is pretty great considering how Vienna almost...

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A Viennese New Year
Jan06

A Viennese New Year

Our time in Vienna was quickly coming to a close. The holiday markets had been great, and it was really interesting and fun seeing all the palaces and big churches that occupy most of the 1st district. I liked the city. It’s nice, and the metro system is great. But I wasn’t in love with Vienna. As New Year’s Eve arrived, I found myself a little hesitant. So far our experience of Vienna and the holidays has been that basically...

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Visiting the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna
Dec30

Visiting the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna

I really like seeing palaces when we trvael. I find them intriguing with their lavish trappings and grandeur. I like to imagine what it would have been like to live in such an incredible structure. Additionally, coming from a country with no royalty, I’m curious about the structures of court life and some of the unusual traditions built around living with and among the nobility. Vienna is rife with amazing, old buildings, and walking...

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Things to do in Vienna for Christmas
Dec25

Things to do in Vienna for Christmas

After two years of being in places that don’t really celebrate Christmas in style, we teamed up with GowithOh to highlight things to do in Vienna for Christmas. We wanted to really have a chance to be in the Christmas spirit, and with several Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkten) we figured this would be a great place to do just that. There are some other things to get you into and keep you in the spirit, too. Weihnachtsmärkten While...

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