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City Spy Mapping Wien.

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It took us so long to get motivated & make a City Spy Map for the city of Wien. As I like many people was under the impression that it was a cold, expensive, boring city for geriatrics' & classical music weirdo's. That was our first mistake! Wien (=Oh Vienna) is a misrepresented Eden for youth & alter cultures (though the old stuff is pretty groovy too). It's a lot of fun here, a beautiful, peaceful city & the locals are a pleasant whacky bunch. We have chosen some places & intrests that should change your mind about Wien for ever! Vienna oh Vienna
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Orientation and Transport This site should guide u through the sights without the need to be sober for even a minute! Latest news…see the individual wwwebs Then when u get to town buy the FALTER and check up on the time table for clubs and events or parties and gigs, very often no admission fee!!............................. If you would like to get really into it, then Vienna walks & talks run inspirational walking tours that will fill you in…Segway tour too!! . . . . . . . Travel Shack & Discover Vienna. . One stop shop.., backpackers-budget-bar-café, bike rentals, second hand English book store, garden BBQ, the big breakfast. . . . . . . ......

Hostels & more info...... on life in VIENNA

.....................................................................Hostel Ruthensteiner . Comfy hostel with an international atmosphere, helpful staff, nice sitting room with use of musical instruments, 2 guitars, ukeleles, mandolin, badhran &.................................................

Do Step Inn - Hostel. . Central location, fair prices and friendly athmosphere count for you? Then come and step into the Do Step Inn. 3 minutes walk from the main railway station............. Westend City Hostel, . Huge newly designed budget hotel, extensive range of at reasonable prices 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 bed rooms all.......

the Happy Hostel. A compact Boarding house.... A veritable maze of very palatable private rooms most en-suite & all in constant movement, as is the house & service… :-)

Jugendinfo, The youth info center, with tons of details regarding things u never knew. All about the city, youth options, accommodations...............................................................Hostel Hütteldorf, Large sunny garden, bright & friendly rooms, pool table, chill out room with movies and Sat TV, Sony Play Station - free use...............................

.Hostel Schlossherberge, The most beautiful location with a F A N T A S T I C view over the city, All rooms are en-suite and some ..................................................................................................................... Camping Wien Neue Donau, clean and friendly campsite with action & fun until late hours; beach......................................

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So now u have found somewhere to live, Let's go out ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ........................Derwisch Café restaurant club. Basically this is a quality Turkish place to eat, sit, drink & smoke your water pipe.. u will be happy to. . . ..................................Kanguruh, 20 years in the business. Really one of the closest things to a Wiener pub we found in the great city. Beers for connoisseurs & all who love........

Restaurant"Mozart Stuberl". Long time, old location style local stube…. Wood & Things & Horns & All this on the wall. Good value Europeanish + Wienerish cooking served till 05.3o in the tomorrow …...

........... Cafe Concerto. Music & More on three floors… Upper winter garden with plants hanging all around.. Bar at each end, football stalls.. Daily live bands in the cellar & free.............

In the City Center From the Opera & the tourist info, the pedestrianized Kärntner Str. runs towards Vienna's prime landmark, the St. Stephen's Cathedral, almost continually under construction since 1147. The north tower still remains unfinished, but the views from the south tower are well worth the hard climb. The catacombs in the basement contain the innards of 56 royal's & several infants. Praise the statue of the "God of bad teeth" (at the outside of the Albertine Choir) & your pains will be cured. Or not.

.Bush Doctor. . . Best grow shop in the city with many products for that indoor gardening experience…. & all things /. . . .. . . . . . . AROMAT . . . they change the menu, Vegetarian/Meat, also a wide range of Crepes & Galettes - sweet & sour, Also have newspapers & . . . . . . .
West of St. Stephen's Square is the pedestrianized Graben with the Pest Monument in the middle of it. On the left in Dorotheergasse is the Jewish Museum. Straight on, at the right of Graben is Peter Square with just another church (St. Peter). The end of Graben is crossed by Kohlmarkt & Tuchlauben (right), leading to the former Jewish Quarter. Straight on, Naglergasse heads to the Am Hof & Freyung squares. North of St. Stephen's square is Rotenturm Str with Vienna's best ice cream (Zanoni & Zanoni). At its end is Schwedenplatz & the infamous Bermuda Triangle drinking circle! ..................... Espresso - Café bar, The old so stylie soda fountain vibe with original bar furnishings, with that funky red leather thing going down . . . .

Wunderbar , There are two legends surrounding this cafe, # 1. The first Wiener to have relieved himself on an olive tree on this very spot in 12BC is said to have said it. # 2. The water well stood here & there was an evil eye within. Any one who looked in turned into a stone. Then the local boy Bar cleverly held a mirror over the entrance & the beastly eye was turned to a stone it's self too. His girlfriend is said to have said it later too! SO back to the main plot….. This is a literary cafe of sorts..........CROSSFIELD´s AUSTRALIAN PUB. No Kangaroos in Austria, you sure? Take a squiz at crossfields aussie pub, there's plenty of roo on the menu plus exotic to the ever so popular..................

