Where In The World...
...Is Interesting Guy?!
I'm an irresponsible 20-something with a boyfriend that (when he's not home) is in a new city almost everyday. I'm good at googling and like to be well informed on what local treasures he should bring home!
I'm an irresponsible 20-something with a boyfriend that (when he's not home) is in a new city almost everyday. I'm good at googling and like to be well informed on what local treasures he should bring home!
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Vienna, Austria
- Capital of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria
- n a 2005 study of 127 world cities, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first (in a tie with Vancouver, Canada) for quality of life.
- The English name Vienna, the official German name Wien, and the names of the city in most languages, are thought to be derived from the Celtic word “windu”, meaning bright or fair.
- Evidence of continuous habitation has been found since 500 BC, when the site of Vienna on the Danube River was settled by the Celts.
- Vienna is the last great capital of the nineteenth century ball. There are over 200 significant balls per year, some featuring as many as nine live orchestras. Balls are held in the many beautiful palaces in Vienna, with the principal venue being the Hofburg Palace at Heldenplatz. While the Opera Ball is the best known internationally of all the Austrian balls, other balls such as the Kaffeesiederball (Cafe Owners Ball), the Jägerball (Hunter’s Ball), Life Ball (AIDS Charity Event) and the Rudolfina Redoute are almost as well known within Austria.
- Vienna is well known for Wiener Schnitzel, a cutlet of veal that is pounded flat, coated in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, and fried in clarified butter.
- Vienna is one of the few remaining world capital cities with its own vineyards.Beer is next in importance to wine. Vienna has a single large brewery, Ottakringer, and more than ten microbreweries.
Interesting Guy was in Vienna a few days ago…I should have told him to stay! I want to live there…best quality of life, BALLS, BEER and WINE!!! I don’t really know about the wiener schnitzel though…that doesn’t sound tooo good. :/
…oh…did I mention they have lots of BALLS! :O
