by eandl | Jan 5, 2014 | Daily life, International Travel, Travel, USA Travel
Leandra recently completed our annual year-in-photos recap with a 4 minute video overview highlighting our adventures from 2013. videos from previous years- 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 Some of our travel stats for the year: 109,699 total air miles on 7 airlines: American...
by eandl | Jan 4, 2014 | International Travel, Travel
Monday On arrival at the airport we purchased a week-long metro pass (Mon-Mon), then took the train and metro to our hotel. After settling in we decided to start with a visit to St. Stefans Cathedral and the pedestrian shopping area between it and the Opera building....
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...