Servus! Mave's apartment was just what I expected. Spacious, clean and tidy, very handy for public transport and the most important thing for me, very quiet! I had the best two weeks sleep in many years! I was in Wien (Vienna) with my parents visiting all our relatives, as my mother is from the city. It was very easy and convenient from Mave's to visit my relatives, as the majority of them live in the same district (Favoriten). It's two years since we have been to Wien, so it was great to see everybody and catch-up. In addition to seeing the relations, some of my / our trips included a trip up the Donau Turn (Danube Tower), a classical concert of Mozart and Strauss music, a 30th birthday party for Pacha (Ibiza club) at the Volksgarten Club, a good look around the inner Stadt (Karntnerstrasse, Stephansdom, Oper, Ringstrasse), a meal and a few beers at SiebenSternBrau (micro brewery and restaurant on Siebensterngasse), a meal in Perchtoldsdorf (a lovely small town just outside Wien - south/west), a few trips to the delicious ice salon called Tichy on the Reumannplatz (only two stops on the number 6 tram from Absberggasse) the Fioccio flavour is my new favourite, a look at the new Hauptbahnhof (railway station), which is now partly open, a visit to the music museum in the city, and even a league football match with Austria Wien v Grodig (I'm an Austria Wien fan!), which they lost 2-3! In addition, many Wiener schnitzels and Kaiserkrainers (Bratwurst with cheese) were consumed. We also drank plenty Wiener Melange coffee and sampled a few of the tremendous cakes. Delicious! I would also like to recommend the La Traviata Italian restaurant, which is only four stops on the number 6 tram from Absberggasse (direction Reumannplatz). Get-off at Neilreichgasse and it's on the corner. I went twice and the decor, service and food is magnificent! Very reasonable prices too. They have the best Dunkels (dark) beer, called the Kaiser Doppel Maltz. The schnapps is also very good! One more tip for travelling around in Wien, which is so easy as they have arguably the best public transport system in the world, is to buy a weekly ticket if you are staying for a while. This is called a Wochenkarte and this year is still very cheap at €15.80. This is for unlimited travel on trains, trams, buses and the underground between Monday and Sunday. You can buy these at the Trafik newsagent shops (please note the nearest to Mave's on the Quellenstrasse didn't sell them but the one around the corner on the Absberggasse did).
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