City of Vienna
Vienna,
the capital of Austria with the old architecture like Belvedere, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster, Hofburg, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster or Schönbrunn, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster, with high musical and cultural scene and concert halls as Musikverein, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster, Konzerthaus, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster, Opera, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster (tickets are only available well in advance) and with world famous art museums is always an excellent place for the stay.
Short “must see” art list:
Kunsthistorisches museum , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster: Brueghel the Elder, Granach, van Eyck, Raphael, Dürer, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster, Velázquez, …
Albertina, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster: impressionism to expressionism, Now: Chagall
Upper Belvedere , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster: Klimt (the Kiss , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fensterand more), J.-L. David , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster
Leopold, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster: Klimt, Schiele (better than Klimt, but less known), Kokoschka, temporary exhibitions
Academy of Fine Arts , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster(small fine museum, e.g. The Last Judgment , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fensterby Bosch)
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Vienna has a well-developed cuisine culture as well, which has established itself over centuries in the coffee houses , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fensterwine taverns and restaurants.
Some small dictionary of Austricisms can also help to fill yourself more comfortable during your stay:
- Beisl [baizl]: simple restaurant with local cuisine, e.g. Glacis Beisl (reservation needed)
- Heuriger [hoirige]: even more simple tavern with own vine, mostly a bit outside
- Palatschinken: pancake
- Spitzer [shpritzer]: (basically) wine with ½ soda water
- Marie [mari]: (coll.) money
- Frankfurter: Vienna sausages are called differently only in Austria
- Trafik: small shop to buy cigarettes, tram and parking tickets
- Professor: (mainly) any person with University education, e.g. school teacher
Coffee lexicon:
- Coffee [kAfe]: a drink containing caffeine but without taste
- Coffee [kaffEE]: good coffee
- Schwarzer: mokka (~espresso)
- Brauner: = mokka with 3 drops of milk
- Melange: = mokka with a lot of milk (~cappuccino)
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