Gustav Mahler once said about Vienna ;
“If the world one day come to an end, I will move to Vienna, because in Vienna everything happens 50 years later.”

Home of the Habsburgs, Vienna has always been a cultural center and the heart of Europe glamour, it was the imperial capital and residence for more than 600 years (27 palaces). Crazy to think the country only has 8.7 million people living in it.

With over 100 museums (free entry on the first Sunday of each month) and 50 theaters, there is no way you’ll get bored in Vienna. Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms or Shubert called the city their home.

From the creation of Vindobona by the Romans 2000 years ago to the present days, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then. One of our favorite mural in Montreal is one that was painted in 2015 by Nachos during the Mural Festival. He actually is from Austria and one of is mural can be seen in Favoriten (10th district).

Similar to the Trinity College library – historic books in a historic setting. The main hall “Prunksall” is located aside of the National Library with over 200 000 books. Not sure it is worth the entry fee as the hall, as beautiful it is, can be seen in a short time (around 20 minutes).

Our advice will be for you to go there just before the door closed, that way you could get a photo with no one in it.

Our favorite place to enjoy Vienna lifestyle is on the banks of the Danube canal. Relax and watch the sunset with a fresh beer and a grilled trout.

I don’t think you should activate the card if you have one to get the 1€ discount on the train from the airport (CAT – City Airport Train) but should rather wait to unpack to start using all its benefit.

As cool as the public transport can sound, the most interesting thing about the card are the discount you will have in over 100 museums, 10 different guided tour to discover the city, 100’s restaurant or bar and much more concert and attractions.

Just across the road from the Vienna Opera House is one of Vienna famous location. You can also get one of the cake to take away as it feels like a box to tick

The Original Sacher-Torte was created in 1832 by Franz Sacher and is still handmade after the original recipe. You will find plenty of copy in Vienna but nothing can beat the original one in our opinion. Because of it, Sacher Torte is the big hype in Vienna and there is a line outside the café most of the time.

Whilst a little pricey I would consider it worth the experience.

in the same area don’t miss on seeing Kugelmugel. The Republic declared independence in 1976 and is now on the worldwide micronation list.

Ruby Hotels are now located in Vienna and Munich but others are soon to be open in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, and Frankfurt.

There is 3 of them in Vienna – Ruby Marie, Ruby Sofie and Ruby Lissi. We stayed at the latest for the 2 nights we did spend in the Austrian capital.

The metro is so close so you won’t waste time to reach the hotel and start enjoying what Vienna got to offer. You can after checking-in, enter the hotel through Swedenplatz with your room key – we didn’t use the self-check-in option as it was not the quickest one.

If I might find something to say, there is hardly any clothes storage space and the glass window shower might not be everyone’s favorite (as a couple this was not an issue). But we personally loved what path was chosen for the room design instead of following everybody standard. The direction chose to save some extra space in the room and you will find a galley on every floor with snacks, ice, soft drinks and free hot water for tea.

After taking the organic breakfast buffet in the lobby/bar/restaurant you will be ready to wander Vienna’s streets with only 5 minutes walk from the hotel to the St Stephans cathedral.

Website: www.ruby-hotels.com/hotels-destinations/wien/ruby-lissi

Adress: Fleischmarkt 19, 1010 Wien, Austria

Telephone : +43 120555180

State Hall of the Austrian National Library:

Entry fee: 7€/person (include with the Vienna Pass).

If you do need more info about the card :

Website: www.wien.info
Email: [email protected]