Category: Vienna

As a big coffee fan I’m here to tell you the coffee places that I really like.

1. Cafe Jelinek

Starting out with Cafe Jelinek. It’s a traditional coffeehouse, therefore the coffee won’t be the best. However, the whole atmosphere of this place is amazing. It’s also away from the touristy area and will almost always have a spot for you. It’s simply a great place to do some studying or to stop by with your friends.

2) Aufzug Cafe.

Not only is the coffee here wonderful, but the whole concept of this place is unique. Elevator-themed with the barista wearing a conductor outfit and you get to sit in a vintage elevator? How cool is that.

3) Balthasar Coffee Bar

Best place to study, the coffee is amazing, and the latte art is some of the best I’ve seen. Although often busy, usually you can find a spot.

Other places I’ve been to:

1) Elias Coffee

It’s super close to IES and a great place to study before your class. It also has wonderful coffee.

2) Alt Wien kaffee

Super cool, especially if you are looking for a place to buy coffee beans. A place to try coffee, not a place to do work!

3) Cafe in der Burggasse24

Very cool atmosphere. They even had the fireplace burning. Only wish is that they had wifi. Also the coffee was okay, not the best.

4) Cafe Little Britain

Cute and very pretty cafe.

5) Glockenspiel

This is all the way in Linz, if you ever take a trip there. However, this place had the best Melange I’ve ever tried.

6) Cafe Landtmann

High end cafe and really pretty interior, but do I really want to pay 7 euros for a melange?

7) Cafe Hawelka

They have really good soup and also a cool interior.

8) Cafe Frauenhuber

You’re probably going to go here with your German class. Oldest coffeehouse.

9) Coffee Pirates

Big interior, good for working/studying. Kinda far from me, so not a personal favorite.

10) Jonas Reindl

I got a to-go coffee here and it was very yummy.

11) Kunsthistorisches Museum Cafe

Very Beautiful, recommend going to the museum too. However, it is also pricy.

12) Good Coffee Society

Good coffee, but the place is too small. Better if you’re in the area and need a coffee to-go.

13) No Panic Coffee

Someone recommended this place to me, but I wouldn’t recommend it, there are better options. Plus the bathroom was located in the basement, which was kinda creepy.

How’d you like to celebrate the start of the semester by attending a ball at the Hofburg Palace, the former Imperial Palace? Well that’s exactly what I did during my first week in Vienna. ‘Cause why not?

The first week in Vienna was like vacay. I was exploring the city, going to IES events, and orientation (where they told us all about study abroad in Vienna). The second week was the adjusting week; adjusting to my German Intensive class (which is four times a week), into a routine, and learning to balance schoolwork vs wanting to explore the city. Also, figuring out the simple things like using the metro and grocery shopping. For example, my first time at Hofer (aka Aldi) I made five circles around the store trying to find eggs with no success. Afterwards, I was told that the eggs here are not kept in the fridge and were located in some random aisle.

My apartment is much nicer than I expected and the best part is that I got my own room. However, every apartment is different. Where I have only three roommates, other people have six.

Although I’ve only been here two weeks, I realize the best part of studying abroad in Vienna is that you can brag about going to class in Palace Corbelli. It’s still crazy to me that one of the classrooms was probably someone’s living room, but here I am now studying a course, like the Business of Wine, in the same room. The fact that we get access to a place like this is unbelievable.

Auf Wiedersehen for now!

Nadia Drahun

Heyyy everyone,

Pre-departure? More like departure as I’m writing this in the airport. However here are some things I wish I knew before departure:

• Get to the airport even earlier because it will take Delta (specifically) forever to check me in because of the visa. 
• They will probably have to override their system because the flight dates won’t be the exact same as visa dates.
• That saying they might refuse to give you an override. That’s what happened to me and imagine my confusion and stress when I know there are people from the program already in Vienna, but the delta representatives are telling me to go home and rebook for the next day, when I’m suppose to be already in Vienna that “next” day. 
• If that happens ask for a different supervisor, keep asking until one finally understands how their system/visas works and gives you an override. 

Anyways, first week in Vienna is looking EXCITING. No spoilers though.