This is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Austria. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2005:1130 RealTravel members http://realtravel.com/images/logo-for-feeds.jpg (c) 2006 RealTravel.com 2008-08-06T13:05:09Z 340028http://www.feedburner.comThis is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Austria. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-08-06:7475781 2008-08-06T13:05:09Z 2008-08-06T13:05:09Z Laura Jean http://realtravel.com/member-m7474451-laura_jean.html <p>a review of Sound of Music Tour, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria</a>.</p> <p>If your a Sound of Music fan then you will love this. There are several different tour operators that do this tour but they are all pretty similar. You are driven round in an airconditioned coach with the hits from the film being played throughout. This really creates an atmosphere and gets you into the mood. You visit the Mirabell Gardens, where Doe a Dear was filmed, you will visit the glass house where I am Sixteen was filmed and several over places from the film. Unfortunately you can not get very close to some of the places but you do get to drive through some amazing scenery in the Alps ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-reviews-a7475781.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_vYkzgsWZkVbItSIH0sq9EKcl7VY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/vYkzgsWZkVbItSIH0sq9EKcl7VY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_vYkzgsWZkVbItSIH0sq9EKcl7VY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=vYkzgsWZkVbItSIH0sq9EKcl7VY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-reviews-a7475781.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-reviews-a7475781.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-03:6802555 2008-04-03T16:29:11Z 2008-04-03T17:06:38Z Richlee7 http://realtravel.com/member-m6792644-richlee7.html <p><em>""...If you don't like heights, be warned and if you do like heights, i'm warning you again!...""</em></p> <p>a entry by Richlee7 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d1892505.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>Although staying in Salzburg, the Austrian city which, | love, would only be used as a base camp to go exploring around the Alpine area. Having been here a few times before we had heard of the other excursions which can be done whilst staying in Salzburg (and i'm not talking about The Sound Of Music Tour'). We choose two such excursions that we organised from the hostel (YoHo) that would take us to Birchtesgaden on the 1st and Werfen on the 2nd located in Germany and Austria respectively.</p><p>Birchtesgaden - Hitlers Eagles Nest</p><p>in the end we opted out of an organised tour and decided ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j6802555.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_tFuwuCmQSZYgt7bpbjaxis15vUM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/tFuwuCmQSZYgt7bpbjaxis15vUM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_tFuwuCmQSZYgt7bpbjaxis15vUM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=tFuwuCmQSZYgt7bpbjaxis15vUM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j6802555.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j6802555.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-09:6163982 2007-12-09T17:00:29Z 2007-12-09T17:51:27Z actonsteve http://realtravel.com/member-m5721097-actonsteve.html <p><em>"have found Vienna a very dificult city to crack. its wonderfully refined and clean, but maybe thats the problem."</em></p> <p>a entry by actonsteve from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>Last night after a wiener schnitzel on Greichengasse I walked back from the Innere Stadt through the Holfburg courtyards. I walked through the gate of In Der Burg and heard Martial music ahead. I emerged from the passageway at Heldenplatz. The whole facade of the Hofburg was lit up and draped in the flag of the two headed eage of Austria. Some kind of veterans day was going on. A giant television screen showed the exploits of the Austrian army and a vast crowd of soldiers and veterans looked on. I listened to the martial music and enjoyed the spectacle. But after a while the Austrian bombast ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6163982.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_oS2vPTAInMxQ4R-j6T03h54K4fE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/oS2vPTAInMxQ4R-j6T03h54K4fE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_oS2vPTAInMxQ4R-j6T03h54K4fE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=oS2vPTAInMxQ4R-j6T03h54K4fE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j6163982.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6163982.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-08:6158177 2007-12-08T16:56:09Z 2007-12-09T16:53:26Z actonsteve http://realtravel.com/member-m5721097-actonsteve.html <p><em>"a great sweep of mustard coloured rococco wings overlooking a gurgling statue and fountain"</em></p> <p>a entry by actonsteve from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d1105965.