Vienna - 7 Stern Bräu - a traditional pub in the heart of the city

7 Stern Bräu is a traditional pub located centrally, close to Mariahilfer Strasse, on a parallel street, Siebensterngasse). It can be easily reached from both the shopping street and the Museum District (there are also two metro stations nearby - Neubaugasse and Volkstheatre).
It is located just behind the well known store Peek & Cloppenburg.

The specific atmosphere surrounds you as you enter a traditional brewery. Exactly in the center you will immediately notice the plant functional beverages - an assortment of beer is brewed there!

The service is prompt, there is impeccable cleanliness and good music.
The food is excellent.
I've been in this place three times (2 times consecutively in the same holiday, then I returned after a year, during which time there was no loss of quality).
There are seven types of beer produced here - I tried a brown beer, unfiltered and a filtered light beer - both excellent, outstanding.

Traditional potato salad is very good, I tried a garlic soup, excellent, too. And the best was by far some pork ribs prepared in an oven sided with potatoes. For dessert you must have a great apple strudel. All these have been tried over two visits:)
Prices are not very high during the week I paid 25 euro for 2 persons (5 euro tip included).
I recommend this place for a great meal and for the great beer produced here.
You can also buy souvenirs from the brewery store.

On the slide - to Abtenau

Abtenau can be reached easily from the A10 motorway (near Salzburg), traveling about 16 km through forests and beautiful landscapes. From the entrance of the mountain village of Abtenau you can see shining in the sun a metal track, a kind of track that descends down the mountain ... and a cable installation:) Coming closer, just out of the village, on the right coming from the A10, you will find Karkogel amusement park.

Sommerrodelbahn slide is the official name - and it can be of two kinds: either a concrete runway - on this kind you slip on a sled on wheels - or on rail metal - on this you slip on a sled that adheres to the rail.

At Karkogel you will find the second option, as you will see in the pictures.
You will climb by cable car and slide down - sliding, you will be caught with a seat belt and you can control the speed at which you descend by accelerating or decelerating.

The slide here has a length of 1980 meters, passing through two tunnels, the route is flagged, the curves are tight and there are signs that warn you to slow down. Do not forget to smile at the last curve - there are signs that announce that your picture will be taken:)

The price of a cable car climbing / downhill slide is around 10 euros, 16 euros two ascents; you can take up to five ascents / descents, obviously at an affordable price.

If you have the SalzburgerLand card, you have two ascents / descents included - there is no need to buy a ticket, you can use the card directly on the cable car boarding.

The sensations are an incredible experience worth trying! You will see gorgeous mountain views, you will pass through flowers and forests, you will slide quietly beside cows and horses; you can go at the right speed to admire all this - but do not forget to keep regular distance of 40 meters from the "neighbors" of course:)

In the Karkogel park you can try other ways to descend the mountain: two cars with three wheels and only brakes, down the mountain roads.
For the very small there is a park with multiple playing options, located at the foot of the existing parking - free parking. Here there is a terrace where you can relax and enjoy a coffee.

This slide should be tried out for its wonderful surroundings!

Krimml Wonder World of Water - Krimmler Wasserfälle - Austria

Krimml Falls -Krimmler Wasserfälle - is one of the most beautiful falls in the world. Unfortunately the day I arrived there the weather was bad, it was raining, and I couldn't go up, near the base of the waterfall.

If you cannot go there by foot, you can admire it from a mountain road; it has huge parking lots at the base of the waterfall and al the way up; one can climb by car up to 2200 m on this beautiful panoramic road. At every turn there are places where you can stop, from where you can watch the waterfall in all its glory, there are maps and benches where you can relax. You can climb to the top (here there is an area where you have to pay 7 euros to go on to Innsbruck).

Near the parking place, there is a place worth to be discovered: Water Museum (a rough translation:)).
Entry here is 6 euros per person - you have a free entry with the SalzburgerLand card.

Krimml Wonder World of Water is comprised of three distinct areas: Aqua Park, Water House and the Multivision Cinema.

Aqua park has to be tried in the summer. It has a lot of attractions for both children and for older ones: four control stations like giant "flowers" that can move and throw the water out at your opponents on the other side, another one that uses a doll that rises from the water and gets everybody around wet. Here you can swing in a special cradle: you on one side, water on the other side - a lever with which you can fill or empty a water tank on the oposite side so that you can balance.
There is also the educational Aqua park area: different modes of water transport and different water usages, with explanations on special displays.
Another attraction is a system of tiles placed on the floor, over which you must pass, seemingly innocuous at first glance - but if stepped on a wrong square, you will spray jets of water, either from the side or bottom (hence summer is better to try:))

Water House presents a brief "history" of water, different games made by it. Here you can see the history of Krimml waterfall. In one of the rooms is arranged on the walls a sort of quiz questions: some panels are displayed on various questions - if you answer correctly and press the corresponding tile other panels will move and you can see the explanation for your answer. Upstairs there is an observation point for the waterfall. Here you can see a 3D movie about the short history of the area (there are special glasses in handy baskets).

Then pass on to the multivison cinema: you can sit comfortably and watch the three adjacent screens different films about water and its role in history.
The exit is obviously made through the gift shop. If you are with the little ones this will surely be an educational experience.

The site location is: click here
The address is: Warnsdorf / Krimml Krimml 47 5743
GPS coordinates: 47 ° 11'53 "N 12 ° 10'17" E

Eisriesenwelt - the largest ice cave in the world

Eisriesenwelt is the largest ice cave in the world. It is located near Salzburg; Werfen is situated nearby - to reach the cave you have to take the A10 motorway, coming to Werfen (it's across the street from the Hohenwerfen castle). The road to the cave is beautiful, you can admire the castle from above and the valley of the Salzach river.

There are many parking places, including a special parking for coaches.

In a modern building near the parking lot you can find the souvenir shop and you can buy tickets; here there’s also a small terrace and some toilets.

Full ticket price (ascending and descending) is 19 euro per person. SalzburgerLand card will not help here - you will not have any reduction.

To reach the cave must go through a fairly long trail, which can be tedious for those who are not "trained".

The entire visit takes up to 3-4 hours and requires two rounds of climbing and a cable care ride up the mountain.

Coming out of the modern building where you got tickets, you must climb about 20 minutes through the woods on a path partially covered. The first part of the climb is relaxing, you can enjoy the Salzach river valley and the castle.

After this walk, there is a cable car – it takes up to 3 minutes to arrive. Departures are every 10 minutes.

Once you are up, 20 minutes of real climbing follow, on a path that will lead directly to the cave - this part is a little tiring. When you exit the cable car, you should notice a nice villa, Dr. Oedl-House - should be retained for the descent:)

The road to the cave is covered in some parts – there are rock falls.

You can enter inside the cave until 4 pm  (depending on weather and the number of visitors), and the entire tour lasts approximately 75 minutes.

Cave temperature is constant - 0 degrees Celsius; you should have sufficiently thick clothing, but not very thick – inside the cave you must climb approximately 700 steps.

At the entrance you will be provided with a lamp - the cave is not lit, the light will guide you along the route to the main frozen objectives (you will be lead by a guide that speaks English / German). Inside the cave you are not allowed to photograph or to film.

At the exit, after the steep descent, before taking the cable car you must stop at Dr. Oedl-House for some hot coffee and an apple pie (you will pay about 8 euro for both). The view of the entire valley is superb.

The whole experience is unique; the cave is truly wonderful, it is really the world of the ice giants.