![[Picture]](../../../../regions/europe/austria/wien/thumb/80.jpg "Wild boars")
Wild boars
Even though the weather could have been better, I went for a walk in the Lainzer Tiergarten today – I had some new hiking boots to break in. On this stroll with a friend, we enjoyed the nice view of Vienna. Moreover, we could see some wild boars, deer, and one lone squirrel.
As the only country in the world, Austria has built a nuclear power plant without ever putting it in operation. Nowadays, this gives the opportunity to go inside an actual reactor (as part of a twice-weekly public tour). That is exactly what I did today with a group of friends. Continue reading Inside a Nuclear Reactor
Monday morning instead of Sunday night, the new Terminal 3 instead of the old Terminal 2 – what a difference to the previous year!
Finally, the security check is right at the entrance, so that you can buy some drinks to take aboard. Moreover, the shops are not only modern, but also open – even though they resemble the typical airport shops all over the world. Still: That is more like an airport of a cosmopolitan city!
Today, I went to Schönbrunn Zoo with a group of friends. We wanted to visit the Great Pandas of Hie-Tzing
, as the zoo’s ads call them. Continue reading The Great Pandas of Hie-Tzing
Today, I celebrated the Austrian National Day the way you just have to celebrate it at least once in your life, I guess: in the city centre of Vienna. Continue reading Austrian National Day
The date is January 28, 2013, just after 8 p.m. The Vienna airport is entirely lethargic. Well, not entirely… A small group of indomitable merchants still holds out against renovation and early closing. And life is not easy for the straying tourists around these shops selling Duty Free goods, luxury clothes, magazines, and typical Austrian sweets… Continue reading Only in Vienna!
![[Foto]](../../../../wp-content/uploads/2011/12/derwisch.jpg "Derwisch erzählt")
Picture from Interkulttheater
For the sixth time, Turkish-born Aret Güzel Aleksanyan performs in "Derwisch erzählt" as Meddâh (storyteller) in the Interkulttheater in Vienna. For those of you speaking German, I can only cite Karl Farkas: Schauen Sie sich das an!
As my trip back from my holidays in the High Tatras left me with a free train ticket Bratislava, I took the opportunity for a short trip to the Slovakian captial today. Continue reading Bratislava and the Twin City Liner
The Hohe Wand is an elevated plateau South of Vienna. On one side, it has quite steep cliffs which are, quite probably, responsible for its name (in German, "Hohe Wand" means "high wall"). It is very popular with rock climbers, and paragliders. Continue reading Exploring the Hohe Wand
Yesterday evening, the "Lange Nacht der Museen" (Long Night of Museums) took place for the eleventh time in Austria. Along with about 200.000 other participants, I visited several museums throughout Vienna. Continue reading Lange Nacht der Museen
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-30.jpg "View of Vienna")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-16.jpg "Reactor of AKW Zwentendorf")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-15.jpg "Great Panda")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-10-26.jpg "Austrian Parliament, Vienna")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011-10-15.jpg "Hlavné Námestie")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2010-10-11.jpg "Hohe Wand")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2010-10-06.jpg "Austrian National Library")