Tips for travelling in Vienna Austria:
Always carry change
Most places (including train stations charge 0.50 cents to use the toilets)
If doing many european countries try to avoid Vienna on a sunday as nothing is open on a sunday besides restaurants, museums and tours. All stores are closed!
Purchase a 24 or 48hr travel pass as it is very cost effective compared to single tickets and gives one access to the underground metros, trams and buses. Dont forget to punch in at the first point when you start using the transport system. 24hrs is counted from the first journey and NOT the time you purchase a ticket.
When you get tired of walking sit on tram 1 or 2 and enjoy the sights of the ringstrasse.
If you want to hear the history behind these beautiful buildings then go on the non stop 30min tram ride from schwedenplatz which runs from 10am to 5.30pm with info given over headsets in several languages. This tram is not included in the 24hr pass.
In winter (till 12th March) there is a winter wonderland outside Vienna Rathausplatz.
The enchanting illuminated façade of Viennas City Hall forms the fairytale backdrop for Vienna Ice World.
It is an 8,500 m² ice landscape with mazes and diversions that delivers entertaining winter enjoyment for skating fans surrounded by winter pop up food stores that sell hot delicious winter fattening goodies.
Art in many subways:
Example the "Nature in the Making" by Anton Lehmden at the U3 station Volkstheater.
Four million mosaic stones were placed over an area of 360 m².
200 shades of colour were used
Food:
There are many halaal restaurants as 8% of the population is muslim.
Many doner kebaab places sell alcohol becareful.
My recomendations:
**There is a Halaal Türkis restaurant at the main Vienna station hauftbahnhof where the international trains end their journey and leave from. The pizzas were nice and can also be boxed for taking on the train with you for a long journey.
** CURRY N MASALA is Located at Landstraßer Hauptstraße 2, 1030 Wien and open daily 11.30am till 10pm
No alcohol is served on the premises
We loved the chicken tikka masala and chilli naan (ask to upgrade your standard naan that is served with the curry)
It is easy to walk pass and miss the place as they are located inside an arcade and do not have great signage on the outside. It is opposite the Wien Mitte main station. Near the hilton and next to the arcade with the Cinemas sign. There is a doner kebab place at the entrance to their arcade.
Hotels:
We stayed at NH Wien Zentrum. They were apartment style rooms. Ours had a small lounge with a tv and sleeper couch, a desk and kitchenette. A seperate bedroom with a tv.
The rooms were neat and modern and clean.
Lovely amenities with bathrobes and slippers and nice products.
The staff were very helpful, warm and friendly and realy made an effort.
My only gripe was that it has central heating or cooling. So one is not able to control the temperature of your own room. As it is winter they had the heater on throughout the hotel and the room was stuffy unless you opened a window at all times.
The hotel is infront of the U3 Zieglergasse but exit at Andreasgasse. It is opposite Mcdonalds amd next to H&M. The street is a lovely pedestrian street with department stores and a lovely atmosphere. All stores are closed on a sunday!
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