Almabtrieb, Wiesing, Austra
George G took a forced break in his trip through the Alps to attend a parade of cows.
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Wine Vending Machine, Pfaffstätten, Austria
ProfessorAbe enjoys a stroll in Austrian wine country, complete with machine that vends glasses of wine in the vineyard.
End of the ride for Vienna's 'fiakers'?
A campaign against Vienna's traditional horse-drawn coaches is now getting support from government higher-ups.
Vienna gets a (2 am) wake-up call
An apparent hack attack on the cathedral's carillon provided an impromptu and unwelcome late-night concert
Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria
ProfessorAbe takes us to a small but beautiful city in Austria's south-eastern corner, once the seat of a powerful noble family
Vienna: Anti-Nazi exhibit of Nazi art
Vienna's city museum examines the role of art under the Nazis and the roles of Austrian artists.
Belvedere Palace, Vienna
ProfessorAbe visits the sprawling summer palace built for Prince Eugene of Savoy, and now open to the public.
Göttweig Abbey, Lower Austria
Professor Abe visits this ancient abbey, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with its neighbors.
Vienna museums use porn site to avoid Facebook ban
Museums say their posts that include nudity in art have been taken down repeatedly and their accounts blocked.
Stams Abbey, Austria
George G captured this photo of the Cistercian Stams Abbey in Austria in the light of a clearing storm and the setting sun.
Austria, Germany, Czechia: new high-speed rail
A three-country agreement lays the basis for sharply-reduced travel times among their busy capitals.
Nightjet sleeper trains getting upgrade
A fleet of new sleeper cars will start arriving for Austria's popular and growing Nightjet network across Europe.
WTF?! Austrian town ditches raunchy name
Visitor hijinks with the town's signs lead to a new, and perhaps not much better, name.
Austria rail lines to go green
Pushed by the Green Party, Austria is adopting more measures for clean power and rail rather than air for short trips.
Nightjet network adds more Swiss sleepers
The return of overnight sleepers in Europe continues, with Switzerland and Austria cooperating on new Swiss routes.