Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
Aug 7th 2004, 2:56 am
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Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
My wife and I will be traveling ten days on our honeymoon to the above
listed cities. Can anyone recommend sites to visit that are often
overlooked or not included in travel books. The fewer the tourist the
better.
Michael
listed cities. Can anyone recommend sites to visit that are often
overlooked or not included in travel books. The fewer the tourist the
better.
Michael
Aug 7th 2004, 6:32 am
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Re: Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
Hiya Michael,
[BRATISLAVA]
For Bratislava I can recommend to visit the Slavin War Memorial on
Slavin Hill.
This 37 m high column was erected in 1960 at the 15th anniversairy of
the liberation of Bratislava by Soviet soldiers. The column is crowned
with a soldier holding the flag of the victory.
The War Memorial sits on Slavin Hill about 2 kms northwest of the Old
Town. The walk up the hill is quite steep but worth it, as you pass
through a posh residential area with many embassies. Moreover Slavin
Hill offers some good views on the city.
The Slavin War Memorial is surrounded by many gravestones of fallen
Soviet soldiers, who died during the liberation battle against the Nazis
in WWII.
This place wasn't listed in my guide book. I recognised the Memorial
when I cam out of teh main train station. You see it to your right up
the hill.
[PRAGUE]
For Prague I can recommend a visit of the old Velky Strahovsky Stadium
The Velky Strahovsky Stadium, also known as Spartakiadi Stadium, was
place of the biggest sports event in the world. About 240.000 people
were in this stadium for the Spartakiade in 1967. The monumental
building of the communist era is nowadays destined to decay, but well
worth an impressive visit.
The Velky Strahovsky Stadium is located in Prague Strahov just west of
the green Petrin park.
I hope this helps
Holger :o)
Mike schrieb:
> My wife and I will be traveling ten days on our honeymoon to the above
> listed cities. Can anyone recommend sites to visit that are often
> overlooked or not included in travel books. The fewer the tourist the
> better.
>
> Michael
>
>
[BRATISLAVA]
For Bratislava I can recommend to visit the Slavin War Memorial on
Slavin Hill.
This 37 m high column was erected in 1960 at the 15th anniversairy of
the liberation of Bratislava by Soviet soldiers. The column is crowned
with a soldier holding the flag of the victory.
The War Memorial sits on Slavin Hill about 2 kms northwest of the Old
Town. The walk up the hill is quite steep but worth it, as you pass
through a posh residential area with many embassies. Moreover Slavin
Hill offers some good views on the city.
The Slavin War Memorial is surrounded by many gravestones of fallen
Soviet soldiers, who died during the liberation battle against the Nazis
in WWII.
This place wasn't listed in my guide book. I recognised the Memorial
when I cam out of teh main train station. You see it to your right up
the hill.
[PRAGUE]
For Prague I can recommend a visit of the old Velky Strahovsky Stadium
The Velky Strahovsky Stadium, also known as Spartakiadi Stadium, was
place of the biggest sports event in the world. About 240.000 people
were in this stadium for the Spartakiade in 1967. The monumental
building of the communist era is nowadays destined to decay, but well
worth an impressive visit.
The Velky Strahovsky Stadium is located in Prague Strahov just west of
the green Petrin park.
I hope this helps
Holger :o)
Mike schrieb:
> My wife and I will be traveling ten days on our honeymoon to the above
> listed cities. Can anyone recommend sites to visit that are often
> overlooked or not included in travel books. The fewer the tourist the
> better.
>
> Michael
>
>
Aug 7th 2004, 8:58 am
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Re: Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
It's hard to think of interesting sites in these cities that tourists do not
go to. But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
Hundertwasser Haus, a whimsically designed and decorated apartment block
just northeast of the Ring. You can get there by subway and a short walk.
Nearby around the corner is a municipal house that Hundertwasser also
designed.
In Prague the Troja Palace, a baroque wonder, is on the edge of Prague,
adjacent to the zoo, which is also worth visiting. Take the #112 bus from
the subway line. Vysehrad, which is a few subway stops from Muzeum, is the
oldest settlement in Prague and has some magnificent romanesque architeture,
a gothic cathedral, and a fascinating cemetery for all the Czech statesmen
and artists. At the foot of the hill on the river side are the famous
cubist apartment blocks.