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>"Some countries go to war...but you lucky Austria marry..."</p><p>And so said Habsburg Emporer Franz Stephen, the husband to one of the mightiest monarchs of the age - Empress Maria Theresa. The imperial dynasty ruled mainly from Schonbrunn and intermarried with the nearby countries to create, what was by the middle of the 16th Century, an empire that covered most of middle Europe. Make love not war? They certainly kept to that adage.</p><p>It was my main objective for today. The hostel on Neustiftgasse is getting very wearisome. Most here are fine but as with most hostels you get a mixed ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6158177.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_kjdQgFsUTPXviCj.OSXn9npK5rA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/kjdQgFsUTPXviCj.OSXn9npK5rA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_kjdQgFsUTPXviCj.OSXn9npK5rA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=kjdQgFsUTPXviCj.OSXn9npK5rA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j6158177.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6158177.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-04:6133893 2007-12-04T21:27:46Z 2007-12-08T16:20:20Z actonsteve http://realtravel.com/member-m5721097-actonsteve.html <p><em>"A city the size of Manchester, with the elegance of Paris with the inhabitants of Royal Tunbridge Wells."</em></p> <p>a entry by actonsteve from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>If god lived in Vienna then I can see him living in the Hofburg.</p><p>The centre of the Austro-Hungarian empire for hundreds of years this building is a monstrous palace in the middle of the city. A true giant of a palace which seems to exemplify the solid bourgeois values of this city on the Danube. And it is a very likeable city. The Viennese themselves are a lovely gentle people - I cant decide whether they are so civilised they live the most elegant gentle life possible or this is an entire city of suburbanites. A city the size of Manchester, with the elegance of Paris with the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6133893.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_jw7Vz-uMWJDZBr6Mp.OQsdwFUG4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/jw7Vz-uMWJDZBr6Mp.OQsdwFUG4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_jw7Vz-uMWJDZBr6Mp.OQsdwFUG4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=jw7Vz-uMWJDZBr6Mp.OQsdwFUG4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j6133893.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6133893.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-29:6097375 2007-11-29T23:08:59Z 2007-11-30T00:39:47Z Ken http://realtravel.com/member-m509077-ken.html <p><em>"Opera, Rain, Cafes and History"</em></p> <p>a entry by Ken from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>October 26 –</p><p>Vienna Up at 4am this morning to fly Air Berlin to Vienna. Had some very good crossants in the airport. When we landed decided to take the CAT (City Air Train) to City Ctr. 16 minute ride to get there and 18 Euro for the two of us. Surprised at how few people there were on the streets. The conductor told us how to get from the train to our hotel. Involved an underground and a tram. Maybe we should have taken a cab (was going to be 33 Euro) Got the underground for 3 euro and took it for two stops. When we exited the underground our street was supposed to be right ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6097375.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JcVKN0yNH.JruNrLOa4Y1wmzVU8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JcVKN0yNH.JruNrLOa4Y1wmzVU8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JcVKN0yNH.JruNrLOa4Y1wmzVU8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JcVKN0yNH.JruNrLOa4Y1wmzVU8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j6097375.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6097375.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-26:6078391 2007-11-26T23:09:32Z 2007-11-27T11:02:30Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a entry by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>Today I woke up in a panic. I looked at my ipod and saw the time was 9:30 and we had to be out of the hostel by 10. I rushed around trying to get ready until another mate in the hostel told me his clock read 8:50. Opps, never changed my daylight savings on it. But we were up and ready to do the town a little earlier than planned.</p><p>We had decided to head to Schobrunn Palace, a place highly recommended by my mother by others she had talked to. There, we got to see another Christmas market. They are all over! We walked around and got ourselves an austrian pretzel. Mine was pizza ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6078391.