Vienna Tourist Trap Tips by Paul2001

Okay it once was the largest ferries wheel in the world. Okay one of my all time favourite films has one of its most famous scenes here with Orson Welles much quoted "cuckoo clock" speech. But really the whole experience was oh-hum. This was one of the last things that I did while in Vienna, probably because I was expecting to be disappointed.

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At Least Do This: Still a ride on the Riesenrad I guess is one of the must do things in Vienna and who am I to be a party pooper. If you are interested to ride the wheel you should know that the Riesenrad was build back in 1898 which is why it is so slow. Each gondala is about the size of a minibus. I should add on the positive side that the views once you get from the top were splendid especially as you can see by this photo, the weather was perfect.

Franz Schubert is one of my favourite classical composers so I felt that I had to visit this museum dedicated to him. This early 18th century building is where the great composer was born in 1797. The building has been handsomely restored. However there is little in the way of interest that might give you some insight into the life of Schubert. The kitchen that the Schubert family used has be kept intact. There are also some painting and sketches of Schubert along with a broken pair of spectacles that he owned. Furthermore Schubert only lived in this home until he was 4 years old so he probably had little of way of memories of it. The house, in case you still want to visit it, is located at Nussdorferstrasse 54.

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