People in Austria including Vienna love their own food. Not surprising at all because their native land boasts of delicious food.
This year is no different as Austrians continued to search for varied food items via the Google search engine. You might be interested what they are so we're sharing them with you here.
The parasol mushroom which is a very popular fungus made it to the top spot.
Known as the world's most beautiful boulevard, Vienna's Ringstrasse will mark its 150th anniversary next year. Compared to any similar area, the Ring boasts of having more representative buildings, palaces and parks.
Ringstrasse was officially opened on May 1, 1865 by then Emperor Franz Joseph. From then on, huge and magnificent buildings were built within the area shaping the Vienna Ring. Among them are the Vienna State Opera, the Burgtheater, the Neue Burg, the Parliament, the Univeristy, City Hall and the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Museum of Natural History.
Food products from Austria reach many countries around the world including the U.S. But not many Americans know that one of the candies they love was actually invented in Austria.
The Pez peppermint candy is popular among Americans for its acid taste and unique dispensers. Invented in 1927 by Edward Haas, it is now 87 years old and has dominated the candy sector in the U.S. for 50 years. During those five decades, hundreds of Pez patented dispensers had been released making it a major part of the pop culture.
Museums of various kinds abound in Vienna and more are being established. The latest is the museum to honor the people who helped Jewish children escape from the Nazis in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland.
The memorial museum called Fur das Kind can be found in RadetzkystraBe in the 3rd district. The building where it is locoated used to house 380 Jews before they were brought to the death camps.
Art is a way of life in Vienna and visitors in the city have so many choices when it comes to art galleries to explore. One of them worth visiting is the Secession Gallery located at Friedrichstrasse 12, A-1010.
Built in 1897 by architect Joseph Maria Olbrich, the Secession Building is an exhibition hall which opened to the public in 1898. The structure was the first example of Viennese Art Nouveau also known as Wiener Jugendstil or Secessionist.
Austria and Vienna in particular are known for many things including its delicious sweet treats. But while many are aware of its popular desserts such as the Sachertorte and Apfelstrudel, there are quite a number of lesser known sweet treats that are as tasty and delicious.
Get to know some of them here and who knows, you might just like them.
There's no doubt that coffee is a major part any Austrian's life. In Vienna alone, there's an abundance of coffee houses around the city offering various kinds of coffee drinks and pastries.
A new survey has confirmed that majority or 92 percent of Austrians do drink coffee. It revealed that most adults in Austria drink one or more cups on a daily basis.
Visiting Vienna is never complete without being able to savor its authentic coffee drinks. In fact, it is a must to try the different coffee flavors or variations for your greatest satisfaction.
When you're in a coffeehouse or cafe in Vienna, it's not proper to simply order coffee. This is because more than a dozen variations are available there even in the smallest cafes. So make sure you do a little research of the different variants so you won't get those stares from the locals.
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Vienna boasts of its own architectural designs that date back from centuries ago. But perhaps not many know that they can have a glimpse of Greece in the city.
In the Volksgarten, visitors can find a Grecian-style temple constructed way back in 1819 to 1923 by Austrian architect Peter von Nobile. Called the Theseus Temple, the structure was originally built to accommodate a single piece of art which is the sculpture known as Theseus defeats the Centaurs.
The Museum of Ethnology known locally as the Volkskundemuseum is a must-see when you're in Vienna. This place will let you see the opposite side of the Imperial Vienna that is grand and elegant in scope.
As its name suggests, the museum lets visitors learn about the multi-ethnic empires of Vienna in the past such as the Habsburg like you've never seen before.