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JLTHvwOGnvQ0YzKH-zrFmS5C.4w_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JLTHvwOGnvQ0YzKH-zrFmS5C.4w_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JLTHvwOGnvQ0YzKH-zrFmS5C.4w_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JLTHvwOGnvQ0YzKH-zrFmS5C.4w_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j6078391.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6078391.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-26:6075307 2007-11-26T15:49:57Z 2007-11-26T22:25:12Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a entry by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>Day 2 in Vienna. We woke up and got ready in our empty room. Everyone had beaten us to the punch and were out touring already. We head to the center where we walked around the streets. We walked towards Imperial Palace- Hofburg. There, they were have a luxury exhibition with a big yacht, airplane, nice cars, and a big RV. We walked through the main area and straight on through running into our first christmas market. This one was one of the smaller ones. We made a loop around the shops, looking at the craft that people had made and the food you could buy.</p><p>Next, we took the advice ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6075307.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_KmHsnZTSYVKFbcfdUg7MISqwJVg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/KmHsnZTSYVKFbcfdUg7MISqwJVg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_KmHsnZTSYVKFbcfdUg7MISqwJVg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=KmHsnZTSYVKFbcfdUg7MISqwJVg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j6075307.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j6075307.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-26:6075283 2007-11-26T15:48:20Z 2007-11-26T15:48:20Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a journal by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com//d-1021-austria">Austria.</a></p> <p>Off to Vienna for a weekend. Going to enjoy some hockey, christmas markets, and a little touring around. Should be a great time. Leaving Friday afternoon and returning late Sunday night.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/austria-trips-i6075283.html">[Read full journal]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_efz6xsi7p3wsMBHkcH5aDsLru9U_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/efz6xsi7p3wsMBHkcH5aDsLru9U_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_efz6xsi7p3wsMBHkcH5aDsLru9U_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=efz6xsi7p3wsMBHkcH5aDsLru9U_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Faustria-trips-i6075283.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/austria-trips-i6075283.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-24:6051077 2007-11-24T08:50:28Z 2007-11-24T08:50:28Z Traveller Wy http://realtravel.com/member-m5967241-traveller_wy.html <p><em>"Our first excursion was the "Fraulein Maria's Bicycle Tour"."</em></p> <p>a entry by Traveller Wy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>The train ride to Salzburg was amazingly beautiful. Lots of mountains and just a totally different train ride experience from previously.</p><p>Our first excursion was the "Fraulein Maria's Bicycle Tour". We headed to Mirabell garden, where the tour starts. We met our guide, Peter, and was joined with 2 other American tourists. The Mirabell garden was where "Maria" from The Sound of Music sang "Do Re Mi" with the children.</p><p>Peter went really fast on his bicycle. He could have slowed down a bit more so that we could enjoy the whole tour slowly. We rode past a horsepond, churches and the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j6051077.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_RLd1bZ9-KcSdspzdc9m23MfU4fE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/RLd1bZ9-KcSdspzdc9m23MfU4fE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_RLd1bZ9-KcSdspzdc9m23MfU4fE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=RLd1bZ9-KcSdspzdc9m23MfU4fE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j6051077.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j6051077.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-10-25:5848111 2007-10-25T18:40:40Z 2007-10-26T15:23:29Z icehockeypunk11 http://realtravel.com/member-m4792444-icehockeypunk11.html <p>a entry by icehockeypunk11 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>Would you rather the sounds of silence or the sounds of music? Well...in Salzburg you really don't have a choice...there are two distinctive sounds of music...one is just that: THE Sound of Music...ahh yes...the classic (partially/very modified) story of the Von Trapp family, made memorable across the world by hollywood (with help from rogers and hammersteins catchy tunes). who doesn't like that movie??! well...simple answer...austrians.. .especially from salzburg. The other sound of music is the sound of good ol' Mozart and all of the hoopla surrounding his birthtown, the story of his entire ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5848111.