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    For the public transport, especially the "zone 100" (all Vienna), the best choice is to buy an "8-day-ticket". it consists of 8 strips, you can choose days freely. The strips are valid on all buses, subways and trams and you can also share them. One day two persons, two strips. One strip costs you a bit less than 2 normal tickets.

 

     Austrian firewater 'Stroh' is available in three strengths; 60% (Stroh 60) and 80% (Stroh 80). Having purchased half bottle and a quarter of the latter as gifts for brave family members, we were horrified to have them confiscated at Security at Salzburg Airport. Apparently, they are too highly inflammable to have anywhere on the 'plane (including in the hold). The thousands of gallons of aviation fuel are not inflammable enough? Had we known beforehand from notices at the Airport or in shops, we would have bought the 'wimps' version Stroh 60, which is OK to carry! Over ten pounds down the drain, and the embarrassment of the event!

 

     One point in regards to savings: to take a boat trip on the Wachau (Danube) from Vienna and you hold a Vorteilscard, DO NOT take the packaged train-boat-train ticket, as a Vorteilscard discount does not apply. Buy a ticket to Melk, getting discount, and a ticket from Krems back to Vienna (also discount), then at Melk buy the boat ticket. Show your train ticket and you get a discount on the boat ticket.

 

 

      Linz: At the “Pflasterspektakel” festival, street artists from all around the world come together in Linz for three days. They perform acrobatics, clownery, music, etc. in the streets of the inner city. In our opinion this is the most attractive festival in Linz, which always conjures up masses of people. It usually takes place from Thursday to Saturday in the third week of July.

 

     The MuseumsQuartier has opened in September. The Leopold Museum and the Museum Moderner Kunst, which have moved to new buildings, are architectural gems and pieces of art themselves and are worth a visit.

 

 

     For somebody, who is able to understand German, the 'Bellaria Cinema' is a real adventure. It is located on the Museumsstrasse, right behind the Volkstheater. It features German movies from the 1930s and 1940s only. The average age of the audience might be around 75 years: They all watch the movies of their youth. It is a remarkable atmosphere.

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