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Universit�t f�r angewandte Kunst
University of Applied Arts Vienna
Oskar Kokoschka-Platz 2
A-1010 Vienna, Austria.

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AS

Eat sausages with cheese... and drink beer,Duckwieser beer like we did... go to Weiner Neustadt to watch the Diving Ducks baseball... Weiner Neustadt is rubbish but we had a wicked time during baseball EuropaCup 2004... and I was told by Gerry Leonidas that his cousin in law was mad that we Richmond UK pounded his Greek team Aris Thessaloniki 16-0... just before the Greeks won the football Euro 2004...

I just want to say, Alessandro, that i am now suffering from trouser envy.

Or, meet some of the nice people of the 'Typographic Society Austria' ( Typographische Gesellschaft Austria / tga ).: www.typographischegesellschaft.at
And, you may also want to visit the 'Wiener Prater'.: www.wiener-prater.at/eng/

Or, you could even extend your trip to 'Linz' and meet with me..

hmm, unsure about typographic, but i spent six months in Vienna at one point.

Museums: the Belvedere (includes Klimt's The Kiss and Schiele's The Embrace) and the Kunsthistorisches Museum (lots of Breughel are two of the world's best. But my personal favorite is the Secession House, a masterpiece of Jugendstil architecture which features the massive Beethoven Frieze by Klimt-- this spans four walls and is Klimt's interpretation of Wagner's Interpretation of Beethoven's interpretation of a poem by Schiller, and absolutely stunning. after you see the Secession House, you're right next to the Naschmarkt, an open air market where you can get massive Doner kebabs (like massive gyros, basically) for dirt cheap.

Being lazy: chilling out in the gardens of the Hofburg (imperial palace) when the sun is out.

Kartner Strasse: the city's main street, make sure you check out the American Bar-- don't let the name fool you-- this is a hundred year old masterpiece of design by Adolf Loos-- the bar only fits about 16 people, but every table, wall, and counter is impeccably concieved and crafted in this modernist style. you'll probably admire the type on the signs as well! The mandatory Big ••••••• Church, St Stephen's, is also on Kartner Strasse and worth going in.

food and drink: beer + wienerschnitzel are excellent. there's also of bunch of wine gardens slightly outside the city but easily accessible on the metro. although it's a touristy thing, eating a Sacher Torte (Vienna's most famous cake) at the Hotel Sacher is really a great experience, with the right company.

nightlife: the obvious answer is the Bermuda Triangle, an area with tons of bars, but really, anywhere you go will be fine.

do you know what area you're staying in?