Daring Dates: Quizzes, Crime, Camelot and More
We’ve all been there: It’s date night, and your usual smoke-filled bar full of rowdy regulars doesn’t scream romance. Neither does the restaurant around the corner, a place you’ve been so often the server doesn’t even ask for your order; he just nods and brings you “the usual”. But it doesn’t have to be this predictable. You can break free of the [...]
Fighting for Fitness
Lent is upon us once again and with it, the first signs of spring, warmer weather, fewer clothes and (gulp) the recognition that the sins of celebration are getting harder to hide. New Year’s resolutions went out the window weeks ago… So now is the perfect time to get honest and begin a new sports [...]
Keys to the City: The Value of Valentine’s Day
“Everybody says ‘I love you’,” as Woody Allen said so well, and never more than on 14 February. But does love need a holiday? The term “love” has occupied poets, artists and philosophers since the beginning of time. The feeling has forged alliances, toppled empires, and “launched a thousand ships”; it even grants super-human strength. [...]
Keys to the City: Ice-Skating Rinks
Whether on a rooftop, a hilltop, or on the waters of the Danube river, Vienna offers plenty of scenic and convivial spots for one of Austria’s passions: ice-skating. At various places, you may also see hockey games, Bavarian curling (Eisstockschießen), or even dancing. Many rinks offer a few hours of disco skating, as well as special [...]
Yoga in English in Vienna – Keys to the City: Nov. 2012
As winter sets in and the damp leaves us feeling chilled to the bone, you might try warming up from the inside, releasing stress, and promoting wintertime health with yoga. Since the 1980s, this traditional form of exercise with soul that originated in ancient India has gained popularity in the West, and is now a [...]
Food Delivery Services
As the days get colder, going out for eats can become a chore. Vienna has a wide variety of decent food delivery services, and this selection should cover most at-home or in-office needs. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH DELIVERY VIENNA BREAKFAST Got an urge for breakfast in bed? Just call before 14:00 and you can have [...]
German Language Courses in Vienna
With the academic year about to start, many of the city’s institutes and centres offering German language courses are beginning new programmes for those wishing to dust off their Deutsch. Sample courses for September are provided, as most centres offer options year-round, monthly and sometimes weekly. For advanced courses try the University of Vienna, The [...]
The Summer of Love-All: Tennis Clubs in Vienna
It’s Vienna’s “Summer of Love-All” with the city’s numerous (and sometimes hidden) sporting clubs bounding with tennis balls. Below is a selection of some the city’s finest, listed in order of district. HTC WIEN The Prater’s affordable alternative for members-only tennis (€373 per year). 2., Prater Hauptallee 123a (01) 728 68 91 www.htcwien.at [...]
Outdoor Summer Cinemas
Film Festival 2012 am Rathausplatz Highlights: the Vienna Philharmonic’s Neujahrskonzert, Carmen at the Staatsoper, and Adele – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Through 2 Sept. 1., Rathausplatz www.wien-konkret.at/veranstaltungen/kino/filmfestival-rathausplatz VOLXkino An open-air venue for alternative film going into its 23rd season. No entry fee. Through 21 Sept. 10., Columbusplatz www.volxkino.at Kino im Schloss [...]