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_3AZSF2jWi.UuP8hpr41a1JiWRlE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/3AZSF2jWi.UuP8hpr41a1JiWRlE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_3AZSF2jWi.UuP8hpr41a1JiWRlE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=3AZSF2jWi.UuP8hpr41a1JiWRlE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j5848111.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5848111.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-03:5453910 2007-09-03T13:59:44Z 2007-09-03T13:59:44Z amaterasu98 http://realtravel.com/member-m3947295-amaterasu98.html <p>a review of Traunsee (Lake Traun), a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/gmunden_an_der_traun-upper_austria-reviews-hotels-d5453897.html">Gmunden an der Traun, Upper Austria</a>.</p> <p>We spent a weekend at Lake Traun in Upper Austria with a bunch of friends. The setting is wonderful, although the lake was quite cold, but we enjoyed it a lot.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/gmunden_an_der_traun-reviews-a5453910.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_bofYRfb9AL4KYlwsFvW5Nz5ciXA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/bofYRfb9AL4KYlwsFvW5Nz5ciXA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_bofYRfb9AL4KYlwsFvW5Nz5ciXA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=bofYRfb9AL4KYlwsFvW5Nz5ciXA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fgmunden_an_der_traun-reviews-a5453910.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/gmunden_an_der_traun-reviews-a5453910.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-01:5435206 2007-09-01T08:54:28Z 2007-09-03T13:49:21Z The Hallgrens http://realtravel.com/member-m1212998-the_hallgrens.html <p><em>"Mozart turned over in his mass grave"</em></p> <p>a entry by The Hallgrens from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>Migrant and highly intoxicated bums greeted our arrival into Austria's capital-by far the most we´ve seen in a large city. Not exactly how I pictured Vienna, but we soon climbed out of the train station and set foot to the streets of this wonderful city.</p><p>While walking the streets, and in very little time, we were approached by a Mozart lookalike, attempting to sell us expensive concert tickets to the evenings show. So of course we purchased two, feeling this is what you do when you visit such a city. Wolfgang assured us that our backpacker attire was appropriate for the evening's ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j5435206.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_oWmM4FyXFDYc-RfCYAVT5sjMmA4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/oWmM4FyXFDYc-RfCYAVT5sjMmA4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_oWmM4FyXFDYc-RfCYAVT5sjMmA4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=oWmM4FyXFDYc-RfCYAVT5sjMmA4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j5435206.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j5435206.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-03:5453339 2007-09-03T12:42:39Z 2007-09-03T13:40:43Z The Hallgrens http://realtravel.com/member-m1212998-the_hallgrens.html <p><em>"Oh well"</em></p> <p>a entry by The Hallgrens from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>Salzburg seemed like a nice little town, unfortunately weather did not cooperate while we were there. In our short 19 hour stay it managed to rain about 18 hours. Oh well, we still walked around a bit of town and saw some of the sights, including the home where Mozart lived until he was 24 years old.</p><p>The big attraction in Salzburg is to take a Sound Of Music Tour which takes you to a number of the sights it was filmed at. Since weather was not on our side, the tour was around 40 dollars, and neither of us have seen the movie we decided against it. Our hostel shows the movie every ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5453339.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_mH-vktURa2rk0s7WhgP1x-6f5Dg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/mH-vktURa2rk0s7WhgP1x-6f5Dg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_mH-vktURa2rk0s7WhgP1x-6f5Dg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=mH-vktURa2rk0s7WhgP1x-6f5Dg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j5453339.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5453339.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-19:5344939 2007-08-19T20:01:19Z 2007-08-19T20:01:19Z LisaC http://realtravel.com/member-m5196903-lisac.html <p><em>"Quintessential Salzburg"</em></p> <p>a entry by LisaC from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>Sunday. I’ve had trouble using my laptop for internet use here at our hotel in Salzburg, so I’m posting yesterday’s and today’s report this evening, and adding pictures to Friday’s report. I typed out Friday’s report on the hotel’s computer, which was a bit of a challenge for me because of the differences in the international keyboard, especially the reversal of “z” and the “y.” My initial draft on Friday made me sound like Zsa Zsa Gabor (“a much zeastier beer”) or comic relief in a Tom Stoppard play (“the verz elegantlz dressed crowd”).