Hello and welcome to part two of my 30th birthday celebrations in Vienna, in this part I’ll go through where we drank and who knows you might even get some recommendations. Also I know that photo makes it look like I don’t have any arms, which would made drinking beer rather difficult. We kick things off next to our hotel. Whilst waiting for some of the others to be ready, Nathan and I headed to Weissgerberstube and enjoyed a Puntigamer Panther, a macro Helles. It was just the job! Crisp and refreshing. We then walked to Prater and straight into the Schweizerhaus beer garden where we were treated to an excellent pour of Budvar. Once I’d drank that I noticed a Marzen from Austrian micro brewery Murauer: Really tasty! We made it to another beer garden, called Gösser Eck, which featured a good range of beers. I started with a lovely and slightly chocolatey Dunkel from Wieselburg and followed this up with a Zwickl, obviously I did these the wrong way round! I do love the f...
Turning thirty felt like quite a big deal and as I entered the next decade of my life I wanted to do something to mark the occasion. Vienna seemed the obviously choice as it was home to some coasters, beers and lots of meals containing pork and potatoes! In the first part of the Vienna blog I’ll go through the coasters and rides at Wiener Prater. There’s a lot to get through so let’s get going! We kicked things off on Hochschaubahn (count number 824) a wooden coaster built in 1950 to replace a coaster bombed during the war. Here it comes! Full squad! For what it is, it’s actually decent! Side friction but didn’t bounce around much! Round the corner you’ll find Maskerade (825), a Gertslauer spinner situated inside a warehouse! Featuring an outside corner! Not very spinny and not very offensive, next! Wilde Maus (826). Honestly I was happy to ride a mouse that doesn’t spin (though that treat comes later). All the trim brakes were off so it actually was a bit wild! ...