NO 2. VIENNA MAKES YOU FEEL OH SO GOOD.

Hello there mates! I hope you guys had a blast today because I did. I was working for a long time but my Uni friends came over to my workplace and cheered me up so its all good for me. Oh so anyway (put that aside) last Sunday, Bunch of my Indonesian friends and I walked around the city. Of course twas extremely cold (something like -14?) yet it was an awesome walk I must say!:) So yea, look at the horses! I don't really know what its called in English but in Indonesian its Delman (If I'm not mistaken). It's very vintage and mostly tourists ride them to look around the city. We went to Rathaus which is the city hall and for your information, during winter time the city hall becomes an ice skating place. Alot of people were ice skating and I wanted to do it but the weather did not support my will. There there, the Strassenbahn, which is the tram. There are old and new trams and the pic above is one of the old trams. I love the old tram because it's just unique and warmer.

This is one of the must see place in Vienna and it is called the Hofburg palace. This palace has housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. A lot of famous architects worked on building this palace such as; Italian architect-engineer Filiberto Luchese (the Leopoldischiner Trakt), Lodovico Burnacini and Martino and Domenico Carlone, the Baroque architects Lukas von Hildebrandt and Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach (the Reichschancelry Wing and the Winter Riding School), Johann Fischer von Erlach (the library). This palace was built from the 13th to the 20th century so this is the most famous historical place in Vienna that you have to visit. Beautiful statues of famous people back then are also built within the palace and the furnitures are stil the old era style furnitures and look at the style of the lamp, doesn't it make you feel like you are in the 13th century? gorgeous eh?

This here my friends, is my number one..no wait, NUMBER ONE favorite cafe in Vienna and it is called MOCCA LOUNGE. Ah, the wooden chairs, square tables, the cozy lamp, wooden floor, chill out songs, the ethnic colored sofa pillows...excellent. This is an ethnic style cafe, mixture of Asian and African taste. They do not serve you food or cakes, but they serve you good teas, coffees and of course, alcohol. Once you're in this place, you will definitely, like I am SO SURE that you would never want to leave this place. This cafe is very addictive and I truly am impressed by this cafe. Look at the interior design of this cafe, the colors truly match the place and the small antique lams hanging on the walls give you this warm and cuddled up kind of feeling. Perfect place for relaxation.

Ok thats it for today mates and I hope this can make you want to visit the V-town. You dig?:)

Hugs,

G.

NO 1. A BIT OF VIENNA

So before I get into detail, let me give you a general idea of What Vienna is and looks like. Yes, I must say that Vienna is a wonderful city especially at nights, when all these lights fill the city of Vienna, it is not only amazing but gorgeous. Except the fact that is freaking cold. Like to day it was -10 degrees so, you know, I felt like my hands were about to fall off. So here we go.



These pictures above show the place called Stephansplatz. It is the city centre of Vienna. Well let me say that it is not a huge ass place, but one thing that I am sure of is that this place is not that huge not that tiny, but neat and at night during WInter time, it is really beautiful. Since in the winter time, Vienna gets dark at around 5 oclock-ish, so not really alot of people want to hang out outside because it is FUH-reeezing. At night, you can see a lot of couples taking a night walk in this city centre because it is quite a romantic place. Some people play violins and other instruments on the street and that helps me feel like I'm in Europe.

Well, excuse me, but this is my little sister, standing with me outside in the cold. This is how you do in Vienna. A beenie hat, thick coat or jacket, scarf, boots. Yes, thats how we do, baby.

And this is the Vienna Opera house. This place is exactly near to the station of Karlsplatz, close to the city centre that I mentioned before. This is where (of course) you watch Operas. The tickets are usually high price, so people who only have cash can watch the shows. I myself do not really like opera songs, but I really do love the Opera house. At night, the lights will be turned on, and the Opera House would look exactly like a palace. Very gorgeous. If you come to Vienna, you must take a pic in front of this place.


This the the Stephansdom. This is one of the oldest Gothic era church in the whole europe. It is huge and when you go inside, the walls and the walls and the gold statues of the saints are marvelous. Since Austria is a Catholic country, you will see alot of churches in every streets. The churches and the old buildings in Vienna, is oen of the Austrian prides.


Now this is how most of the train stations in Vienna look like. It is very simple, a bit depressive looking, but the fact that it is simple makes the stations look unique. The station names' color are all depends on which lines. For example, my house station is in the U1 line, so all the U1 line stops names are all red. The U2s are purple, the U3s are orange, the U6s are brown. Plese don't ask me, why is there no U4?. Please, I don't even know the answer.


Most of the time, the trains in Vienna has never been over crowded unlike in Jakarta or any other busy cities. Vienna still uses the old ubahns (trains) but now they are making and using more of the new ubahns. Well, I prefer the new ones though, because during the summer, the new ubahns have air conditioner, but the old ones don't. Imagine the ones without air conditioner and filled with sweaty people...yuck.

So yea, this is all for the general idea of Vienna! Hope you can start having some kind of ideas about this city. Despite the cold weather, this city is the SHIT! Like during Spring and Summer time, you can hang out in the park and chill or do whatever you like there. I'll go into deep of the other stuff next blog, so be prepared you homosepiens!

Hugz,
Gamma

GAMMA

Hello there world. I hope you guys are doing ridiculously excellent! I'm Gamma who lives in VIENNA, a very sophisticated yet entertaining-in-a-classic-way city. Vienna, unlike London or Paris, is not a big ass city filled with human beings but trust me the fact that we can make our own fun in Vienna, makes Vienna special. I reckon that the word "SIMPLE" is the best word to describe how Vienna is. I have lived in Vienna for almost 5 years, and I always find new things about this unique city. Not only places, but the people, the fashion, the lifestyle and other stuff. I would like to first warn you not to expect a high photographer level quality images of Vienna from me but I hope I can always entertain you all readers. I am very delightful to introduce Vienna to you all and absolutely looking forward to the growth of deux connection. I foresee that this blog is going to be a kick ass. Get ready for this all u Homo sapiens.

kiss kiss,
GAMMA.

HELLO WORLD

Gamma Astrisia Siregar (Gamma) for Vienna, Austria.


Angela Valerie Tawaris (Cerveceria) for Jakarta, Indonesia.