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About Helen Page

Helen Page is a prolific blogger and ardent traveller; she runs Travelsignposts with her professional writer and photographer husband Tony.

Christmas in Vienna: Advent Music in Vienna Churches 2024

December 5, 2024 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Advent Music in Vienna

Christmas in Vienna: Advent Music to put you in the Spirit of Christmas: There’s nothing like Christmas carols, Advent choirs and the sound of trumpets to get people into the spirit of Christmas. And in Vienna visitors can get in the mood for Christmas with Advent music at some of the city’s most beautiful churches. […]

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The Magic of the Vienna Christmas Markets

November 22, 2023 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Vienna Christmas Markets

Vienna Christmas Markets to get you in the Yuletide Spirit: The first Christmas markets in Vienna were held more than seven centuries ago when in 1296 Emperor Albrecht I granted Viennese traders and shopkeepers the privilege of holding a December market for the city’s population.  Christkindlmarkt in those early days took place around Christmas and […]

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Christmas in Salzburg

November 21, 2023 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Christmas in Salzburg

Christmas in Salzburg: Advent Music, Christmas Markets and Other Christmas Things to Do: Winter in Salzburg has its very special charm especially at Christmas. The hectic summer festivals are replaced with Advent music, Christmas markets and other traditional Christmas celebrations. Advent Music The Christmas season starts with the traditional Salzburg Adventsingen at the Great Festival […]

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Birthday Anniversary 2023

January 23, 2023 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Mozart's Geburtshaus

Born on January 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is Still Remembered 267 Years Later: As one genius, Albert Einstein, said of another: “Mozart is the greatest composer of all” and January 27th marks the 267th anniversary of the birthday of this much-loved and greatest of composers. Things to do in Vienna Mozarthaus Vienna is the […]

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Famous Vienna Classical Concerts to Usher in the New Year

December 31, 2019 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Vienna New Year Concerts

Vienna Classical Concerts – A Classical Way to Usher in the New Year: For classical music lovers, a dream post-Christmas present would be some tickets to one of the many famous New Year’s Day Concerts in Vienna.  The Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day Concert at the Wiener Musikverein is one of the biggest events on the Viennese […]

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Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse – Vienna

February 23, 2018 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Appartement Riemergasse lift

Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is an aparthotel in Vienna’s 1st District: As the name suggests, Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is a 4-star serviced apartment in Vienna’s 1st District. The Riemergasse is housed in a stylishly restored art nouveau building. The art deco lift is classy and we enjoyed riding in it. Riemergasse Location We couldn’t […]

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Weissenkirchen – A Town Named after its White Church

August 7, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Weissenkirchen Boat Pier

Weissenkirchen – A Small Town with a Dominating White Church: Weissenkirchen is a small town in the northeastern Austrian state of Lower Austria. On our Danube River cruise sailing westward from Vienna, Weissenkirchen was on the right bank of the Danube River, the next town past Dürnstein with its striking Wedgwood-like church tower. Weissenkirchen -a […]

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Trzesniewski – Vienna’s Famous Sandwich Shop

August 4, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Trzesniewski Vienna

Trzesniewski Offers Finger Sandwiches in Twenty-Two Different Fillings: Vienna is famous for its Schanigärten (sidewalk cafés), gasthaus, traditional restaurants and heuriger, all offering traditional Viennese cuisine like the Wiener schnitzels, Tafelspitz (boiled beef), apfelstrudel, etc. A food that is rarely promoted is the humble sandwich.  At Trzesniewski Buffet, a famous Vienna sandwich shop, you can […]

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Café Neko – Vienna’s Cat Café

August 3, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Cat Cafe

At Café Neko, Customers Can Enjoy a Snack in the Relaxing Companionship of Cats: Vienna is famous for its grand cafés and coffee shop culture and many of its traditional coffee houses have been around for decades. A relatively new and different coffee shop on Blumenstockgasse 5 is Café Neko, the first ever ‘cat cafe’ […]

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Parndorf Designer Outlet – Parndorf Outlet

April 24, 2012 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Parndorf Designer Outlet

The Parndorf Outlet is Austria’s first Designer Outlet: From our website traffic, we know that the Parndorf Designer Outletis extremely popular with shoppers. Parndorf’s website information is provided in Russian, Chinese, Hungarian and Slovakian which shows that it’s not just Austrians who are flocking here for their designer shopping. Opened in 1998, the Parndorf Outlet […]

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