Archive for the ‘Railway’ Category

Stockholm got a new awesome world attraction: SkyView. Glass gondolas goes up on rails outside the Globe which gives the visitors a fabulous opportunity to see Sweden’s capital 130 m above sea level.
Construction start: Jan 2009. Premiere: 5 Feb 2010.
This is actually a top attraction of a top attraction since it’s situated on the Stockholm [...]

When we arrived in Vienna at Schwedenplatz (2 Sept 2008), we didn’t have to walk far to get to the wonderful Stephansplatz with the magnificent Stephansdom or St. Stephen’s Cathedral as it’s called in English.
The cathedral stands on the ruins of two former churches and the current one in Gothic and Romanesque style was initiated [...]

YES! One of my oldest travel dreams is to become fulfilled! I’m going to a gala performance of the world famous Spanish Riding school in Vienna with their wonderful Lipizzan stallions!
Not until September though. It’s so popular that you have to order tickets months ahead. Actually this whole trip is an advance birthday present [...]