Along the Ring Road Some 2 centuries ago, Vienna's enormous city walls & bastions were replaced by the wide & tree-lined Ring Road around the historical center. Along the Ring Road are the reminders of former Austro-Hungarian grandezza, including the Hofburg Palace (now housing the Spanish Riding School, the Vienna Boys' Choir, the National Library, seven museums, a butterfly house, the president's office, an OECD dependance & a conference center), the State Opera, the Burg Theater, the City Hall, the Parliament Building, the newly restored Museums quarter, the Karls Church (tell them you just want to pray or you'll pay an entrance fee), the Votiv Church, the stock exchange, four universities & practically all 5-star hotels etc etc.. A tramway loop around the center (lines 1 & 2) is an absolute must for every visi tor.

.....Sing Sing record store .. This little bit different record store in the heart of the city. Here its all rarities, curiosities or just common releases for a very low price................................... MotMot Shop . . .Shop in a spacious bright art designers space. T-shirts, posters, badges, buttons, zines & fun stuff. . . . . . . . . . BOOTIK 54. . Two clothing & funky accessory stores….. cheerful T-Shirts, sexy skirts, dancing. . . . . . . . . . .

wieWien Concept storeMost unusual … If it was a souvenir u were after then here u find that.. Unique environment, &. . . . . .

.Rave Up Records. Lots of local or world Electro rarities.. DJ specials RPM.. collectors' treats… Racks of hot Vinyl new .. . . . . . ............................................................................................... Boots Don't walk with out ! Leather deviant's & all others are welcome to come by & invest into your fashion lines. Big boots....................

Prater & Danube Island. The Prater fun-fair is a Viennese institution. Its landmark is the 65 meter high Giant Ferris Wheel, towering over the 200 booths, the ghostly trains (as if u needed another one of those), go-cart's, grotto railways & the merry-go-rounds & rounds. There's a large dogshit park behind it. 21 km long & up to 250 m wide, the Danube Island is a heaven for joggers, cyclists & skaters, sunbathers hang out on Copa Kagrana Beach. Summer evenings are celebrated with steak, wine & dance till dawn. Annual highlight is the Donauinselfest (Austria's biggest open air festival) in 2003: June 19-22, with all kinds of music performed on countless stages. Free entrance. Beyond the island, a new commercial area booms up around the Vienna International Center & the United Nations building. Plenty straight lines for dull architects...................................... Pedal Power Tours, The professional wheel people. Quality bike rentals, all cycles fully equipped. The only thing missing is someone to push the pedals…. That would be u then!......n CiTY BiKE TOUR. .. the beauty of Vienna and what made it, ...much more that you can only see with the freedom of bikes! ........

The fluc , Super alternative venue which really goes out of it's way to experiment. Laid back colorful intelligent .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Hundertwasserhaus http:// www.kunsthauswien.com Despite architects calling it a "painted barn" (maybe because Friedensreich Hundertwasser - who hated straight lines - wasn't an architect himself), this social housing project @ Loweng \ Kegelgasse is Wien's most popular modern sight Please mind that this is NOT a museum, regurlar people actually LIVE there, so don't throw peanuts at them (= behave). If you can't get enough of it, Mr. Wasser has his own museum with a nice cafe & shop on Weißgerber Lände (just 5 minutes walk away) Open: 10.oo-19.oo & the shite processing plant at U4/U6 station Spittelau

Arena, The court yard had been the waiting area for animals before the slaughter house, which at that time was in the now pub (ex the pun)….. Squatted in 1976 & little has........................................ Ra'mien. Large bright cool Asian style eating hall with colorful bar breaking' it up along one wall. Watch some of the cookin' out front while you getting into your food. Authentic..........

Shanghai tan, Big with the actors & musicans either for the warm up or the ease down. Black Chinese cedar wood surround. Full . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Of course you hooligans know that from the 7th till the 29th of June 2008 UAFA holds the footie right here. Final to take place on the new grass, Ernst-Happel-Stadion. Word is that for 3 hundred thousand overall tickets 8 million fans seek tickets… 'Expect emotions' Hey at the end of the day the vibe in the city will be worth the trip & all the right pubs will have the right channels… Ole Ole… www.euro2008.com

Empress Marie Tereza is said to have invented the 'Würst'.. When she ordered a large blood filled juicy organ to be brought to her chambers on the double!! Lord only knows where the practice of using it with horseradish came into fashion . . . . .

