AAA Spiral Vienna, 2nd Edition (Aaa Spiral Guides) (Spiral-bound)

June 27, 2009 by Traveler  
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AAA Spiral Vienna, 2nd Edition (Aaa Spiral Guides)

Product Description

Step back into medieval times or out into lively outdoor festivals in Vienna, long considered the world’s music capital. Explore Baroque masterpieces, the splendid museums and the famed coffee houses. Recommendations for places to stay and eat, what to buy and where to enjoy the best torten make AAA Spiral Vienna a handy travel companion.- Itineraries for a day or a week – Excursions, Walks and Tours – Transportation, cuisine, and moreo Easy to use color-coded sections – A unique spiral binding


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Vienna (City Guide) (Paperback)

June 12, 2009 by Traveler  
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Vienna (City Guide)

Review

…Lonely Planet for honesty, history, irreverence and budget.’ –Esquire


Product Description

Let us introduce you to Vienna, the Lonely Planet way. We’ll show you magnificent baroque palaces, but also lead you through the city’s most atmospheric hidden alleyways. We’ll bring you Mozart in the Staatsoper but also give you the rundown on Viennese electronica, and we’ll serve you traditional coffee-house culture but also guide you to vineyard-studded hills where you can drink young wine under the trees. Whichever Vienna you want, you’ll find it in this guide.

GET THE INSIDE STORY with our resident author’s top tips and favorite places, and interviews with local experts.

CHOOSE YOUR POISON – Vienna’s famed coffee houses, traditional wine taverns, and kicking DJ bars are all covered.

GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK with walking and cycling tours through charming neighborhoods and out into the Vienna Woods.

GO BEYOND SCHNITZEL and discover modern Viennese cuisine with our switched-on take on the city’s dining scene.



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Travel Vienna, Austria – illustrated city guide, phrasebook, and maps (Kindle Edition)

June 3, 2009 by Traveler  
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Travel Vienna, Austria - illustrated city guide, phrasebook, and maps

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Product Description

Travel Vienna – illustrated city guide, phrasebook, and maps. Indulge Yourself with a personal tour guide on Your PDA. FREE General Information chapter, basic phrasebook and a map in the trial version.

Features

  • Fully illustrated.
  • Historical overviews.
  • Interesting facts.
  • Street Map, Metro Map, and more.
  • Museums hours and ticket info.
  • Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases.
  • Access the guide anytime, anywhere – at home, on the train, in the subway.
  • Plan the trip during airplane flight.
  • Add Bookmarks
  • Text annotation and mark-up
  • Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.

Table of Contents

General: About | Tourism Office | History | Sleep | Contact | Stay safe | Geography and Climate

Maps: City Map | U-Bahn (Metro) | S-Bahn and U-Bahn | Districts | Austria

Phrasebook: About | Viennese German | Pronunciation | Phrase List

Transport: About | Get In | Get Around | U-Bahn (Metro) | S-Bahn | Ringstra?e | Airport | Stations | Franz Josef Railway

Attractions: Do | Leisure Activities | Buy | Naschmarkt | Riesenrad | Spanish Riding School | Wurstelprater

Culture: About | Museums | Theaters | Music | Performance Centers | Organizations | Events | Terms

Landmarks: Buildings & Structures | Palaces | Churches | Synagogues | Streets & Squares | Parks | Hotels

Eat & Drink: Culinary Specialties | Viennese Caf? | Eat | Drink

By Area: Districts | Donaukanal | Donauinsel | Wien River | Kahlenberg | Leopoldsberg


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Vienna (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Turtleback)

May 25, 2009 by Traveler  
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Vienna (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Product Description

Includes: Stephansdom Quarter, Hofburg Quarter, Schottenring, Alsergrund, Town Hall, the Museum Quarter, Opera, Naschmarkt, and the Belvedere Quarter.-


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Fodor’s Vienna to Salzburg, 2nd Edition (Fodor’s Gold Guides) (Paperback)

May 16, 2009 by Traveler  
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Fodor's Vienna to Salzburg, 2nd Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)

Product Description

Linger in a Viennese coffeehouse, explore a lakeside village, tour a Baroque abbey, attend a glittering opera gala, or cycle past a terraced vineyard along the Danube – Fodor’s Vienna to Salzburg offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor’s guide to ensure you don’t miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best –”Fodor’s guides are saturated with information.”

- We frequently update our guide to Vienna and Salzburg, and we make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area at Fodors.com.
- Unlike other travel books, Fodor’s guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best–so you know you’re seeing the real Vienna and Salzburg.
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.


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Rick Steves’ Vienna, Salzburg, and Tirol (Paperback)

May 13, 2009 by Traveler  
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Rick Steves' Vienna, Salzburg, and Tirol

Product Description

Travelers can count on Rick Steves to tell them what they really need to know when traveling in Vienna, Salzburg, and Tirol. Self-guided walking tours lead visitors to the Hofburg Castle and the magnificent gardens in Salzburg. Experience the culture like a local with a bike ride in the countryside or indulge in Viennese chocolate at Demel’s Café. With up-to-date advice on which sights are worth your time and money and suggestions on good-value hotels and restaurants, Rick Steves helps travelers get the most out of every day and every dollar.


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Austria: An Overview for Travelers

May 3, 2009 by Traveler  
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Rarely seen in the headlines these days, Austria was once a dominant power in Europe, and is some times consider a postcard country. Once known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria whose prime location is mainland Europe was a major player in economic, military and political terms. However after World War I the empire was divided by the allies and a much smaller Austria came on the scene. It has developed into a perfect travel and a relocation destination.

Austria is known for many famous people throughout history. Musicians such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven and from the world of psychology Sigmund Freud are a few that have made significant marks on the world. Of course more people know the most famous today as the Governator of California, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger as being born in Austria.

Known officially as the Republic of Austria, it is a small country that has a land mass of 32,000 square miles and has a population of 1.6 million people in the capital city of Vienna. Vienna is known for its beauty and other notable cities are Salzburg and Innsbruck which hosted the winter Olympics at some time. The country is mostly mountainous and its climate is considered continental and offers plenty of rain and snowfall. Summers are breathtaking! The mountains of Austria are exceptionally wonderful. If you need proof, check out the internet or you can simply watch the movie, The Sound of Music.

The total population of “Austrians” is just over 8 million people and only increase at approximately.4 percent a year. The ethnicity of Austrians is about 98 percent German, and there is a small mix from neighboring country natives. So go figure, what is the primary language? You guessed it! It’s German. While 73 percent of Austrians claim Roman Catholic as their faith, 12 percent claim no religious orientation at all. Austria is a very well developed country and the literacy rate is 98 percent, and people seem to live long healthy lives with the average life expectancy of women to be 81.7 years and men on average 75.9 years.

Austria has seen all sides of the power ledge. It has a rich cultural heritage and is a beautiful country definitely worth a visit. Hopefully this overview with entice you to check it out in person and soon.