December 2015
The first thing a tourist will see in any German-speaking country - people smoke like it's Yugoslavia
So ashtrays are well provided here
That year we came to Vienna by bus, the bus arrives not quite in the center, but you can walk. Classic European views around
I think this is some university campus, lovers of "modern" are drooling
"Rust-style"
"Wood-style"
Bus stop
Approaching the center, I remember feeling a bit uneasy because of the abundance of strange people (now I wouldn't even bat an eye)
Vienna will immediately please typography lovers
In fact, this is so far the only city whose typography has earned a separate article on the blog
The only downside of Vienna for tourists from Prague: there's nothing radically new here, Vienna and Prague were part of the same country for quite a long time
But then moved forward
You'll never see this kind of thing in Prague
Street signs
Geodesists are drooling (this is some kind of "reference point" or something like that)
Big impression of that day - newspapers in a bag that you can take by leaving one euro. People take them. In 2015, reading newspapers already seemed not just old, but downright archaic
Street signs in the center are "historical-style"
After a few hours you realize how much there is to see in Vienna
New Year's coming soon, in one place they scattered hay, people rummage in it, having fun
Mailbox
Vienna from a postcard
Looking at photos now, I realize that such a crowd of tourists wouldn't come to a bad city
Road repair warning
Metro
Old traffic light
Obviously, Vienna is one of the best cities in the world, returning here is pure pleasure
January 2018
This time I came for several days, and it still wasn't enough
Covered the whole center, specifically for me there's nothing surprising there
Except for "Kavkaz" signs and greetings from year '45
In the evening Vienna is good for everything except seeming less compact
Night stop designation
Tram
Best impression of that day - understanding the word "Willkommen" written in Russian keyboard layout below
Austria still smokes like a steam engine, only here can you imagine cigarette vending machines on the street
You can definitely live in Vienna
Wealth like in Versailles shouldn't embarrass you
In reality the city is still hipster, there are poor people here
It's customary to hang doorbells with names, same in Czechia
Night pharmacy flickers
No idea what this is, asked on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/wien/comments/yfjrh7/what_are_attensam_nfc_on_the_walls_in_vienna/
Didn't really like evening Vienna, cold
People are skating even though the temperature is above zero
District with a market where you can traditionally buy kebab
District where you can buy a sparkly dress
Metro and art
Somewhere around here I lived, such districts are everywhere
Reached some ass-end of the world
Didn't appreciate it, too wide spaces
District I called "Turkish" because there's kebabs and barbershops on every step
There's beauty even there
As well as normal housing. Vienna is one of the best cities in terms of housing affordability
Exemplary maintenance house? :)
You can take photos in the library
I also have lots of books at home that I'll never read
But here they treat Cyrillic with love
Conclusion - Vienna is good!