Trip Review: Vienna, Austria

seriously i was not amazed by Vienna's airport when i first stepped out of the plane. nevertheless, as this was my first time in Europe for a holiday, i was ready for nasty surprises which thankfully none turned up. The airport was not magnificient but not exactly clean either. But, the weather was cool in October so i felt better than i ever was back in my country.

over the next few days, i was delighted to find out that the transport system in Vienna was actually quite established and convenient to travel around the city with. During my 3 days' stay i did not have to take any buses at all (in fact, we avoided them after hearing about pickpocketting in Eastern Europe was a prevalent crime) to get around key attractions. Of course some places we went on a half-day guided tour so there's pretty much nothing to complain about; except that people in this city does not seem to observe punctuality very well. But i do like the fact that there's not much people in the streets at all.

food is not as expensive as you would think, but probably because i had some expectations of paying around EUR10 for a meal or so then.

the thing i liked most in Vienna were the cafes all around the city centres. The feeling when you step inside some (e.g. Hotel Sacher, Mozart Cafe) were like you stepping into the actual scenes of a movie. And not to mention the coffee and pastries there were no mediocre fare either. Nicee~

the museums around makes the scenary looks better even. Loved the Musuem of Natural History here.

the thing i did not like about most probably would be that the people here are not always friendly to you, especially if you do not speak in their langauge, or 'cos you are Asian. Dunno, but maybe it's just me. However, compared to Prague (my 2nd stop), Vienna was mild...