Are you looking for unique hotel experiences? Can you believe that you can change the world while you sleep? The magdas Hotel is Austria’s first hotel run as a social business (Mag das in German means I like that). Located on the edge of the public park landscape of the Vienna Prater, this social business … More Change the world while you sleep
People make choices in their lives. From childhood, about toys and clothes, to adulthood, about jobs, partners or homes, we have been making choices. Most of the choices are almost a reflection of ourselves, our hobbies, attitudes and lifestyles. What kind of criteria do you apply when you want to choose a car? Budget? Performance? … More Choice of taste and styling
In Vienna in 1732, a bakery was opened in Probusgasse (street) in the 19th district. In the summer of 1802, a scruffy, bad-tempered geek moved into the apartment behind the bakery. From then on, the piano sound floated out of the bakery. In the 21st century, the European Union decided to use the “Ode to … More The piano sound floats out of the bakery
When I was in the first grade of elementary school, my mother took me to the nearby library to sign the first library card in my life. Since then I fell in love with the only library nearby. Despite it being located above a traditional market, in an ordinary building, and I had to stand … More It all starts with a library above a traditional market
Yin and Yang represent a dualistic concept derived from ancient Chinese philosophy. In ancient China, the phenomena of opposition and unity in things – such as heaven and earth, sun and moon, day and night, cold and heat, up and down, left and right, movement and rigidity – were expressed by the Eastern concept of … More Beauty of yin and yang
The mirror is a wonderful thing. In nature, only the surface of calm water allows people to see their reflections, but few things invented by humans have the function of reflection. I remember enjoying coffee in Paris one time, in a cafe that had several oversized mirrors hanging on the wall. Although my seat at … More Mirror, mirror, on the wall…
Christmas in Vienna is a concert event in Vienna. It has been taking place just before Christmas every year since 1992. On 23 December 1992, at the Rathaus in Vienna, American soul singer Diana Ross and Spanish tenors Plácido Domingo and José Carreras performed with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Gumpoldskirch Sparrows (also known … More Christmas in Vienna
Like every child, the first time I saw the circus I was so excited. In addition to the funny performances, the trapeze has always been the part that I love, but also makes me scared. I loved watching aerial performers flying around the heights of the tent, challenging gravity, but I was afraid of seeing … More Dream Tents
The first time I visited New York, my cousin took me to Grand Central Station to see the famous main concourse with its starry sky ceiling. But the most interesting experience in the station was playing passing messages under the arches. If you face the wall on one side and speak normally, your friend opposite … More 4D Experience
Every time I arrive in a new city, I always look for a highest point, so I can observe the city in peace. In 2004 I visited the industrial city of Graz for the first time, and I did the same thing. I walked up to the Schlossberg, the highest point in the old town. … More A spaceship lands in Graz?
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