</p><p>This morning we rode into town for mass in hopes ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5344939.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_.8V-70rSTk05JBeNTWfgBBwlDpM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/.8V-70rSTk05JBeNTWfgBBwlDpM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_.8V-70rSTk05JBeNTWfgBBwlDpM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=.8V-70rSTk05JBeNTWfgBBwlDpM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j5344939.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5344939.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-11:5271174 2007-08-11T10:29:44Z 2007-08-17T08:17:56Z JohnynShell http://realtravel.com/member-m3843682-johnynshell.html <p><em>"Afterwards we saw heaps of Mercedes Maybachs (worth about AU$3 million each) everywhere in the city with people dressed up to the nines, then we caught a Mercedes taxi home to our humble little campsite...."</em></p> <p>a entry by JohnynShell from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>Friday, 10 August</p><p></p><p>We arrived into Austria aruond 2pm and it was a little colder here in the mountains... about 14 degrees.</p><p>We checked into the campsite which was pretty close to the city and convenient, but didnt have any guest kitchen... so we couldnt cook any of the food we'd purchased to cook for dinner and brekfast, so ended up going into town instead. It was a god thing we did 'cause we ended up having a really beautiful dinner in town for pretty cheap, had Wiener Schnitzel.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Saturday, 11 August</p><p></p><p>We headed out of Austria and into Germany ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5271174.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Kaeo2n2Fa8QrHHfT4htrmT932NE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Kaeo2n2Fa8QrHHfT4htrmT932NE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Kaeo2n2Fa8QrHHfT4htrmT932NE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Kaeo2n2Fa8QrHHfT4htrmT932NE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j5271174.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5271174.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-20:5091230 2007-07-20T09:32:46Z 2007-07-20T09:32:46Z Mom, Pop, and Eric http://realtravel.com/member-m4890169-mom_pop_and_eric.html <p>a entry by Mom, Pop, and Eric from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>Salzburg, Austria has got to be one of the cleanest cities in Europe. In spite of all the “messy tourists” who regularly visit this place you seldom see even a scrap of paper lying around. The downtown area is the oldest part of the city and yet every building appears freshly painted and the many open squares are as clean as a whistle. We visited the Mozart house not far from the Mozart Platz and the statue of Mozart (he is obviously their favorite son, since his early days were spent in this city). Another visit was made to a place Eric was especially interested in seeing—the Opera complex, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5091230.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ywZ4RB0ZUfNdtBDNoonFY9Lb7p0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ywZ4RB0ZUfNdtBDNoonFY9Lb7p0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ywZ4RB0ZUfNdtBDNoonFY9Lb7p0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ywZ4RB0ZUfNdtBDNoonFY9Lb7p0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j5091230.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j5091230.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-19:5083132 2007-07-19T03:15:09Z 2007-07-19T03:35:20Z Kara M. http://realtravel.com/member-m3658194-kara_m.html <p>a entry by Kara M. from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/klagenfurt-austria-reviews-hotels-d11002.html">Klagenfurt, Austria.</a></p> <p>Klagenfurt is a lovely little town in Austria that I can guarantee we would have never, ever visited (or heard of) if Todd had not signed up for Ironman Austria.</p><p>The Ironmen love their gear, so we were travelling the opposite of light: a bike in a giant plastic case, four big bags, etc. Happily, our bags travelled perfectly during all seven flights through all four countries. And they were great flights: by Frankfurt, I was convinced we could just get back on the plane and go home, and still have had a great vacation.</p><p>We arrived in a rainy Klagenfurt in the afternoon. Trying ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/klagenfurt-journals-j5083132.