austria


Must-eat at Figlmueller in Vienna, Austria

That local food contribute almost 50% to the overall experience in any new country / place is our firm belief. And so, like always, we dug up some of the best restaurants in all the cities we visited on our Austrian holiday. Figlmüeller, in Vienna, was one of them and […]

Restaurant Review -- Figlmüeller in Vienna, Austria

B&B Pension Vitis in Vienna, Austria

Where to stay in Vienna — Review: Pension Vitis Bed & Breakfast in Vienna

When in Europe, we usually choose to stay in quaint bed and breakfast lodgings. The reasons are numerous – they offer a peek into the actual life of the residents, they allow you the freedom to choose the best restaurants for lunch/dinner, they are reasonably priced. We like the most […]


Schonnbrunn Palace Tour in Vienna, Austria

The tour of the Schonbrunn Palace doesn’t take a day. Half a day is good enough. The tour of the Palace takes about 2-3 hours depending on your level of interest in its history, and the gardens take another 1-2 hours. We went off for the tour immediately after an […]


Idling in idyllic Hallstatt

This is amusing. When we were drawing up our itinerary for our holiday in Austria this May, I did an image search on Google with the phrase, ‘beautiful Austria’. The laptop screen was instantly taken over by photos of verdant hills, wild flowers, a lake, a church’s tower overlooking the […]