Back in 1897, an Englishman built one of Vienna’s most famous Landmarks, at the request of the then Emperor – Franz Josef I, to mark his Golden Jubilee… Rebuilt in 1947 after the war (but with fewer cabins for safety reasons) the Giant Ferris Wheel (or Riesenrad as it’s known in these parts) at Vienna’s […]
Things to do in Vienna with children
A Day at the Palace – Vienna’s Schloss Schönbrunn with Children
Quite strangely for two little English people, if there’s one thing my two children cannot abide, it’s queueing. And I have to say that when we saw the swarm of people waiting at the ticket office at Schloss Schönbrunn, I developed a sudden hatred of it too (as did Mr R thankfully as it turned […]