I have no idea how I haven't shown you guys photos of this jaw-dropping place in Vienna yet but I was looking over my Vienna posts and it doesn't seem to exist (at least I hope not since I'm writing about it and all right now). Vienna's National Library (aka Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) wasn't on the top of my list of things to do in Vienna but I managed to find time to walk around and it was amazing. I may or may not have accidentally walked in with a school group, but that's neither ... VIEW POST
A Solo Traveler’s Visit to the Austrian National Library (Vienna, Austria)
Another Cat Cafe Review: Cafe Neko (Vienna, Austria)
The cats I'd seen at the cat cafes in Budapest were simple, not to mention adorable, but not fancy. The cats living in Cafe Neko - Vienna's premiere cat cafe - were so fancy they were almost royal (see: above photo). Their cats are rescues from local shelters and surprisingly, Cafe Neko opened all the way back in 2012! Not far from massive St. Stephen's Cathedral, Cafe Neko is a traditional Japanese cat cafe ("Neko" means "cat" in Japanese). When I walked in at the end of my first day in ... VIEW POST
Why the Hofburg Palace in Vienna is Worth Visiting
My first stop on my second day in Vienna was the Hofburg Palace. I'd purchased a combined ticket, the Sisi Ticket, for entrance to both the Schonbrunn and the Hofburg prior to flying overseas so I was good to go. Because it was off-season, though, the lines weren't very long so I'm not sure pre-paying saved me a lot of time, but I'd still suggest it because when you're traveling, any time saved is precious, right? The Hofburg was built in the 13th century and has been the center of government ... VIEW POST
How To Spend a Day Visiting the Oldest Zoo in the World: Tiergarten Schönbrunn (Vienna
Ever since I missed my chance to visit the Warsaw Zoo in 2016, I try to go to zoos when I'm traveling whenever possible. I love animals and although zoos are controversial (is it cruel to the animals? are they unhappy?), I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather have members of these endangered species live in manmade habitats than risk relying on mankind having a sudden change of heart to a) not hunt animals for sport and b) not destroy their environments so they can build apartment ... VIEW POST
A Solo Traveler’s Guide on Getting To and Visiting the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna
If you thinking about visiting Vienna, the Schonbrunn Palace is an absolute must, at least if you want to get a good sense for how Marie Antoinette lived before she ruled from Versailles in France. On my last day in Vienna it was a glorious 50* F outside and I hopped on the green line at the Kettenbruckengrasse station and rode five stops south to Schonbrunn. By this time I was a pro riding the Vienna metro so I was quite proud of myself for finding my way to the Palace when it was nowhere ... VIEW POST
From Vienna to New York: The Story of Adele Bloch-Bauer
I previously wrote that the movie The Woman in Gold and the story of "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I" inspired me to travel to Vienna and recently I finally made it to the Neue Galerie on New York City's Upper East Side. Once I was in Vienna, I hopped on the tram and one of the first places I went was 18 Elisabethstrasse, aka Adele Bloch-Bauer's home across the street from the Academy of the Fine Arts (the school that rejected Hitler) and Schillerpark. Not to mention that it's less than two ... VIEW POST
