by eandl | Jan 2, 2014 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Food For our first night in Vienna, we stayed close to the hotel with a recommendation from the front desk. Gasthaus am Spittelberg serves classic Vienna-style food with pasta options as well. We all enjoyed our dishes and more or less had the place to ourselves on a...
by eandl | Dec 23, 2013 | International Travel, Travel
Four years ago we took a tram up to Stammersdorf to try out some local wine during our weekend in Vienna. This time we wanted to make the trip mid-week and discovered that both places we visited last time were only open on weekends. After some quick research, I found...
by eandl | Dec 21, 2013 | International Travel, Travel
K+K Hotel Maria Theresia, Vienna We’ve stayed at K+K’s in London and Budapest, so we knew they had a good breakfast and quiet rooms. The Maria Theresia fit the model of our earlier experiences, and we especially liked their location near the Museum...
by eandl | Dec 20, 2013 | International Travel, Travel
Last spring we started talking with my parents about a trip over Thanksgiving. After going through a variety of options we settled on Christmas markets in central Europe, and over the summer I found a nice deal from NY to Vienna on Austrian Air. Since we had visited...
by eandl | Nov 15, 2013 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Wanting to get a bit of a different perspective, we left Austin on Sunday to head out to the Hill Country for some wine tasting. We researched a few places in advance and decided to visit three wineries. Four Point Cellars is a large, multi-vineyard tasting room for...