Thursday 31 May 2012

From Prague to Vienna




After the few lovely days in Prague, we set off for Vienna, the capital & the largest city of Austria. It was a Sunday, and findin food was hell....as alot of shops are closed on Sunday in Europe. The streets were pretty dead & it was rather cold. Just ventured ard the area we stayed, which is in the Neubau District. Lotsa hip shops ard the area, somewhat reminds me of SG's Haji Lane & Ann Siang Hill but way cooler! We found the Leica shop Iyuan was looking for but of course it was close. Poor him just could look longingly into the display window at the cameras on display.

On the next day, we decided to explore further! I After brekkie, we went to the Leica shop again & the hipster mister got himself the coveted M7. Then headed to the Hundertwasser Haus. I made it a point to go there when in Vienna, not the churches & fancy places but that particular apartment. There i felt great joy celebratin the art of Mr Friedensreich Hundertwasser's, the man who said that straight lines are considered GODLESS! Woooh! Love it!

Then we went to Prater, an amusement park with a really old observation wheel, which i call "the prototype to the fancy London Eye or Singapore Flyer". Really nice, the cabins are made of wood! From there we headed to Stephenplatz, the more well known area of Vienna & where there are way many tourists & shopping maniacs. And I have to agree, in Vienna, people are all well-dressed and embrace colours! Locals or tourists, I can't quite tell but people do put some thoughts into what they wear here, casually yet stylishly!

We ended our second day in Vienna plonkin ourselves in comfy couches of hurhurhur...Starkbucks, for the love of wifi & it was one of the latest shop to close at the plaza. So yeah tt's how our first 2 days in Vienna went.

38 comments :

  1. Hmmm, for me, I'd guess during poly time...I took lots of pics which I do still cherish, the solid colors....

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  2. SOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL> I LOVEEEEEEEEE ROOFED APARTMENTS! they are the best!

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  3. lol- u aaahhh so funny! when in dire.. all becomes halal- bismillah. :P

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  4. are you both sure you belong in Singapore? LOL.

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  5. sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttttttt. sweeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttt

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  6. I love it! wow... u've been to barcelona kan? gaudi must have made you gaga tooo!

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  7. i can teach you to make cute things like this!

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  8. OMG.. its really been inspired by GAUDI!!!! Casa Batlló

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  9. OI! VANDALISM!! u sticker people! wahahah. nanti kena tangkap polizeit! hehehehe

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  10. i really enjoyed this place ... did you?

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  11. why cant we dress this dapper every day...oh i forgot, the weather...sigh

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  12. see how there was eye contact btw me and that bearded guy

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  13. @deesdaily @eminozy me no buy!! i went inside the shop and went crazy for fabrics instead! but those plates & cups so cuuuute right??

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  14. i so agreeee @eminozy!! bestttt!!

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  15. yeah lah....bismillah, exactly! hehehe

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  16. @emidozy: ahahahah u juz gotta rub it in righttttt???
    @iyuan: hurhurhur yah, sigh

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  17. no i've not been on Spanish soil yet! i juz luv Hundertwasser's organic art cos i hv issues with straight lines & he makes me feel like i'm not the only one!

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  18. i noe! i always want to go for ur mosaic classes but always have somethin up. still considerin for the upcomin one though...btw do u still blow glasses? i have fd a new interest in them! haa for makin lampshades! i came across this Niche Modern's works, alamak....so pretty! I wanna have coloured transparent lamp shade so i can fix nice plumen light & exhibit its beautiful shapes! Havent gone to shops to find em though...It'll be so kewl if u can make a couple and have me hang ur works in my new home! Wooots!

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  19. wahahaha cannot do in own country, do it in Vienna! it is ART!!

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  20. u mean Vienna or the cafe? Yes i did enjoy myself in Vienna but i didnt sit at tis particular cafe....but i juz luv the vibes here. I find it more je ne sais quoi than Paris, both Vienna & Prague!

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  21. best pic of the trip for me lah! and u have to ask me, what do u think PHOTOGRAPHY means? hahahaa!

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  22. So where are the pix taken by the M7? I wanna see

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  23. wahahah.reality speaks for itself? lol

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  24. it's like a goumet shop. has everything food. very cool. hehehe,. you dont really like it in vienna and prague??

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  25. i do luv both places, especially prague!!

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