Forum: Austria

http://www.dasparkhotel.net/ (german only) DasParkHotel is a series of single-occupancy rooms in Linz, Austria. Tourists can book the rooms online, and pay whatever amount they can. As the hotel has no facilities beyond sleeping rooms,...

Day 1, 29 Jun 01. Arrived at Wien Flugplatz at 10:40 AM. (Travel time from Washington Dulles = 11:10, a bummer). Got our baggage and rental car and headed for Dürnstein on the A4 autobahn. Here's a quote from Fodor, "If a beauty contest were held...

Hi Has anyone driven in the alps? We have a schedule in mind. However, I'm not confident that the AA's route planner is accurate with the time it is likely to take between towns. Our route is Salzburg-> Hohenschwangau -> Interlaken -> Innsbruck ->...

We went to Budapest with Vienna Sight Seeing Tour (http://www.viennasightseeingtours.com), and to Prague with Royal Tour. We were very disappointed with Vienna Sight-Seeing Tour. There were only 7 of us in the tour. The tour was actually done by...

We went to Budapest with Vienna Sight-Seeing Tour, and to Prague with Royal Tour. We were very disappointed with Vienna Sight-Seeing Tour. There were only 7 of us in the tour. The tour was actually done by Euro Bus company. The bus company uses...

Hello, As promised I am finishing my report on our trip to Vienna with the help of my horsewoman friend's description of the performance of the Spanish Riding School we attended on Sunday, April 25. However, before that I want to say a couple of...

Hello, In this message I will try to cover some of places we visited and sights we saw beyond the tours I wrote about previously. A good place to start in Vienna if you need maps and other information is the Tourist Information Office on...

Hello, In this first brief report, I will try to answer the question O asked after I reported we were leaving. Unfortunately I did not read it until we were home since it was posted after we left. And thanks, O, we did have a great trip. We also...

Hello, This note is to let you know that I will be leaving for Vienna today. When I return from that beautiful city and three weeks in Italy I will report to you about the trip. I have been to Vienna, but that was in 2000 so I am sure there have...

Hi guys, I just came back from a 2.5 week trip to Austria and Italy. We visited Vienna, Salzburg, Venice, Florence, Pisa, San Gimignano, Siena and Rome. Please drop by and check out my travelogue and photo gallery if you're interested : Click...

Has anyone ever been to the Hotel Furst Metternich in Vienna? My husband and I are going there in a few days. It appears to be a generic tourist class hotel which is fine for us as long as it's clean. Also, the Danube cruise sounds wonderful. Any...

Does anyone know the distance between Ellwangen Jagst Germany through Austria and Swizerland to Florence Italy? If so please contact me at my home or e-mail address findstars@yahoo.com or call me at 603-355-2412 Thank you for your time and...

We are planning to drive from southern Hungary into Romania coming Sept. 2002. Does anybody have any recommendations on which border crossing is best? The condition of the roads in Romania heading towards Sighisoara? A couple of years ago we...

Can somebody suggest some reasonable places to stay in Vienna, near town center especially. Can you catch a train to the wine cellers on west side of town, or Melk? Would love to hear from you and THANKS! Ron

Can somebody suggest some reasonable places to stay in Vienna, near town center especially. Can you catch a train to the wine cellers on east side of town, or Melk? Would love to hear from you and THANKS! Ron

Has anyone been to Vienna (or anywhere in Austria for that matter) during the holiday season? We will be spending Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas in Vienna. We've been there several times before, but we were just wondering...

My daughter is going to be at the University of Vienna for the fall semester (Sept - Dec.). Any advice for that season and how to pack and/or dress? Is it better to purchase clothes once she gets there? I want to go visit her halfway through the...