"NATURAL ELEGANCE !" Vienna by nygaston

My trip to Vienna.
I took the plane from Basel to Vienna (1h30).
The fast train CAT bring you from the airport (T2-Swiss) to the town center in 16 minutes (cost= 9 Euros).
The Hotel Arenbeg was at 10 minutes by foot; it is a nice and quiet hotel and the services are simple but good.
You have also internet in the hotel.

The transportation in Vienna are very good: clean and clear metro, reliable trams, good buses. They run from 5am to midnight. I used a 3-days Pass.

You must visit the 1st district (town center). The area is beautiful and elegant, they clean every buildings, but it is becoming touristy (globalization is in march into the European big cities) = more transactions = more profit !

AUSTRIA.
The Stock Market did nearly +50% in 2004! I had a dinner in the former Stock Exchange (Borse).
But the minimum wages are around 1100 Euros, and the retirment age is 68 now. it is becoming difficult for some Austrian, and people try not to consume, but they prefer to save more like in Germany or France.

HUNGARY (budapest)
After some days in Vienna, I took the train from West Banhof to Budapest Kereti (duration = 3 hours).

Clean Buildings in Vienna

HOTEL-PENSION
The Hotel Arenberg was very good.
ameil: arenberg@eunet.at
Tel +43 1 512 5291 or 512 1911

Restaurant DO and CO,
Stephanplatz 12
it was good, but you must ask for a good table, for 2 or 3 hours ?
IMPORTANT : check your bill !

CAFE OBERLAA (olala, sooo good), Neuer Markt 16
www.oberlaa-wien.at (many choices for cakes and hot drinks)

CAFE RESTAURANT DIGLAS
Wollzeile 10
Tel +43 1 512 57 65-0
www.diglas.at

Restaurant PLACHUTTA
www.plachutta.at

CYBER CAFE, cheap telephone calls
www.bignet.at

Restaurant KURT STOGER
Tel 544 7596
Rampersstorfferg 63

A GOOD RED WINE:
Morit Schoner 2000
Blav Frankish
Tibor Szenes

*** Restaurant HANSEN
Wipplingerstr. 34 (Borse)
im Borse (in the Stock Exchange Building, basement)
Tel 532 0542
RARE: The Restaurant in the Stock Exchange with a Banker

Hello ! Only 16 minutes with the CAT !

There are cafes everywhere in Vienna; it is very good because sometimes, it rains or snows....
if you want to look more Austrian, you must have a nice clothe and stay in a cafe, drinking some cafe or hot chocolate, with cakes.....

• Pros:Transportation, CAT train, Museums, cafes, people
• Cons:Sometimes, it is very cold in winter
• In a nutshell:Wonderful town, because of you !