Our first serious museum. The big one - the famous Naturhistoriches Museum Wien. A monument to curiosity and the desire to learn, classify and understand everything in the natural world. Magnificent building on the outside.And spectacular within. Statues of the men who had collected and dissected the specimens contained within adorned the stairs. … [Read more...] about Vienna – city of museums
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Vienna – A meal to remember
Steirereck in Stadtpark. Our experience of fine dining in Vienna, keenly anticipated and very high expectations. All dressed up. A short taxi ride past Viennese going home from work. Across a nearly empty canal and through a tree filled park. An imposing building; hard to believe it was a former dairy. Up some steps, across a courtyard overlooking … [Read more...] about Vienna – A meal to remember
Vienna – City of churches (1)
I am sure I will be writing about more churches, but here is our first. After coffee at Cafe Greitfeldt on Michaelplatz, we popped into the church that I assume gives the platz it's name - St Michaels. What a sight. Vague memories come to me of having seen this all before - how could one forget?! Amazing alter - the sign says an alarm will go off … [Read more...] about Vienna – City of churches (1)
Wien – a night at the Opera
Our night at the Wiener Staatsoper, Montag 24 September 2012, seeing Modest Mussorgski's Boris Gudunow was everything we wanted it to be plus some more. We went up the stairs in this grand lobby. And down a corridor like this. Very low ceilings and quite austere.Where we were ushered into Box Four on the third ring - just a little to the left of … [Read more...] about Wien – a night at the Opera
Wien
So here we are in Vienna. Arrived mid morning flying in over lush green fields. A changed landscape. Beforehand we flew past lots of wind turbines dotting the landscape. They had red and striped blades - very striking. Our taxi from the airport was a Mercedes driven (very fast - 140) by a man from Istanbul - from near Istiklal Cadessi. He's been … [Read more...] about Wien
The Hotel Niles
We have been very happy in our hotel in Istanbul. Recommended by friends primarily because of its friendly staff and great location it was everything we could have wanted. The Hotel Niles, Ordu Caddesi Dibekli Cami Sokak No: 13 Beyazat, Istanbul. Here is what it looked like from the front - it's on a corner. Our room was on the third level. … [Read more...] about The Hotel Niles