Going to Vienna - any advice?

[Doc]

I will in Vienna on business but have 3 days afterward to kill and do a little sight seeing. I was there 4 years ago, but didn't get a chance to really do any tourist things (other than sample the local talent).

I will be staying at the Vienna Hilton and any advice would be appreciated.

[WickedWahine]

Open your mind and grit your teeth.

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[WickedWahine]

As equally immature and unhelpful as my previous post, I thought I'd add this bonus google search result to the fray. Sorry, Doc.

[image]http://liberalredneck.org/albums/sausage/v11.jpg[/image]

[Anaconda]

Originally Posted by DocAdams

I will be staying at the Vienna Hilton

That supposedly is a much better choice than the Paris Hilton. Supposedly the Paris Hilton is overpriced, and all worn out inside.

[ViperGTS]

http://www.info.wien.at/article.asp?IDArticle=10063

The "Prater" - giant ferris wheel and lots of attractions...
Tiergarten Schönbrunn (zoo)
A walk through the old town
Spanish Hofreitschule (Lipizzaner horses!)
HOFBURG
Burggarten park and butterfly house
Schönbrunn - the desert house
The cathedral Stephansdom
The catacombs underneath the Stephansdom
Nasch-Markt (market)
Augustiner-Keller (food and beer)
Hotel Sacher!
Hundertwasser-House
Castle Belvedere
Danube (Donau) tower !!! Blue Danube park!
UNO City
DOZENDS of museums...
Wienerwald - south of the city
.....................
ask the concierge of the hotel!

[ViperGTS]

A MUST !!! And post some pictures afterwards ;-)

http://www.info.wien.at/article.asp?IDArticle=3061

Museum of Medical History (Josephinum)

The academy was built from 1783 to 1785 after a design by Isidor Canevale. The Hygieia Fountain in the court of honor is a work by J. M. Fischer, dating from 1787.

The Museum of Medical History displays beautifully crafted, life-sized anatomical wax models, purchased in 1785 by order of Emperor Joseph II as a training aid for his army surgeons. The purpose was to familiarize the young surgeons with the human internal organs, as anatomical studies by dissecting corpses were not customary then. There is also a collection reflecting the development of the Vienna School of Medicine from Gerard van Swieten, Maria Theresa's personal physician, to medical pioneers such as Semmelweis and Billroth all the way to Freud.

[Minivan Man]

Originally Posted by DocAdams

I will in Vienna on business but have 3 days afterward to kill and do a little sight seeing. I was there 4 years ago, but didn't get a chance to really do any tourist things (other than sample the local talent).

I will be staying at the Vienna Hilton and any advice would be appreciated.

Don't you want to see how Simone and Elisa are doing (each other)?

http://www.lovestudio.at/simone/simone.htm

http://www.lovestudio.at/elisa/elisa.htm

[Gerald]

There's actually an american vca member in Vienna. I think his screen name is Yves, See if you can hook up with him. I'm sure a local there can show you some really cool places!

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[PBG]

Originally Posted by WickedWahine

As equally immature and unhelpful as my previous post, I thought I'd add this bonus google search result to the fray. Sorry, Doc.

[image]http://liberalredneck.org/albums/sausage/v11.jpg[/image]

Wahine, that's just wrooooong. Totally wrong.

[V10 RCKT]

That's screaming medical malpractice suit for a botched umbilical cord separation...

Maybe some cosmetic surgery is in order...the addition of mustard or BBQ sauce perhaps...

[WickedWahine]

Al Gore's internet has brought out Teh Freek in us all.

[ViperGTS]

Yves left Vienna in 2005...he is in Atlanta now.