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I'm afraid that I am not a fan of Vienna. My first visit was in August 2002 during a very hot period. I was back again in February/March 2003 during the cold winter months. On both occasions I did not really enjoy my stay.
The people I have been introduced to through friends have been friendly enough but generally I've found the locals to be be cold and unfriendly.
Like London there are many grand buildings commemorating former times when the country was the centre of a large empire. However, there are also many Eastern European style grey, drab buildings.
There seems to be a remarkable lack of people in the streets. Many shops are closed on Saturday afternoons and Sundays. I have come into the City on more than one occasion at the weekend and been totally bored.
On top of everything, I can't stand the incessant smoking that is present everywhere.
Sorry if this offends anyone but, like all of my pages, I can only write about somewhere based on how I see it. |
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| Pros: | "Good cakes" | | Cons: | "Unfriendly, boring, dull, smoke-ridden, expensive" | | In A Nutshell: | "Some people will love it but I didn't" |
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daol Thu Jun 5, 2008 13:58 UTC
This restaurant doesn't exist anymore!!! | mutchmac Wed Mar 5, 2008 05:06 UTC
As a person from Vancouver working and visiting Vienna, I was the *** non smoker guy. Big turn off! Must be a lot of respiritory related deaths there. | eefcee Sat May 5, 2007 09:51 UTC
This seems to have changed dramatically in the past few years. In 2005 the only true non-smoking I found in Vienna was Starbucks. Now, 2007, I find Vienna full of no smoking zones. The U-Bahn platforms are transformed, very little smoke there now. | travelthrough Fri Sep 1, 2006 16:22 UTC
and it is never going to change either, the smoking policy in Vienna. Cos it always takes them 10 years to realize the problem and 5 additional years to cope with it.... |
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