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Minopolis
I’m not prone to exaggeration, being English, but Minopolis is the best children’s entertainment idea I’ve seen in a long, long time. It is manna from heaven for parents; if you need to keep kids occupied for a few hours, this is the place.
...read the full articleSpittelberg Weihnachtsmarkt
Rounding out the collection of top Viennese Christmas markets is the one in and around the Spittelberg, a collection of narrow streets in the 7th district.
...read the full articlePrices - is Vienna expensive?
As the capital city of the world’s seventh richest nation, you might expect Vienna to be expensive. But it’s not bad compared to the likes of London and Tokyo. For guidance, here are some prices from late 2005.
...read the full articleSchönbrunn zoo - the highlights
Vienna’s zoo features hundreds of different mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. Here’s an overview of the top attractions.
...read the full articleSchönbrunn Zoo - visitor information
Vienna’s zoo is the oldest working zoo in the world. Emperor Franz I, husband of Empress Maria Theresia, established a private menagerie here in 1752 and the public were let in at the end of the 1770s. But exotic animals were on display on the site as far back as the 1500s.
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