== Vienna ==
Vienna was once the capital of the largest state in Europe, and it shows: the downtown area is larger that Munich or Budapest. Although there is a good Metro ("U-Bahn") system, you're gonna be doing quite a bit of walking. With that in mind, it's a good idea to get a hotel that's close to the downtown area, but they can be quite expensive (or pretty crappy). One hotel I can recommend is the '''Hotel Beethoven''' on the southern end of the downtown area.
=== What to see ===
Even though Vienna is also along the Danube, the main area of Vienna is not along the river like in Budapest, therefore a river cruise doesn't make much sense.
It's pretty tough to find a starting point for something like Vienna, but start with the Hofburg, Heldenplatz, Volksgarten, Parlament and Rathaus in the following illustration.
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