A daytrip to check off another country? Why not! Bratislava, Slovakia is a popular daytrip from Vienna as it is close and super easy to get to. There are multiple and inexpensive ways to get there: rail or bus. The rail station nearest to the old town is under maintenance so the train option would… Read More Vienna Day Trip to Bratislava to check off another country!
Before the kids’ school started, we took another trip to Europe! I had plenty of Air France miles and they do expire in 24 months without activity and the recent unannounced devaluation made me expedite my usage of them. Plus, Jason has 5 free 50K Marriott night certificates from a credit card sign-up bonus so… Read More The Kid-Friendly Vienna: Sisi Museum and The Children’s Museum at Schönbrunn Palace
Today is a sightseeing day! We tried to see as much as we could of Vienna! We first took the underground metro to Schönbrunn Palace, we reached the palace around 9 am. The line wasn’t bad at all because it was early in the morning before the tours arrived. We went in and saw many well… Read More Vienna Day 2: Palaces
From Salzburg, we took the Westbanh train to Vienna, total travel time: 3 hours. I really liked the new Westbanh trains, they were all equipped with free wifi so the 3 hours train ride went quickly! Another thing I liked about Westbanh was that the ticket is flexible meaning that you can travel any day, any time. We… Read More Vienna, Austria: Tour of Vienna Opera House
