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 entry The current date and time in Vienna is listed on the right…
The city is on Central European Time (CET), the timezone covering most of western and central Europe. It also observes daylight savings time, so between late March and late October, the clocks go forward one hour (technically known as CEST).
Vienna is…
one hour […]
Read the full entry Even in today’s electronic world, you might want to send a few postcards home to friends and family. And to your colleagues to point out that they’re working hard while you’re…well…not.
There are two places selling stamps in Vienna.
The first is the Trafik, equivalent to a tobacconist or newsagent, who sell the standard range of stamps […]
The vast majority of cafes, bars and restaurants in Vienna are table service only. Even those that look like you should order at the bar. And even those that look like British pubs.
It’s actually considered extremely impolite to order direct at the bar and then take drinks to your table, for example. You can expect […]
Tipping habits and amounts are pretty much the same in Vienna as elsewhere in major western cities. Tip porters, taxi drivers, waiters and waitresses, hairdressers and anybody who fixes anything in your apartment.
There are no hard and fast rules, and it’s hard to offend. The only people you really must tip are taxi drivers and […]