In the Holesovice district are some fascinating parks, one dating back to
1891 called Vystaviste contains buildings put up for earlier trade fairs and
several which currently serve as museums. Take #12 bus and plan to spend
the whole afternoon. Get yourself a good Prague guidebook.
Bratislava has a lovely "old town" and close to the Hotel Kyiv is a charming
art nouveau church, referred to locally as "the blue church". Otherwise, I
did not find all that much to do there beyond walking in the natural
surroundings close to the river.
"Holger Gester" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hiya Michael,
> [BRATISLAVA]
> For Bratislava I can recommend to visit the Slavin War Memorial on
> Slavin Hill.
> This 37 m high column was erected in 1960 at the 15th anniversairy of
> the liberation of Bratislava by Soviet soldiers. The column is crowned
> with a soldier holding the flag of the victory.
> The War Memorial sits on Slavin Hill about 2 kms northwest of the Old
> Town. The walk up the hill is quite steep but worth it, as you pass
> through a posh residential area with many embassies. Moreover Slavin
> Hill offers some good views on the city.
> The Slavin War Memorial is surrounded by many gravestones of fallen
> Soviet soldiers, who died during the liberation battle against the Nazis
> in WWII.
> This place wasn't listed in my guide book. I recognised the Memorial
> when I cam out of teh main train station. You see it to your right up
> the hill.
> [PRAGUE]
> For Prague I can recommend a visit of the old Velky Strahovsky Stadium
> The Velky Strahovsky Stadium, also known as Spartakiadi Stadium, was
> place of the biggest sports event in the world. About 240.000 people
> were in this stadium for the Spartakiade in 1967. The monumental
> building of the communist era is nowadays destined to decay, but well
> worth an impressive visit.
> The Velky Strahovsky Stadium is located in Prague Strahov just west of
> the green Petrin park.
> I hope this helps
> Holger :o)
> Mike schrieb:
> > My wife and I will be traveling ten days on our honeymoon to the above
> > listed cities. Can anyone recommend sites to visit that are often
> > overlooked or not included in travel books. The fewer the tourist the
> > better.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
go to. But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
Hundertwasser Haus, a whimsically designed and decorated apartment block
just northeast of the Ring. You can get there by subway and a short walk.
Nearby around the corner is a municipal house that Hundertwasser also
designed.
In Prague the Troja Palace, a baroque wonder, is on the edge of Prague,
adjacent to the zoo, which is also worth visiting. Take the #112 bus from
the subway line. Vysehrad, which is a few subway stops from Muzeum, is the
oldest settlement in Prague and has some magnificent romanesque architeture,
a gothic cathedral, and a fascinating cemetery for all the Czech statesmen
and artists. At the foot of the hill on the river side are the famous
cubist apartment blocks.
In the Holesovice district are some fascinating parks, one dating back to
1891 called Vystaviste contains buildings put up for earlier trade fairs and
several which currently serve as museums. Take #12 bus and plan to spend
the whole afternoon. Get yourself a good Prague guidebook.
Bratislava has a lovely "old town" and close to the Hotel Kyiv is a charming
art nouveau church, referred to locally as "the blue church". Otherwise, I
did not find all that much to do there beyond walking in the natural
surroundings close to the river.
"Holger Gester" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hiya Michael,
> [BRATISLAVA]
> For Bratislava I can recommend to visit the Slavin War Memorial on
> Slavin Hill.
> This 37 m high column was erected in 1960 at the 15th anniversairy of
> the liberation of Bratislava by Soviet soldiers. The column is crowned
> with a soldier holding the flag of the victory.
> The War Memorial sits on Slavin Hill about 2 kms northwest of the Old
> Town. The walk up the hill is quite steep but worth it, as you pass
> through a posh residential area with many embassies. Moreover Slavin
> Hill offers some good views on the city.
> The Slavin War Memorial is surrounded by many gravestones of fallen
> Soviet soldiers, who died during the liberation battle against the Nazis
> in WWII.
> This place wasn't listed in my guide book. I recognised the Memorial
> when I cam out of teh main train station. You see it to your right up
> the hill.
> [PRAGUE]
> For Prague I can recommend a visit of the old Velky Strahovsky Stadium
> The Velky Strahovsky Stadium, also known as Spartakiadi Stadium, was
> place of the biggest sports event in the world. About 240.000 people
> were in this stadium for the Spartakiade in 1967. The monumental
> building of the communist era is nowadays destined to decay, but well
> worth an impressive visit.
