The day is getting closer and closer. I made it to Vienna with my luggage and Stu's outfit.
I did try the dress and it seems that my weight and the dress are matching. Ufff.
Monday 18 August 2008
Sunday 17 August 2008
Xis is going to Vienna today!
Xis is already going to Vienna. Getting ready for the wedding day!
It is soooo exiting! And I am afraid to forget something important in England.
Fingers crossed that all important things are in Vienna or with me.
See you there in less than a week now. :-)
It is soooo exiting! And I am afraid to forget something important in England.
Fingers crossed that all important things are in Vienna or with me.
See you there in less than a week now. :-)
Saturday 16 August 2008
Stu collected his outfit today
Stu is nearly ready! His tasks today included collecting the wedding outfits for himself and 'the boys'. Now we just have to get it all to Vienna!
Friday 8 August 2008
Airport transport - pre-book for price and convenience
The date is coming close and some of you will soon be flying to Vienna - like the bride!
If you arrive at Vienna airport you have two main options:
1. Airport train to the city center
2. Taxi
or a combination of the two.
....and there would also be a bus (which I have never used).
ad 1. CAT = City Airport Train
This is a very convenient way to go to the city center.
The latest offer now includes a combined ticket train and afterward taxi from the train station in the city center to the final location. That seems to be a good value for the price.
CAT is convenient, clean and takes only 16 minutes to the center. It goes approx. every 30 minutes.
Especially for going back to the airport it is great if you are flying Austrian Airlines. It allows you to check your luggage in at the city center train station (between 24 hours and ~1.5 hours before the flight).
One person city train ticket would be EUR 8,- or a combination train/taxi for 4 people would be from EUR 24,-.
Here is the link: http://www.cityairporttrain.com/flashon/
I would recommend taking the train/taxi combination because the walking distance to hotels 'Am Stephansplatz' or 'De France' is too long to walk with luggage (for me at least, 10 min, or 20 min approx). With the U-Bahn (Vienna tube), you would have to take 2 different ones.
ad 2. Taxi
The other option is pre-booking a taxi only. The cost is EUR 27 (for up to 3 people).
For Emma and Rob is more like EUR 29 because they are staying in the 13th district.
Here is one of the providers of the taxi airport service providers:
http://www.airportservice.at/airport.htm
If you don't pre-book and take a taxi in front of the airport to the city center, prices will be only a bit higher, approx. EUR 33,-, not double or so.
The Xis approach would be:
Arriving...... pre-booking a taxi if I am with one or more other people.
Leaving ...... taking the CAT if I fly Austrian Airlines, I check my luggage in at Wien Mitte in the morning, have time without luggage for the rest of the day, take only one hour before the flight the CAT and arrive convenient at the airport. If not flying with Austrian you can still use the CAT but without the ability to check in your luggage or get your boarding pass.
PS: Vienna Airport is called 'Schwechat' and is the only airport in the city.
If you arrive at Vienna airport you have two main options:
1. Airport train to the city center
2. Taxi
or a combination of the two.
....and there would also be a bus (which I have never used).
ad 1. CAT = City Airport Train
This is a very convenient way to go to the city center.
The latest offer now includes a combined ticket train and afterward taxi from the train station in the city center to the final location. That seems to be a good value for the price.
CAT is convenient, clean and takes only 16 minutes to the center. It goes approx. every 30 minutes.
Especially for going back to the airport it is great if you are flying Austrian Airlines. It allows you to check your luggage in at the city center train station (between 24 hours and ~1.5 hours before the flight).
One person city train ticket would be EUR 8,- or a combination train/taxi for 4 people would be from EUR 24,-.
Here is the link: http://www.cityairporttrain.com/flashon/
I would recommend taking the train/taxi combination because the walking distance to hotels 'Am Stephansplatz' or 'De France' is too long to walk with luggage (for me at least, 10 min, or 20 min approx). With the U-Bahn (Vienna tube), you would have to take 2 different ones.
ad 2. Taxi
The other option is pre-booking a taxi only. The cost is EUR 27 (for up to 3 people).
For Emma and Rob is more like EUR 29 because they are staying in the 13th district.
Here is one of the providers of the taxi airport service providers:
http://www.airportservice.at/airport.htm
If you don't pre-book and take a taxi in front of the airport to the city center, prices will be only a bit higher, approx. EUR 33,-, not double or so.
The Xis approach would be:
Arriving...... pre-booking a taxi if I am with one or more other people.
Leaving ...... taking the CAT if I fly Austrian Airlines, I check my luggage in at Wien Mitte in the morning, have time without luggage for the rest of the day, take only one hour before the flight the CAT and arrive convenient at the airport. If not flying with Austrian you can still use the CAT but without the ability to check in your luggage or get your boarding pass.
PS: Vienna Airport is called 'Schwechat' and is the only airport in the city.
Do you know 'My baby just cares for me?'
If not well, maybe you would like to learn it ......
Nina Simone 'My baby just cares for me'
The song on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSbUOoq4Vg
(hmmm, not sure that Stu can live up to the red dotted short)
A link to the lyrics...
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/nina+simone/my+baby+just+cares+for+me_20100661.html
Nina Simone 'My baby just cares for me'
The song on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSbUOoq4Vg
(hmmm, not sure that Stu can live up to the red dotted short)
A link to the lyrics...
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/nina+simone/my+baby+just+cares+for+me_20100661.html
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