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ZM57b3H2GktLwxqMUowUWs2DI3E_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ZM57b3H2GktLwxqMUowUWs2DI3E_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ZM57b3H2GktLwxqMUowUWs2DI3E_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ZM57b3H2GktLwxqMUowUWs2DI3E_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fklagenfurt-journals-j5083132.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/klagenfurt-journals-j5083132.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-18:5081101 2007-07-18T19:46:09Z 2007-07-19T03:16:05Z Kara M. http://realtravel.com/member-m3658194-kara_m.html <p>a review of Minimundus, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/klagenfurt-austria-reviews-hotels-d11002.html">Klagenfurt, Austria</a>.</p> <p>This fabulous park holds models of famous buildings and monuments from around the world. They are actually really well done and super interesting. We still laughed through the entire thing, and took approximately four million photos.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/klagenfurt-reviews-a5081101.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_mBjMyQRajOT.lz0Hip4KDJ5lS-A_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/mBjMyQRajOT.lz0Hip4KDJ5lS-A_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_mBjMyQRajOT.lz0Hip4KDJ5lS-A_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=mBjMyQRajOT.lz0Hip4KDJ5lS-A_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fklagenfurt-reviews-a5081101.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/klagenfurt-reviews-a5081101.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-26:4880236 2007-06-26T02:15:28Z 2007-07-08T22:27:11Z Jon & Alex http://realtravel.com/member-m4841425-jon__alex.html <p>a entry by Jon &amp; Alex from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>Humpty Dumpty took a great fall this morning when we ditched the heavy sausages for at least twenty eggs. Left Prague for a beautiful drive through sunflower fields and distant mountains. This was the first Real sunny day as the weather warmed as we approached Austria. We left the highway for a spell to rumble through a few small towns. Lots of gawkers, however we did meet up with a fellow Honda driver and his son at a gas stop. He was Czech and spoke no English, but we were able to share our hand signaled compliments of the bikes. One of the towns was called Brno (how is this supposed to be ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j4880236.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_2pru0xpx-hvyNTJmPfuAEQZEhXs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/2pru0xpx-hvyNTJmPfuAEQZEhXs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_2pru0xpx-hvyNTJmPfuAEQZEhXs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=2pru0xpx-hvyNTJmPfuAEQZEhXs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j4880236.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j4880236.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-30:4928948 2007-06-30T23:21:08Z 2007-06-30T23:21:08Z AnnaandMichaelinEuro http://realtravel.com/member-m4900919-annaandmichaelineuro.html <p>a entry by AnnaandMichaelinEuro from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>It's hot here in Vienna! It's also a very different vibe from Salzburg. There's still plenty to see but more like any other big city in the world. We are staying near Westbahnhof (train station) which is convenient to lug our 25kg bags only a short distance. Apart from that we are a little bit further from the main attractions so we get to do more walking :)</p><p>The place we're staying is a welcome change from hostelling. Technically it's still a hostel but the setup is a little different: the rooms are freshly painted with a modern feel, they are mostly double rooms ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j4928948.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9MeoM-mvAgq-96XhbCKpm8WF4uk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9MeoM-mvAgq-96XhbCKpm8WF4uk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9MeoM-mvAgq-96XhbCKpm8WF4uk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9MeoM-mvAgq-96XhbCKpm8WF4uk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j4928948.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j4928948.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-28:4901260 2007-06-28T15:30:50Z 2007-06-29T19:28:06Z AnnaandMichaelinEuro http://realtravel.com/member-m4900919-annaandmichaelineuro.html <p>a entry by AnnaandMichaelinEuro from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>Hello everyone!</p><p>We made it Salzburg. The train trip from Zurich to Salzburg was very beautiful, going through the amazing alps was like nothing we have in Australia! We also got to meet some very interesting people on the train, including a very drunk Austrian guy who was sharing the compartment with us. He was quite nice, and lots of fun to talk to as well...very interesting conversation!! Again our German is not quite up to scratch but we got around - mostly with lots of hand gestures and exasperated looks!