We enjoy the water playgrounds around Vienna when the weather is warm. Near the end of the summer we headed to the Wasserturm Wasserspielplatz (Water Tower Water Playground). This is my favorite playground. I love the old water...
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Today we went to a new park – the Floridsdorfer Wasserpark. It is a beautiful park near the Donau with lots of water, lots of beautiful water birds, benches to sit and relax everywhere, and a really cool playground. We had...
I booked a behind the scenes bakery tour for our family so we could learn how to make baguettes! Our tour started out with breakfast! We each got to pick a pastry and drink. We had some fresh squeezed orange juice that was...
On Sunday morning we realized we should have prepared better the night before. The restaurants and bakeries near where we were staying were all closed. We woke up late, and by the time we found something open it was close to...
My sister’s family is on a European vacation, so we decided to head to Paris to meet them there. We planned our trip for a few extra days so we could enjoy Paris with four kids at a leisurely pace. The first day we woke up...
We love the water playgrounds here in Vienna. Today we met up with lots of friends at the wasserspielplatz that is on Donau Insel. It is so fun for the kids with multiple shallow pools, sand play areas, a rope bridge, a wonderful...
We took the kids to the Vienna Haus der Musik. We took Oliver and Elora there years ago when they were 4 and 2, but because it is included with our Niederösterreich Card we were happy to take them again for free. The Haus der...
We signed up for the Niederösterreich Card, which gives you access to a bunch of places for free. One of those places is the Donauturm – the largest tower in Austria – which is in the middle of a large park on the...
We took the kids to the Hofburg Imperial Treasury, locally known as the Schatzkammer. Tickets are included in our annual pass to the Art History Museum and since our card is expiring we decided it was time for a visit. The kids...
It is starting to get hot in Vienna, and the kids have been asking to go to the swimming pool for a month already. Today it was pretty warm and after looking on a map for the closest pool, I found the little “Hofferplatz...