New Year's Trip

Hoping to plan a romantic and relaxing short break with my girlfriend over New Year%26#39;s eve, preferably somewhere with a nice %26quot;winter atmosphere%26quot;. Vienna seems like to it might be a good option.

Would anyone recommend it for a couple at that time, or have any suggestions on how to celebrate a romantic New Year there? It seems that the opera is traditionally very popular at the time, but are there any interesting alternatives?

Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you.

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Insert new years in the search box - many posts on this subject.

Many things to do !

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Vienna is a good choice for New Years.

Insert %26quot; new years%26quot; in the search box - for many posts on this subject.

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Look here:

www.wien.info/article.asp?IDArticle=9010

aboutaustria.org/veranstaltungen/veranstaltu…

www.wien.info/article.asp?IDArticle=16360

www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/index.php…

http://www.hofburg.com/site/e/va/index.php

http://www.musicalvienna.at/en/

www.staatsoper.at/Content.Node2/en/index.php

Book a nice table in a restaurant in a special location:

http://www.vestibuel.at/index.php?id=3%26amp;L=1

http://www.oesterreicherimmak.at/

doco.com/english/index_restaurants_eng.htm

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Thanks to everyone for the helpful information, I%26#39;ll take a look.

A possible alternative is for us to go Dec 27th-30th. Presumably Vienna is relatively quiet at that time, but do most restaurants %26amp; shops open over that period?

Thanks again for the advice!

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Its actually not that quiet, because many locals have the days off and will storm the town, so vereything will b eopen regarding shops, restaurants ... only some offices and public administration are closed !

Greets, Fritz

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Thanks fritz1978. It seems that it might be a good time to take a relaxing holiday in Vienna, and flight/hotel choices are considerably better for those days. However, reading the links posted about about New Year%26#39;s, I can%26#39;t help but feel that we might miss out by leaving on the 30th!

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If you want %26quot;quiet%26quot; then avoid Vienna on New Year%26#39;s Eve, but if you want to enjoy one of the best New Year%26#39;s Celebrations in the world then don%26#39;t miss it!

Fritz and you will be interested to know that the last time we were in Vienna on New Year%26#39;s we went to an Irish bar at a quarter to one in the morning and %26quot;persuaded%26quot; them to celebrate the New Year all over again at 01:00 as it was midnight in Dublin!

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Thanks Norman, I%26#39;ll have to look that one up!

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