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Old Town Vienna

There are places in the world with UNESCO status that make me think “Whaaaaat? Who’d they bribe to get that?!” Old Town Vienna, though, is definitely NOT on that list. The parts I enjoyed most were many of the civic buildings, away from the tourist madness of St. Stephen’s Church. […]

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Hundertwasser Museum Vienna

Hundertwasser Museum Vienna This is where I visited that temporary exhibition on political propaganda through the ages. That exhibition was fascinating, with a vast range of object of art on show. Also interesting (and something I was actually unprepared for) were the exhibits of Hundertwasser’s own work. The man worked […]

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Headed for Heurigen (R)

One of my favorite days in Vienna did not, technically speaking, take place in Vienna. The village of Grinzing, though, is where Viennese go to get their rowdy summer on. Grinzing is the wine-growing (and –drinking) rural region of Austria just outside of Vienna. City busses even go there from […]