Vienna – February 2025 – Mon Petit Voyage

Ein Tag in Wien

Following Austria’s Eurovision win last weekend (another big passion of mine!), I have been inspired to write about our day trip to Vienna.

We choose to stay in Bratislava as it was more cost effective in the school holidays. Vienna was expensive.

However, less than an hour way along the Danube, these two capital cities are the closest in Europe.

We took the train from Bratislava-Petržalka station to Vienna at a cost of approximately £16 each. There are trains every hour and the journey is direct to Wien Hauptbahnof taking just under 60 minutes.

The station is Vienna is enormous. It is a very modern transport hub. We purchased a day travel card to get around.

Vienna is beautiful, grand and majestic, rich in history and culture. It’s past shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Freud. There is an array of Baroque palaces and gardens, operas and art galleries. This city is deeply connected to classical music. The history of music and art apparent throughout the city.

Vienna has also a lively café culture. Our first stop was Café Sperl for lunch; a traditional coffee house built in the 1880s. Undoubtedly, one of Vienna’s finest and grandest cafés. You may have to queue for the ‘Kaffee und Kuchen’ experience.

Step back in time…

Using the travel card, I took a trip on Tram Line 1 where you travel the Vienna Ringstraße. If like us you are restricted by time this is an excellent way to catch a glimpse of the major sites – St Stephen’s Cathedral, the Vienna State Opera, the Parliament building, the Volksgarten amongst others. The building are incredible – so grand and majestic.

There is so much history and culture within the abundance of cafés, bars and restaurants.