> The Velky Strahovsky Stadium is located in Prague Strahov just west of
> the green Petrin park.
> I hope this helps
> Holger :o)
> Mike schrieb:
> > My wife and I will be traveling ten days on our honeymoon to the above
> > listed cities. Can anyone recommend sites to visit that are often
> > overlooked or not included in travel books. The fewer the tourist the
> > better.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
Aug 11th 2004, 6:53 pm
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Re: Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:58:34 GMT, Leland Windreich wrote:
> But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
> Hundertwasser Haus, ...
Crawling with tourists mate.
He also designed the refuse-burning power station in Vienna with the gold
blob on the chimney and also a motorway service station to the south of
Vienna.
Maybe try some of the coffee houses in Vienna, there are 2 main types, the
"Altwiener" ones like the Café Diglas, Wollzeile and the artist/bohemian
types such as the Hawelka in the Dorotheergasse(famous for it's unfriendly
service, but to be experienced) or the Raimund in Museumstraße.
BTW when asking for a coffee in Austria, stress the second syllable:
ka'fey, if you say 'kafey, you'll likely get an orange juice (aka Cappy)
They have a couple of different sorts, if you just ask for a coffee you'll
likely get a "Verlängerter".
A short selection of Viennese coffee varieties. You may not get all of them
in every Kaffeehaus, of course, bu tmost of them you will.
Kleiner Brauner ~= small Espresso with Milk (not cream)
Großer Brauner ~= double Espresso with Milk (not cream)
Melange ~= small Espresso made with lots of hot frothy milk. Not
unlike a cappuccino.
Kurz ~= Espresso made with less water (= extra strong!)
Verlängerter = amount of coffee for a small espresso made with the amount
of water for a double espresso.
Kleiner Mocca = small black espresso
Großer Mocca = double black espresso
Mocca gespritzt = small Espresso witha shot of rum (similar to a cafe
coretto)
Kapuziner = small mocca with coffee cream (like condensed milk)
Obermayer = small Mocca with cream on top (like an Irish coffee without the
alcohol)
Schwarzer = black Kaffee
Franziskaner = Melange with more milk (most like cafe lait in france)
Konsul = large Mocca with a small shot of cream
Türkischer = strong black turkish coffee
Pharisäer = (hypocrite or pharisee) hot sweetened weak mocca in a glass
with whipped cream and rum
Einspänner = (carriage man's) as above without the rum.
Kaisermelange = (emperor's melange) "verlängerter" with egg yolk, honey and
brandy.
--
Tim C.
> But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
> Hundertwasser Haus, ...
Crawling with tourists mate.
He also designed the refuse-burning power station in Vienna with the gold
blob on the chimney and also a motorway service station to the south of
Vienna.
Maybe try some of the coffee houses in Vienna, there are 2 main types, the
"Altwiener" ones like the Café Diglas, Wollzeile and the artist/bohemian
types such as the Hawelka in the Dorotheergasse(famous for it's unfriendly
service, but to be experienced) or the Raimund in Museumstraße.
BTW when asking for a coffee in Austria, stress the second syllable:
ka'fey, if you say 'kafey, you'll likely get an orange juice (aka Cappy)
They have a couple of different sorts, if you just ask for a coffee you'll
likely get a "Verlängerter".
A short selection of Viennese coffee varieties. You may not get all of them
in every Kaffeehaus, of course, bu tmost of them you will.
Kleiner Brauner ~= small Espresso with Milk (not cream)
Großer Brauner ~= double Espresso with Milk (not cream)
Melange ~= small Espresso made with lots of hot frothy milk. Not
unlike a cappuccino.
Kurz ~= Espresso made with less water (= extra strong!)
Verlängerter = amount of coffee for a small espresso made with the amount
of water for a double espresso.
Kleiner Mocca = small black espresso
Großer Mocca = double black espresso
Mocca gespritzt = small Espresso witha shot of rum (similar to a cafe
coretto)
Kapuziner = small mocca with coffee cream (like condensed milk)
Obermayer = small Mocca with cream on top (like an Irish coffee without the
alcohol)
Schwarzer = black Kaffee
Franziskaner = Melange with more milk (most like cafe lait in france)
Konsul = large Mocca with a small shot of cream
Türkischer = strong black turkish coffee
Pharisäer = (hypocrite or pharisee) hot sweetened weak mocca in a glass
with whipped cream and rum
Einspänner = (carriage man's) as above without the rum.
