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Vienna ~~~~ Day trip Budapest?
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message ... bob fusillo wrote: Interesting definition of threatening. One of the attractions of the centre of Vienna IMO is the relative lack of road vehicles. You wouldn't need a car in Budapest either FWIW. But alas (in a way), I will have a car -- driving back from Eastern Hungary to Venice the long way. Rather than struggle with the no cars, one-way street, expensive parking center, I thought to stay out of town a bit and take the trolley in. Know of a better and more convenient place to do so? rjf |
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Vienna ~~~~ Day trip Budapest?
bob fusillo wrote:
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message ... bob fusillo wrote: Interesting definition of threatening. One of the attractions of the centre of Vienna IMO is the relative lack of road vehicles. You wouldn't need a car in Budapest either FWIW. But alas (in a way), I will have a car -- driving back from Eastern Hungary to Venice the long way. Rather than struggle with the no cars, one-way street, expensive parking center, I thought to stay out of town a bit and take the trolley in. Know of a better and more convenient place to do so? The lokalbahn tram from Baden to the centre takes a _long_ time. You'd find it tedious for anything more than a day. The regular train is much faster, but I still think it would be inconvenient. We stayed at an Etap hotel (very cheap) near Gasometer, and there was parking there, and it was close to the subway (a few stops from the centre)- that would strike me as more convenient for parking your car. The area around Gasometer isn't that interesting though- and a bit industrial. Baden seemed pleasant enough, but not very interesting either. Either way, I think you could stay closer to the centre than Baden. -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net (don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Vienna ~~~~ Day trips Prague? Budapest?
Ah, but the history.....if that is one's interest, you do need time. Is there a corner of Europe that isn't smothered in history? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- 'til true. But Vienna is particularly important for anyone with a broader interest in Central Europe, having ruled (or "protected") parts of modern Czech Rep., Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, and probably something else I'm forgetting. Some of those countries' treasures are still in Vienna. (I remember museum guides in several places telling me that, someway sadly). To the OP, if you do love history, don't miss the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg. |
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Vienna ~~~~ Day trip Budapest?
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message ... bob fusillo wrote: The lokalbahn tram from Baden to the centre takes a _long_ time. You'd find it tedious for anything more than a day. The regular train is much faster, but I still think it would be inconvenient. We stayed at an Etap hotel (very cheap) near Gasometer, and there was parking there, and it was close to the subway (a few stops from the centre)- that would strike me as more convenient for parking your car. The area around Gasometer isn't that interesting though- and a bit industrial. Baden seemed pleasant enough, but not very interesting either. Either way, I think you could stay closer to the centre than Baden. Thanks. I have bookmarked the Etap you mention. Sounds too cheap to be true. But at my back I always hear the thrumming of that ghastly spring/summer of a couple of years back: we broke down and got AC in our Venice flat in order to survive. August in Vienna, I am told, can be hot even when there is not a heat wave. I hate to sound like an old gink ( says the old gink) -- I shall keep Etap on the back burner for a bit. But AC for me if at all affordable. rjf |
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Vienna ~~~~ Day trip Budapest?
bob fusillo wrote:
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message ... bob fusillo wrote: The lokalbahn tram from Baden to the centre takes a _long_ time. You'd find it tedious for anything more than a day. The regular train is much faster, but I still think it would be inconvenient. We stayed at an Etap hotel (very cheap) near Gasometer, and there was parking there, and it was close to the subway (a few stops from the centre)- that would strike me as more convenient for parking your car. The area around Gasometer isn't that interesting though- and a bit industrial. Baden seemed pleasant enough, but not very interesting either. Either way, I think you could stay closer to the centre than Baden. Thanks. I have bookmarked the Etap you mention. Sounds too cheap to be true. But at my back I always hear the thrumming of that ghastly spring/summer of a couple of years back: we broke down and got AC in our Venice flat in order to survive. August in Vienna, I am told, can be hot even when there is not a heat wave. I hate to sound like an old gink ( says the old gink) -- I shall keep Etap on the back burner for a bit. But AC for me if at all affordable. Oddly, when we were there, it was almost cool! This was mid-July. Everyone complained that it was unseasonal though. The Etap is a real bargain- like I said, boring area, but it's dependable in the Accor Etap way. It was the cheapest hotel we stayed at on the trip, which included Krakow, Budapest and Bratislava- in those cities we stayed in Ibis hotels, which is a bit higher in price usually. -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net (don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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