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Your Own Viennese Bolt-hole Costs Less Than You Think…
Date: 06/21/2007If you’ve fallen in love with Austria--and don’t want to leave Vienna--you may be heartened to learn that property can be affordable here, considering it’s one of Europe’s most charming capitals.
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Love plus one: Romantic Vienna with a toddler in tow
Date: 06/30/2006
Is it possible to have a romantic weekend with a toddler tagging along?
On a three-day anniversary trip to Vienna, we were about to find out. Mind you, our 2-year-old son has already kicked up plenty of dust on the road-more than 160,000 frequent-flier miles all told.
New Year's Eve-Viennese-style
Date: 12/31/2004
New Year's Eve in Vienna is known for its famous New Year's concert, performed annually by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and for the television broadcast of the concert, which has been hosted by the venerable Walter Cronkite for the past 20 years.
Read OnThe Best Concert Seats in Vienna
Date: 11/03/2004In Vienna, the world capital of classical music, you can attend concerts nearly every day of the year.
Read On1,200-year-old Taverns…and the Best Views in Town
Date: 07/20/2004My favorite Heuriger is a cozy tavern called The Huber; Heurigen are a unique style of east Austrian tavern with origins that go back more than 1,200 years.
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Ski For 20% Less in Unknown Austria
Date: 12/31/2003"The mountain range here is called the Nockberg. 'Nock' means a soft fluffy dumpling, but I must say the steep floodlit descent down the Kaiserburg doesn't look soft and dumpling-like to me..."
Read OnVienna: Winter City
Date: 12/23/2003Everybody at Vienna's Rathaus market has a good time, shopping for Christmas ornaments and enjoying traditional food and drink.
Read OnThe Austrian Advantage
Date: 08/17/2003Vienna's Belvedere Palace, home to the Austrian Gallery.
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