All about gelato, Vienna, Austria

It's quite an amazing scene that I see people holding ice cream at 10am, lunch time, dinner time and late at night.  It's not just one scoop, but double or triple.  I believe Vienna may be the city that I have seen so many people getting ice cream as well as many ice cream shops.  Most of all, all the shops are in long lines.  So the one without a line should have a problem.

Photo 1-4: this is the first try and the least better one - Castebello - the shop has very good seating area.  5-6: Stanizel - this is a very classic shop and the cheapest one but the best one among all the 3 we tried.  Last photo: this one has a constant long line whenever I passed by it.  As I saw only 7-8 people, I then got in the line and got one.  It's quite a nice one though I prefer Stanizel.

Beim Czaak, Austrian restaurant, Vienna

Asked the hotel about restaurant tips nearby.  Here I got told to try this one.  Got a boneless fried chicken pieces and a stuffed bacon/cheese pork chop.  Those weren't marinated and quite original flavour but the breaded cutlet on the outside wasn't too impressive to me.  

Restaurant Lindenkeller, Vienna, Austria

Quite many shops and restaurants name their starting year as 17xx or 18xx.  This one is one of them.  It is in a basement of the main shopping street.  The deco. is very nostalgic.  One item on the menu drew my attention - beef broth with rum steak soaked in broth.  Actually, it's just the left over from the soup.  As most of the food in Vienna are deep fried, I had to try something not that heavy.  The soup isn't as good as what we boil for Cantonese soup, but it's good that they don't have any seasoning in it, but a bit salty to me.  

Breakfast at Capricorno Hotel, Vienna, Austria

The restaurant serves breakfast from 6:30 to 11am - very long flexible hour to cater for various clientele.  As there aren't many rooms, this is something a plus for this hotel.  It offers quite a variety of cold cut, cheese, bread, fruit juice (fresh orange juice), salad and you can order the egg with the waitresses.  Tried the local tomato and it's the sweetest and juicy one I have ever tried.   It tastes like a condensed tomato.  The restaurant also offers self-service coffee/tea (Nespresso and Fortnum & Mason tea) and some cakes as complimentary to the hotel guests from 3-7pm.  On the ceiling (last photo), there showed a historic map of Vienna city and also where the hotel was).

Hotel Carpricorno, Vienna, Austria

The hotel is on the outskirt of downtown but not far as it takes only 5-10 min. walk to the main area.  This hotel reminds me of some hotels in Taiwan that a mansion is shared for certain floors for the hotels and the others as the residence.  This one takes the first 2 floors of the building.  So it's not many rooms available.  However, the service and front office are very helpful in every way.  The room is very tidy and clean too and in a pleasant lemon and green color tune.

Streets in Vienna, Austria