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Lighting of Vienna town hall Christmas tree marks start of Yuletide season

November 17, 2024227 Views

A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on Vienna’s town hall square as the Yuletide season got rolling in Austria’s capital on Saturday evening. Mulled wine was poured, frosted gingerbread cookies dangled from the roofs of vendors’ stalls, kiddies rode a carousel and a brass band tooted out Johann Strauss II’s “The Blue Danube” waltz as the holiday merriment set in. Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig joined the ceremonial illumination of the 30-meter (about 100-foot) spruce that bedecked the square in front of town hall, which also was bathed in light. This year Vienna upped the ante by decorating the tree with 2,000 LED lights and 1,000 Christmas baubles at the market, which drew 3.3 million visitor...

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Austria will require masks, COVID-19 passes for ski lifts

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 20, 20211100 Views

Austria will require protective face masks and COVID-19 passes for the use of ski lifts this winter as it tries to attract foreign skiers for the first time in two years and also prevent coronavirus outbreaks. The conservative-led government outlined the rules for the coming season at a news conference that underlined the importance of reviving tourism, which directly contributes about 5% of economic output in Austria. FILE PHOTO: Skiers practise COVID-19 social distancing on a chairlift in Flachau, Austria January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger The new rules stop short of requiring all skiers to be vaccinated and left many details unclear even though public frustration over confusing coronavirus rules has grown. "This year there will definitely be winter holidays in Austri...

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Europeans savour croissants and beers as cafes reopen

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

May 19, 2021922 Views

For Parisian Elie Ayache, the world felt a little more normal on Wednesday: he was back at his favourite cafe, drinking his morning coffee and eating a croissant. Cafes, restaurants and beer gardens in France and Austria resumed serving customers on the premises, bringing to an end long shutdowns mandated by their governments to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. "I was impatient to get back to my life, and to the person that I was before," said Ayache as he sat at the terrace outside Les Deux Magots, a cafe that was once a hangout for Ernest Hemingway and other literary celebrities. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Tourism Minister Elisabeth Koestinger sit in a beer garden as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease, in Vienna, Austria May 19, 2...

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डेन्यूब किनारे रुकें सीवर पाइप में

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 2, 20201005 Views

ठहरने-घूमने की अजीबोगरीब जगहों की कड़ी में इस बार हम जिस जगह का जिक्र कर रहे हैं, वह वाकई कुछ ज्यादा ही अजीब है। उसक बारे में जानकर कुछ लोग नाक-भौं भी सिकोड़ सकते हैं। आखिर, जिराफ के घर से लेकर कंदराओं और समुद्र की गहराइयों के बाद अगर हम आपसे एक मोटी सी सीवर पाइपलाइन में रुकने को कहें तो अजीब लगेगा ही। आप ये भी कह सकते हैं कि- यह भी कोई रुकने की जगह हुई? लेकिन जनाब, यह वाकई रुकने की जगह है। यूरोप में ऑस्ट्रिया के लिंज शहर के निकट ओतेशेम में डेन्यूब नदी के किनारे स्थित दास पार्क होटल पुराने सीवर पाइपों में है। निश्चिंत रहें, इन पाइपों का इस्तेमाल अब सीवर के लिए नहीं होता। लेकिन ये वाकई एक जमाने के सीवर पाइप हैं जो अब कमरों की शक्ल ले चुके हैं। चूंकि छोटे-छोटे पाइप हैं, इसलिए बड़ी होटलों के शानदार स्वीट की सहूलियतें तो यहां नहीं मिल पाएंगी। लेकिन ये रुकने की बुनियादी जरूरतें जरूर पूर...