Kaisermelange = (emperor's melange) "verlängerter" with egg yolk, honey and
brandy.
--
Tim C.
Aug 12th 2004, 2:42 am
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Re: Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
Tim Challenger schrieb:
> On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:58:34 GMT, Leland Windreich wrote:
>> But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
>> Hundertwasser Haus, ...
>
> Crawling with tourists mate.
Crawling or not, the beer garden of Hundertwasser Museum is one of the
nicest ones I've ever seen. I definitely recommend having a coffee, a
beer or some food there even if you aren't interested in modern art.
... Martin
> On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:58:34 GMT, Leland Windreich wrote:
>> But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
>> Hundertwasser Haus, ...
>
> Crawling with tourists mate.
Crawling or not, the beer garden of Hundertwasser Museum is one of the
nicest ones I've ever seen. I definitely recommend having a coffee, a
beer or some food there even if you aren't interested in modern art.
... Martin
Aug 12th 2004, 4:14 am
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Re: Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:58:34 GMT, Leland Windreich wrote:
> > But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
> > Hundertwasser Haus, ...
> Crawling with tourists mate.
Which reminds me that Freud's house was rather empty when
I went.
I commented to the custodian that there were rather more
English/French/Italian information 'rackets' available than
German.
He replied that they saw few German visitors and almost never
an Austrian!
Pity that it's only a half hour or so to walk around.
tim
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> On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:58:34 GMT, Leland Windreich wrote:
> > But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
> > Hundertwasser Haus, ...
> Crawling with tourists mate.
Which reminds me that Freud's house was rather empty when
I went.
I commented to the custodian that there were rather more
English/French/Italian information 'rackets' available than
German.
He replied that they saw few German visitors and almost never
an Austrian!
Pity that it's only a half hour or so to walk around.
tim
Aug 14th 2004, 12:54 am
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Re: Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
Thank you all so much for the information.
Mike T.
"tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:58:34 GMT, Leland Windreich wrote:
> >
> > > But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
> > > Hundertwasser Haus, ...
> >
> > Crawling with tourists mate.
> Which reminds me that Freud's house was rather empty when
> I went.
> I commented to the custodian that there were rather more
> English/French/Italian information 'rackets' available than
> German.
> He replied that they saw few German visitors and almost never
> an Austrian!
> Pity that it's only a half hour or so to walk around.
> tim
Mike T.
"tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:58:34 GMT, Leland Windreich wrote:
> >
> > > But you will probably find fewer people in Vienna at the
> > > Hundertwasser Haus, ...
> >
> > Crawling with tourists mate.
> Which reminds me that Freud's house was rather empty when
> I went.
> I commented to the custodian that there were rather more
> English/French/Italian information 'rackets' available than
> German.
> He replied that they saw few German visitors and almost never
> an Austrian!
> Pity that it's only a half hour or so to walk around.
> tim
Aug 16th 2004, 8:46 am
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Re: Travel to Prague, Bratislavia & Vienna
"tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>>
> Which reminds me that Freud's house was rather empty when
> I went.
>
> I commented to the custodian that there were rather more
> English/French/Italian information 'rackets' available than
> German.
>
> He replied that they saw few German visitors and almost never
> an Austrian!
>
> Pity that it's only a half hour or so to walk around.
>
I LOVED the Freud Museum! I had no particular interest in Freud or
psychology, but he was such a significant figure in Vienna that I
thought I should give the Museum ten minutes. I stayed for an hour!
Fascinating stuff, very well presented.
>>
> Which reminds me that Freud's house was rather empty when
> I went.
>
> I commented to the custodian that there were rather more
> English/French/Italian information 'rackets' available than
> German.
>
> He replied that they saw few German visitors and almost never
> an Austrian!
>
> Pity that it's only a half hour or so to walk around.
>
I LOVED the Freud Museum! I had no particular interest in Freud or
psychology, but he was such a significant figure in Vienna that I
thought I should give the Museum ten minutes. I stayed for an hour!
Fascinating stuff, very well presented.
