00:00 What's it like to spend a day in the most liveable city in the world?
00:04 Let's find out!
00:06 I'm in Vienna, the Austrian capital.
00:09 This amazing city is full of incredible buildings.
00:12 My day is going to be filled with architectural highlights,
00:16 local cuisine and the world's oldest Ferris wheel.
00:21 I'll also be meeting a local to find out why Vienna has been voted
00:26 the most liveable city in the world by The Economist.
00:30 I'm starting my morning at the Stephansdom, or St. Stephen's Cathedral.
00:35 It's a major landmark in the city and isn't it gorgeous?
00:39 The Gothic Cathedral sits in the heart of the inner city
00:44 and is the tallest church in Austria.
00:46 I basically have to crane my neck to see the spires.
00:50 Let's continue with a little bit of a walking tour of the city
00:57 to take in some more of the amazing architectural highlights here.
01:01 Like the huge opera house in the city centre.
01:07 And multiple palaces.
01:12 The Hofburg is just a few minutes away.
01:15 It's the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty.
01:18 You can also visit Schönbrunn Palace,
01:21 the main summer residence of the Habsburg family.
01:25 This crazy looking house is an absolute must visit.
01:29 Covered head to toe in greenery and shrubbery,
01:32 it's a little oasis in the middle of the city.
01:34 The Hundertwasserhaus. Let's go check it out.
01:37 The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment complex completed in 1985
01:46 after the idea of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
01:51 I've worked up quite an appetite after all that walking around,
01:55 so I'm heading to the Naschmarkt for lunch.
01:57 This market has around 120 stalls with all kinds of food.
02:02 Okay, there's so many different types of food here.
02:07 Austrian, Italian, Israeli.
02:11 But I'm searching for a proper Viennese schnitzel.
02:20 Oh, here it is.
02:22 Wiener schnitzel is a thin breaded and pan fried cutlet,
02:27 traditionally with veal.
02:29 Let's see if the Viennese schnitzel tastes better in Austria
02:37 than it does anywhere else.
02:39 Now I'm meeting Lennart Pichler, a local who grew up here,
02:49 to find out why Vienna is the most liveable city in the world.
02:53 For example, the public transport system in Vienna.
02:56 It's a blast. It's especially appealing to younger people.
02:59 Every single spot you can reach with public transport in like 40 to 60 minutes.
03:04 And what are your favourite things about the city?
03:07 Not only you can go to a park or enjoy the nature in summer times like this,
03:12 but there are also so many cultural things,
03:15 like visiting museums or an art exhibition or something like that.
03:19 Vienna is one of the top cities.
03:21 In Vienna there's a coffee specialty which is called Wiener Melange.
03:25 It's a little bit like a cappuccino.
03:28 Wiener Melange means like a mix of Viennese and the city.
03:32 Vienna is just a mix of different areas, different people from all over the place.
03:36 And these differences are what makes the city so enjoyable and so exciting for me.
03:43 It's a good metaphor.
03:45 It's early afternoon now, which means it's the perfect time
03:49 to visit one of Vienna's cultural institutions, the coffee house.
03:53 Although the most traditional ones are also pretty busy,
03:57 so you might stand in a queue for a bit.
03:59 Café de Mel has been around since 1786.
04:04 It's elaborate, it's traditional and, to be honest, it's pretty expensive.
04:09 It is amazing to see, but there are also many other wonderful cafés
04:13 that aren't quite as busy or pricey.
04:16 I try the Wiener Melange that Leonard recommended
04:19 and get some Kaiserschmarrn too.
04:21 Scrambled pancake. Delicious.
04:23 Now for my final stop of the day, Prater,
04:28 a huge public park that used to be where royalty went to hunt.
04:32 Now one corner of it has been turned into an amusement park.
04:37 Did you know that this is the oldest ferris wheel in the world?
04:41 Seems like the perfect end to a wonderful day.
04:44 Let's go.
04:48 This is so worth a trip. You can see the whole city from up here.
04:54 Oh, it's just such a beautiful city.
05:02 I can 100% see why Vienna is so livable.
05:06 You can spend days just hopping from coffeehouse to coffeehouse,
05:10 walking through the streets, admiring the architecture.
05:13 Perfect.
05:14 (upbeat music)
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