</p><p>We were both very impressed with the buildings in the old town of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j4901260.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_n-DO70hqJDl2UxARyfYnmX187fg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/n-DO70hqJDl2UxARyfYnmX187fg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_n-DO70hqJDl2UxARyfYnmX187fg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=n-DO70hqJDl2UxARyfYnmX187fg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j4901260.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j4901260.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-24:4863999 2007-06-24T16:05:58Z 2007-06-24T16:22:56Z f1chick http://realtravel.com/member-m754209-f1chick.html <p><em>"Do-Ray-Mi"</em></p> <p>a entry by f1chick from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-austria-reviews-hotels-d11027.html">Salzburg, Austria.</a></p> <p>After a 3hr train journey from east to west of Austria we arrived in the beautiful city of Salzburg. However we arrived in the middle or a thunder storm so by the time we found our hotel we were like 2 drownt rats(drookit!) The hotel receptionist assured us that it would pass,and by the time we had dried off it had. We walked into the centre of Salzburg which only took us 15mins. It was scorchin hot by then and we enjoyed wandering around the city.</p><p>We took in the following sights that afternoon.</p><p>Schloß Mirabell - Schwarzstraße - Marionettentheater - Landestheater - Staatsbrücke - ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j4863999.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_8GuTq96RKotcSQ0YE0KOgLbvIxI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/8GuTq96RKotcSQ0YE0KOgLbvIxI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_8GuTq96RKotcSQ0YE0KOgLbvIxI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=8GuTq96RKotcSQ0YE0KOgLbvIxI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalzburg-journals-j4863999.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salzburg-journals-j4863999.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-03:4676680 2007-06-03T08:01:32Z 2007-06-03T08:01:32Z Sabatical_2007 http://realtravel.com/member-m3456269-sabatical2007.html <p><em>"First couple days in Austria"</em></p> <p>a entry by Sabatical_2007 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com//d-1021-austria">Austria.</a></p> <p>So it turns out we weren't able to see any castles in Germany. We were only there for 2 nights, and the first night we were just focused on getting some beer, brats, kraut and sleep and didn't ask about it. By the time we asked about it the next day, it was too late. So we just kind of relaxed, which was nice too. There was a wonderful little bakery near the motel. They had wonderful croissants, they had them with ham, Nutella and a hazelnut struessel stuff in the middle. They were wonderful. Granted, we've never been to France, but the Germans make the best croissants we've had so far. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/austria-journals-j4676680.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_AhdoOxUJy.M60uJ0ck8hRusstso_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/AhdoOxUJy.M60uJ0ck8hRusstso_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_AhdoOxUJy.M60uJ0ck8hRusstso_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=AhdoOxUJy.M60uJ0ck8hRusstso_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Faustria-journals-j4676680.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/austria-journals-j4676680.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-11-16:2839699 2006-11-16T18:33:22Z 2007-04-26T19:12:12Z Richard And Hayley http://realtravel.com/member-m2081766-richard_and_hayley.html <p>a entry by Richard And Hayley from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-austria-reviews-hotels-d11057.html">Vienna, Austria.</a></p> <p>Vienna not Venice because after calling it Vence by mistake one time it caught and the whole time we were there we kept calling it Venice by mistake! Though that was our next stop so we should maybe be forgiven!</p><p>We arrived mid afternoon, at about half two! So we had plenty of time to have an explore of the city, however the directions to the hostel soon had us lost, they were totally inaccurate, does Vienna know its left from right, so we didnt get there until half four. Rushing back out we headed for the local market on everyday, but today also accompanied by a flea market! Took us a ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j2839699.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_r7Tda9mB4W80GvOcvsZXgrwxjV8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/r7Tda9mB4W80GvOcvsZXgrwxjV8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_r7Tda9mB4W80GvOcvsZXgrwxjV8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=r7Tda9mB4W80GvOcvsZXgrwxjV8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvienna-journals-j2839699.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/vienna-journals-j2839699.html