In this post, we will talk about the do-not-miss restaurants of Austria. For, we went to them and fell in love with them! Not only for their food, but also for their location. Imagine eating fish while looking down into the entire Hallstat town and lake. Such and more such, […]
We, at WheelsOnOurFeet, have long maintained — Local food is as important a part of travel as is sight-seeing. Food, after all, is an important part of local culture giving insights into a place’s history and lifestyle. And for serious foodies like us, local food of any place is serious […]
We had been darned lucky when we were in Hallstat. Of the two days that we were there, Saturday and Sunday, Sunday turned out to be the day when the little town of Hallstat celebrated Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus, and is celebrated in late […]
We had been looking forward to the Hallstat Salt Mine tour since the time we read about its fascinating history — a salt mine not by the sea-shores, but deep inside the ranges of the Alps! How was that possible, we asked ourselves, for, Austria is a land-locked country. We […]
We were to be stationed in Hallstatt for two days. So far, our Austria trip, had covered all the sight-seeing spots – from the streets and museums of Vienna, to the Schonnbrunn palace, to the magnificent abbey in Melk and the curious towns of Durnstein and Krems, to the historical […]
Salzburg is a very small town. At just under 70 sq kms, you can pretty much see the whole town on your feet. We had to simply walk down a few meters to reach the right bank of River Salzach. The historical Salzburg beckon at you from the left bank. […]
Durnstein and Krems Town Tour is for those who love to loiter without an itinerary. And that’s partly why we had so wanted the Austrian holiday…..just to loiter in its countrysides. Tour of Durnstein, Austria The first stop of the Danube (Wachau) Valley tour is Durnstein. By the Danube, in […]
The Melk Abbey tour was part of our The Danube, or Wachau, valley tour ( Click the link for a complete information on the Danube/Wachau Valley Tour ). An imposing abbey in the little town of Melk in Lower Austria, with the hills and the Danube River providing a picturesque setting, […]