There are probably no two capitals geographically closer to each other than Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia, so it makes total sense to cross the border. With only 60 kilometers between them, you can pop into Bratislava in about 40 minutes by train or bus. Once in this tiny city, it is relatively easy to navigate the historic center by …
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Sugar High
You know how sometimes you wake up and go, eh, where did this potbelly come from? And what’s up with the junk in my trunk? May I submit the evidence…or should I say the crumb trail leading to these self-revelations when the jeans are a bit snug… But this girl can’t help it. Vienna is full of sweet temptations. Every …
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In Search Of Dead Musicians
So I hop a few trains… and a tram… in search of dead musicians at the Zentralfriedhof, or Central Cemetery, in Austria’s Simmering district. In section 32A, I find all my rockstars in their slumber… including a memorial for Mozart, who was actually buried elsewhere in a mass grave: My favorite gravesite, though, is this one with a canopy bed–that’s …