Part IV: Central Europe in .NET

Create Data Matrix ECC200 in .NET Part IV: Central Europe

to a calling card, you can call AT&T (% 0800-225-5288), MCI (% 0800-8888000), or Sprint (% 0800-888-0013) To call the United States direct, dial 001 followed by the area code and phone number Transit Info For public transportation information, visit wwwmvv-muenchende For train info, visit wwwbahnde For more, see Getting Around Munich, earlier in this chapter

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Getting to Vienna Exploring the neighborhoods of Vienna Discovering Vienna s top hotels, restaurants, and attractions Side-tripping to charming Innsbruck

ore than any other European city, Vienna maintains a link with the past In attitude, architecture, and interior d cor, Vienna still reverberates with the stately elegance of the Hapsburg Dynasty, which ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries The city on the Danube is pure refinement: Its imperial palaces and art museums delight, its rococo churches and ornate beer taverns excite, and its nostalgic cafes and awe-inspiring concert halls thrill Vienna lays claim to one of Europe s richest and most varied musical heritages The birthplace of the waltz, it s home to the likes of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, the Strauss family, Brahms, Mahler, and the Vienna Boys Choir Plan for at least two or three days in Vienna or slightly longer to take in all the sights and give yourself time just to walk, sample delectable pastries, and people-watch in a fantastic capital that stands at the crossroads of Europe

Vienna lies a brief five-hour train ride from both Munich and Prague, making the city a convenient destination to reach by air or rail Once here, you ll find that most attractions are concentrated in a small part of the city center

Wien Schwechat airport (% 01-70-070; wwwviennaairportcom) is 19km (12 miles) southeast of the city If you re traveling with your own

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laptop, you ll be able to take advantage of several wireless hot spots throughout the airport The information desk is located in the arrivals hall, where there are also two ATMs The City Airport Train (% 01-25-250; wwwcityairporttraincom) connects the terminal with Wien Mitte train station in just 16 minutes for 8 ($13) Buses (% 01-930-000) cost 6 ($960), leave every 20 minutes, and stop in the center at S dtiroler Platz (20 minutes), S dbahnhof (25 minutes), and Westbahnhof (35 minutes) The S7 S-Bahn service is the cheapest (3 /$480) but also the slowest (35 minutes or more) It leaves every 30 minutes for stops at Wien Mitte and Wien Nord

By train, you arrive in Vienna at Westbahnhof from northern Europe or S dbahnhof from southern Europe (central Europe arrivals are split between the two) Trains from Prague and Berlin occasionally arrive at the northerly Franz-Josef Bahnhof, and if you re coming from Prague or

the airport, you may disembark at Wien Mitte/Landstrasse on the eastern edge of the city The U-Bahn (subway) and tram system runs between these stations and the center of town except S dbahnhof, from which you can catch the D tram to the center (Look for the tram in a terminal on the station s east side, not right out in front near the other tram stop)

Vienna s inner city is the oldest part of town and home to the most spectacular sights and almost all the hotels and restaurants recommended in this chapter When you re trying to figure out a Viennese address, remember that the building number comes after the street name A number before the name, especially a Roman numeral, indicates the bezirk (city district) in which the address resides (The inner city is I bezirk )