Mar 3rd, 2010 at 3:00PM:
I don't like marzipan. Even before I developed a nut allergy (marzipan is made of sugar and almond meal), I thought it tasted rather bland. It's not really sweet, not really nutty, and well, not really good, if you ask me.
All the same, if you make a bunch of random stuff out of marzipan for absolutely no discernible reason beyond the sheer joy of making marzipan porcupines and cheeseburgers ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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10 things you didn't expect the Viennese to make out of marzipan
Mar 3rd, 2010 at 3:00PM:
I don't like marzipan. Even before I developed a nut allergy (marzipan is made of sugar and almond meal), I thought it tasted rather bland. It's not really sweet, not really nutty, and well, not really good, if you ask me.
All the same, if you make a bunch of random stuff out of marzipan for absolutely no discernible reason beyond the sheer joy of making marzipan porcupines and cheeseburgers ...Daily Pampering: Carriage rides in Vienna
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 4:00PM:
When you find yourself in Vienna, surrounded by palatial architecture and the echoes of history's most brilliant classical musicians at every turn, a kind of nostalgia sets in. This is an excellent time to take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage.
When Cinderella's fairy godmother came to visit, one of the most important things she did was turn a pumpkin into a horse-drawn carriage. In Vienna, ...Swinging new art exhibit comes to Vienna Museum
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 1:00PM: If you want to see one of Gustav Klimt's pieces, you'll need to cross through a world that may make you uncomfortable ... and you'll probably need partner. Haven't figured it out yet? The Secession, a contemporary art museum in downtown Vienna, has plopped a swingers club between the museum and the Klimt – part of a project by Christoph Buechel, an artist from Switzerland. During the day, ...Galley Gossip: The Bachelor - pilots, fashion & a few pilot fashion tips
Feb 3rd, 2010 at 9:30AM: Women love pilots. What's not to like? Even men have a thing for pilots. Think Brad Pitt. He fell in love with one. The word itself conjures up images of Richard Gere (Officer and a Gentleman), Tom Cruise (Top Gun), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Andy Garcia (When a Man Loves a Woman), John Travolta (pilots his own 707), and Jake Pavelka.
Jake Pavelka?
Jake Pavelka. Ya know, The Bachelor ...Europe hotel rates down 12%
Jan 17th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Paris in the springtime? Beach time in Barcelona? These trips might not be as expensive as you think. According to a new report from hotel price comparison site trivago, Europe hotel prices are 12 percent less than in January 2009. Read: get your passports and hop across the pond!
Among the findings:
Dublin, Ireland: The average price of a standard double room is 84 pounds (approximately ...One-day sale from Intrepid Travel starts now!
Jun 30th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Intrepid Travel puts together some amazing trips, and today's deal will make them even more accessible than usual. For the next nine hours, trips will be discounted deeply ... all Intrepid trips ... more than 400 of them. Price cuts range from 15 percent to 60 percent in this rare opportunity.
Trips departing soonest, of course, come with the greatest price breaks. Book an excursion that leaves ...Take the kids to Austria
Apr 5th, 2009 at 2:00PM: I did not know that crystal is measured in carats. I didn't need this bit of insight for the notion of a 300,000 crystal to be impressive. Apparently, this is one of the many unique items on display at Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, Austria. According to MSNBC, this is the second most visited tourist attraction in the country – after Vienna's Schonbrunn Palace. Swarovski also has the ...Beer babe's favorite European bars
Feb 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Katarina Van Derham, the 2009 St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel, doesn't like to spend all her time in one place. The Slovakia native now lives in Los Angeles and still loves to get out on the road as much as possible. When she's home, her favorite place to grab a pint is Barney's Beanery in Santa Monica. She can have a relaxing drink on the patio, which is a prime people-watching spot. Of course, she ...Vienna horse carriage driver charged for being drunk
Jan 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: You don't here often about those charged with DUI when taking tourists around on horse-drawn carriage rides. But in Vienna this week that's just what happened. A carriage -- or Fiaker, in local dialect -- driver was nailed for being drunk. How? Police gave him a breath test after his horses broke away from him and took a 39-year-old tourist and her two children on a wild ride through the Austrian ...No Europe trip this summer? Check out today's Euro 2008 final.
Jun 29th, 2008 at 2:30PM: Between several other vacations, high summer airline prices and the ridiculous Euro/Dollar exchange rate, I am sadly not heading to Europe this summer. But even though I haven't been able to make it "across the pond," I have been vicariously soaking up some European culture through this year's Euro 2008 soccer championships. Today marks the final between Spain and Germany of what has been another ...Photo of the Day- 6/18/08
Jun 18th, 2008 at 10:30AM:
This is an ad campaign that certainly gets ones attention! Particularly, the guy who is riveted. What a juxtaposition of images. Pirano was at the right place at the right time with the right angle in Vienna, Austria.
If you have a shot where you were at the right place at the right angle, send it to us at Gadling's Flickr photo pool. It might be chosen as a Photo of the Day. ...Things named after Las Vegas casinos
Jan 23rd, 2008 at 1:20PM:
When I was in Vienna, Austria this past October, I made the trek out to the riesenrad, or giant ferriss wheel, with the idea that it might be fun to see the city from way up high. Unfortunately they were charging something like EUR10 for a ride, and I was on a budget. So instead, I elected to browse around the shoddy amusement park next door, and was tickled to run across this architectural ...Controversial Urinals in Vienna
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Aug 28th, 2007 at 12:22PM:
Having been in Vienna last summer, I was disappointed to learn a little too late about a most extraordinary bathroom.
The Toilet-Bar Vienna is a small public bathroom located in an underpass near the National Opera. As you can see from the photo above, this is no ordinary bathroom. For the small price of just 75 cents, patrons of the urinal arts can relieve themselves in some of the most ...Theater: Dress Up (or Not)
Sep 14th, 2006 at 3:40PM: I have had this conversation with numerous travelers (typically backpackers) in Europe: they want to go to the theater, opera, classical music concert but have no dressy clothes. The theater usually says that it encourages people to dress up but it is not enforced. Yet, all the locals dress up. Should they still go in jeans?
Most of them do. They justify it by saying that the real experience of ...
