Dear Shi Yong Loong,
I have lived near Austria for nearly two decades so I can make a few recommendations. Regarding Vienna, this is a former imperial city so the best things to see and do there are museums and fine dining. Otherwise, I find Vienna a bit staid and overpriced. A couple of „food“ institutions worth visiting though are: 1) Restaurant Figlmüller (www.figlmueller.at). They have two locations right in the center and maps are on their web site. Why this place? Well, Vienna gave the world the „viener schnitzel“ or Vienna-style pork tenderloin, for those of you who do not speak German. So, the best place in Vienna to eat a schnitzel is at Figlmüller. Why? Because their schnitzels are world famous. They cover the ENTIRE plate. You won’t see anything like it anywhere else. Order there house special which is Figlmüller Schnitzel deep fried € 12,90 with a side dish of the Potato-field salad € 3,50. To wash it down order a glass of hearty red wine. Yes red wine, not beer (You want good beer, go to Prague). The owner of the restaurant has his own vinyards so trust me on this one. 2) Another recommendation would be the Imperial and Royal Court Confectionary Bakery DEMEL (www.demel.at) located at Kohlmarkt 14 (again in the center, maybe a 15-20 minute walk from Figlmuller. This place is another institution. You can buy all manner of cakes and sweets. In the back portion is a cafe where you can sit down and sample the goods with a coffee. I beleive they also have a restaurant upstairs. They used to have a window in the back where you could watch people making the various sugar creations. You can also buy here the famous Sacher cake, if that is your thing. Or you can walk about 15 minutes down the street to the hotel Sacher where it was invented. Personally I think it is also a bit over rated, but to each their own. Regarding Salzburg, I don’t know the city very well. But I do know the area reasonably well. It is also very close to one of the most beautiful parts of Southern Germany in Berchtesgaden (only about a half hour drive West). In fact I spent my summer holiday in this area this year in Zell am See which is about a half hour drive to the South. The thing about Salzburg is that it was originally known for its salt, which is where it gets its name from. And in the area there are several interesting tours of the underground salt mines and lakes, some of the largest in Europe. But the real secret of Salzburg is that it used to be one of the wealthiest places in Europe at one time. In the 16th century there was a huge gold rush to the South in the high alps (Hohen Tauern). In fact in the year 1557 they extracted 863 kilos of gold which was 10 percent of the known world gold production at the time. Salzburg was also an independent papal state at this time and was known as the little Peru of the ancient world (because of gold deposits). The archbishop was also one of the four richest German princes at that time. So if you visit Salzburg and wonder how they have so much spendor then you now know it was because of the gold. I can say also that Austria is incredibly well organized for tourism and you can find more at one of their web sites (www.austria.info). However, it sounds like you are on a bit of a budget. So you might be better off visiting Prague or Budapest. Both are nearby and offer more bang for the buck if you ask me. Hope this helps... Jeffrey ___________________________________ Jeffrey Forbes - The Client Doctor ___________________________________ Email: [email protected] Web: www.clientdoctor.com Mobile: +420-732 374 191 Office: +420-220 570 463 Fax: +420-220 570 464 Jana Zajice 40 170 00 Prague 7 Czech Republic From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shi Yong Loong Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:15 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Expat List English-language Happy Hour every Friday anyone from Austria? Or been to Austria before? I plan to go Austria this winter, so does anyone know any budget or good hostel or hotel in Vienna and Salzburg? Any recommendation where should I visit? Which airline is the cheapest? thanks a lot > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:27:08 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Expat List English-language Happy Hour every Friday > > +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | For those of you who speak English... oh, wait a minute, that's | > | YOU! You, specifically, are invited to our English-language | > | Happy Hour(s) every Friday, 7:00pm at Cafe OK. That means we'll | > | have pitchers of beer for 240 rubles, pints for 100. Call | > | brands, i.e. Olmeca, Jameson's, Havana Club... are 190 rubs all | > | the time. It's a fun event that gets a great turnout, admission | > | is free, and there are also some English-language contests which | > | are geared to be fun, whether English is your native or learned | > | language. The event is in conjunction with the Moscow English | > | Conversation Club ( http://englclub.ru ) and Cafe OK is about | > | 100 meters from Mayakovskaya metro. 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