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From Vienna
Shorter notes: what has opened, what has closed, what changed this season, and the occasional argument about which coffee house actually serves the best Melange in the city.
The Sachertorte Story: Sacher vs Demel, and Which to EatA sixteen-year-old apprentice, a prince's dinner, a bankrupt hotel and a court battle over a chocolate cake. The true-ish story of Vienna's most famous dessert — and an honest verdict on where to try it.15 September 2026 · 10 min read
The Ringstrasse: The Boulevard That Replaced Vienna's WallsIn 1857 Franz Joseph ordered the old fortifications torn down. What rose in their place — opera, parliament, city hall, museums and palaces of new money — is still the stage set of Viennese life.6 August 2026 · 11 min read
Vienna 1900: A Jugendstil Walk from the Secession to LoosA self-guided walk through the buildings where Vienna broke with the past — Olbrich's golden dome, Otto Wagner's tiled façades and stations, and Adolf Loos's war on ornament — with what to see inside and where to stop.29 July 2026 · 12 min read
Vienna Beyond the Centre: Places That Earn the U-Bahn RideMost visitors never leave the Ring, Schönbrunn and the Belvedere. Here are the outer-district places that genuinely justify the trip — cemeteries and vineyards, markets and madhouses, Wagner's golden church and a river island — with honest notes on who each one is for.17 July 2026 · 12 min read
