Anything touristy requires cash not credit cards - this includes city bus tours, audio headsets and all the sites in St. Stephen's cathedral. Sadly the purchase of subway tickets drained our cash (see first note) so we opted for reading Wikipedia's highlights of the house of worship.
Grocery shopping is tough in Vienna and loitering in front of any aisle or product will get you run over by a fellow shopper. Word to the wise - choose and move.
Austrians are very friendly - they make room for your luggage on subways and are helpful and willing to assist when asked questions.
Back to the subway (again!) free magazine material for all patrons bolted to the car.
Our trip to the Musikverin to hear the Vienna Orchestra was NOT black tie required and really Crocs, Chuck Converse and even the men's bathing suit shorts are a-okay. (It's a far cry from one of my former FH colleagues New Year's Eve trip to the annual ball - same locale - totally different dress code and no H&M shopping trips required.)
The trip to the Prater Amusement Park would be a personal injury lawyer's field day with the questionable safety measures and types of rides. PETA wouldn't approve of the live horses riding around in a constant circle chained to the ride while kids ride on their backs. Collecting the poop would be a pain too. However, kids thought it was better than Disneyland.
Go to the Schacher Hotel to eat the "Original Schacher Torte." I promise that is not something to miss or chintz on.
Vienna has confirmed the Euro fashion style that stripes and plaids are okay to wear together and you might have noticed Ben adopting this look in photos.
We missed a couple of key sights in Vienna - the Hofburg Palace and the Schonbrun Palace plus our bus tour guide told us about a beer brewed by nuns. So sadly, I must return to sample the sister brew and compare it with the ale brewed by the Czech monks.
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