The small town of Oberammergau was within easy walking distance of our campsite and if you are thinking of visiting in 2020 for the once-a-decade performance of the passion play, then the campsite might be worth consideration.
The last couple of nights at Camping Klosterneuburg had been very blustery and the caravan had been rocked quite alarmingly to the point of even waking Kim up 🙂 A quick look at my Weatherpro app confirmed that it was probably time to move on again.
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This morning we were off to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn, Schloss Schönbrunn in the district of Hietzing, Vienna.
It is a former imperial summer residence of the Habsburgs, with vast gardens, as well as, the Tiergarten (Vienna Zoo), The Palm house, The Desert House, located in the Sundial House and the Wagenburg, a museum of carriages and vehicles, to name but a few. There are many more attractions to keep you busy for quite a few hours or days! Continue reading Schönbrunn Palace
We discovered today just how easy it was to use the transport system into Vienna, as well as travelling around the city, especially using the U-Bahn, underground system. Not only that, the service was efficient, clean, affordable and frequent. Continue reading Vienna
We had read about a river cruise along the Danube from Vienna city centre to Bratislava in Slovakia, a city that neither of us had visited before. Booking on line is so easy to do nowadays that we wasted no time checking out possible round trip timings on the day we thought would be perfect weather wise, preferably not on a weekend.
Twin City Liner Cruises seemed a good option. They offer 5 different departure times from Vienna and 5 return times, with a choice of seat reservation prices. Unfortunately due to the lateness of our booking, our only option was 2 seats in the Captain’s Lounge area, €90 round trip, each. It was a little more than we had expected to pay but we didn’t intend having the opportunity again, so went for it. Continue reading Bratislava, Slovakia