The Snitzel… well there & here u have it.. first u grab a pig or a chicken.. Then with a suitable slice selected u beat it with a hammer. Then slap it into the flour then the egg & smother it with breadcrumbs.. If u doesn't want to enjoy it raw (Austrian Sushi) u have to fry it in too much oil. Serve with fries & mayo & 2 slivers of pickled cucumber.. Yummy!! Oh yes & on the side… 10 beers!

Austrians are best known for they're ridiculous mustaches, the funny leather shorts, standing on mountains….. & not so much for romance… the local term of endearment is to call your lover 'Schisel' which translates a 'my little shit'… love!!

Hey all u real travelers take note.. There are so super cheap flights going out of Vienna.. Also take special note that u gotta' b there 2 hours before the off..

Even local people tell me that the locals are a bit … not in a good mood.. Well u knows what they need? Sure, a good ride.. So support the cause & give them one for me.. Even up the bum:/)… Show Spy map for a Euro off!!

Belvedere Palace .Tram D or 71 from Schwarzenbergplatz (the big construction right between Karlsplatz and Stadtpark tube stations)
The summer residence of Prince Eugene, is an illustrious creation of Baroque architecture. It was designed as a place of recreation, not for everyday use. The museums in the upper & lower palaces offer an excellent survey of Austrian art from the middle ages to the present day. In the Upper Belvedere you can see works by Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka, Renoir & Monet.

Zero 7 Tattoo, here u can get reasonable price life long marks on your skin.. many versatile styles & seems like an. . . . . . . . .
Naschmarkt. At U4 station Kettenbrückengasse, the Naschmarkt (popularly also called "Aschenmarkt", from "Asch"=milking bucket), a Viennese fruit & vegetable market opened in 1780 on the area above the Donau canal, which now flows underground. Loads of Falafel… stands provide a cheap lunch. Since 1977 a flea market (every Sat) has sprung up west of the. U-bahn Naschmarkt (where u & the city's bums). Late nite\early morning near by Cafe Drechsler, Linke Wienzeile # 22, opens @ 04.oo !!! ........................................................................................... ......................................................................... Down Under. They got a Fussball table. The basement "Snake pit" is the place for the more open plan parties & more DJ amp'd music. Stage, couches, dancefloor & bar adorne this re'vamped ancient gothic space..................................................................................................... .......................................................... Pandora's Box . Rough'n'ready joint & the only very noisy place on an otherwise quiet backstreet. Split into 3 or so space decorated spaces, upstairs you may kick back &........................................... Nacht Azyl. So we have been to a few cafes by now. So now…a real pub. Open: 20.oo - 04.oo. Live music, Music & loud music. The merry clash of heavy pint glasses &........................................................... Shamrock , They consider this an Irish pub? It seems to me to be an almost International phenomenon for a hoard of lads & lasses to pile into the pub drink, dance & play darts.............................Wirr. It´s sort of the student ghetto´s living room, full of "Weltschmerz" people with little eyeglasses & holes in their underpants getting stuck while sipping ............................The Shebeen.The international pub. A pub in two halves, the front room, big airy & old. Good sounds playing to quite a mix of people from everywhere, drinking, eating and the hum of.............................................

Silver Studio, This is one of those places where u take your God given ears, eyebrows, nipples, bellybuttons, clits & . . . . .

On a lighter note and if u stick around town long enough……
Zentralfriedhof & St. Marx Cem. For both take tram 71 from Schwarzenbergplatz. Death may come for free in other countries, but an Austrian who can't afford a luxurious funeral is said to have wasted his life. There aren't Pyramids (not yet), but just about everything else. The Central Cemetery was opened in 1874 & is Vienna's largest burial ground by far. 2,500,000 people have been put six feet under during the last 128 years (even now people are still dying to get in there). There is a special section (Ehrengräber) where composers, writers, artists & politicians are buried., E.g. Brahms, Schubert, Strauß & Beethoven. Not as large & just a few stops away, but more beautiful is the St. Marx Cemetery (Mozart is buried here). get off tram just before the highway bridge.

Some fresh air & a bottle of wine perhaps??

Grinzing & Kahlenberg Tram 38 from Schottentor Last U4 station Heilligenstadt Then get bus 38a grinzing is first n then on a few stations to Kahlenberg end station is another hill 2 stops on Leopoldsberg Grinzing is a popular destination for day-trips & summer holidays. It has preserved its small-town character (classified as a historic monument) & is surrounded by vineyards & posh villas; it is situated in a valley in the foothills of the Vienna Woods. From Grinzing, take Bus 38A to the top of the Kahlenberg. Enjoy a splendid view over the city. The city to which by now I'm sure u have open'd your heart & left large lumps of your liver.

City Spy Mapping, in Wien. "The sore foot band" =The irreverent Didge head on the rounds, PPP Petra P on the coffee, Sonja&Pariza on tips, MO x Eva Kuci on keyboards. Big love & thanks X Mr. Gsky………. on the moove!

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