The Stadttempelis the largest and oldest preserved synagogue in the heart of Vienna. The Stadttempel (City Temple) is located in the city center, where Jewish life and cultural highlights also take place. Upon the dissolution of the ghetto in 1670, Viennese Jews were forbidden from practicing their religion in public until the beginning of the [...]
Child labor at the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Technology)
“In Arbeit” (“Work in Progress”) – the collaborative exhibition at the Technisches Museum Wien If you really want to get to know the Technisches Museum in Vienna, it pays to get an annual ticket. The various exhibitions are spread out over four floors and it’s worth taking time for them. For children, there’s a choice [...]
Culinary Festival 2012
Presented in Vienna already for the fifth time On Mother’s Day weekend, from May 11th -13th, 2012, the hearts of Viennese gourmets will once again be beating faster: For the fifth time, the Kulinarisches Erbe Österreich (Austrian Culinary Heritage) initiative, together with the city of Vienna, is inviting people to Stadtpark for its “Genuss Festival” [...]
Recipe of the month May 2012
For your enjoyment… Are you like me on weekends or special holidays or when you have guests? On those occasions I like to cook something very special, not the usual fare. Then I’m either spoilt for choice or nothing occurs to me. If even the most intensive search on the internet comes to nothing, or [...]
Breakfast: The start to your day!
The smell of hot coffee in the air, a fresh roll spread with homemade marmalade on the table in front of me, and I’m about to get a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice from the refrigerator – oh yeah, that’s how my day can begin right…. “Breakfast is the most important meal of the [...]
Viennese cuisine with history – The Viennese “Gabelfrühstück”
Breakfast or lunch already? The second breakfast of the Viennese should in no way be considered a morning snack – the “Gabelfrühstück” (literally “fork breakfast”) is more of a genuine “pre-meal” and is one of the few original Viennese traditions that probably emanate from French cuisine, although as with so many things there are various [...]
Vienna’s Prater
Did you know that Vienna’s “Riesenrad” (giant Ferris wheel) was designed by a Viennese Jew? Next to St. Stephan’s Cathedral, the Riesenrad is Vienna’s best-known landmark. The Riesenrad was built in 1897 at the request of Gabor Steiner. In the 19th century, traveling throughout the world was considered a privilege. Herr Steiner was confronted by [...]
The Parliamentary Experience
Children coming into power—children’s tours of Parliament Children in the National Assembly Hall discuss whether homework should be done away with. Afterwards, there is an “official” vote—those who stand up are in favor of the motion—just like the adults do. While counting, the “interim” National Assembly President briefly loses track of things. Does that also [...]
Recipe of the month April 2012
For your enjoyment… Are you like me on weekends or special holidays or when you have guests? On those occasions I like to cook something very special, not the usual fare. Then I’m either spoilt for choice or nothing occurs to me. If even the most intensive search on the internet comes to nothing, or [...]
Hotel staff: the chambermaid
Cleanliness a must! To have a truly pleasant and relaxing stay, cleanliness in the chosen hotel, and especially in the individual accommodation allotted, is one of travelers’ main criteria. Dust, dirt, burned-out light bulbs, an empty minibar, an untidy and stuffy room… all of these are “things” and “conditions” that we’d rather do without during [...]
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Easter egg hunting in Vienna
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The individual portals: Holidaycheck
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Seegasse Cemetery
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Experience Sound at the Haus der Musik
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Does Madame Tussauds suit Vienna?
