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The previous night, after having walked quite a bit—from Westbahnof to Otto-Bauer-Gasse (that’s where Rani is)—I realized that this place is probably not very big. So, next day morning I walked all the way from Westbahnof to Naschmarkt (walk on Mariahilferstraße until MuseumsQuartier, turn right and walk towards the Karlsplatz station; again, you’ll know what you’re looking for). The Naschmarkt is a Viennese fruit and vegetable market opened in 1780. There are quite a few (cheap) wine shops, lot of patisseries, and a few cafés on one side.

I walked the length of the place, and then settled for some coffee and a sandwich. (I was looking really hard for this one recommended café, but I couldn’t find the damn place.)

After walking around some more, I took the U1 from Karlsplatz to Praterstern, the home of the 65-meter high Giant Ferris Wheel. The Prater fair is “a Viennese institution”. Too bad I didn’t care to find out whether the place would be open (open during summer only).

Behind this area is a huge park, about 21 km long and 250 m wide.

After a bit, I just walked in some random direction. I found nice colors:

More pictures here and here.