Archive for category: Vienna

Waltzing into Vienna’s Ball Season at IAEA Ball in Hofburg

Don’t miss this great opportunity to experience the Viennese tradition! Taking place in the regal setting of the Hofburg Palace, IAEA Ball is known for its international flair and is less formal than traditional balls. The entire program is in English.

TICKETS
until 2 February 2007: € 35,- at IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), UNO-City, Wagramerstr. 5. Mo.Fr. 12:00“14:00 You need an ID to enter the UNO-Building. Tel. 01-2600-21301 or 0676-4543020
on 3 February 2007: € 40,- at the box office in Hofburg

DRESS CODE
Ladies: Formal evening dress or national costume
Gentlemen: Dinner jacket/tuxedo, smoking, formal evening attire with bow tie (no neckties!) or national costume

PROGRAM
19:00 Doors and Catering facilities open
21:00 Traditional Opening Ceremony, Festsaal
23:45 Midnight Show and Quadrille, Festsaal
Live music in different halls.

MEETING POINT
Before the Ball: 20:00 for drinks at Palmenhaus
At the Ball: table No. 1604 and 1605 in the ballroom GARDEHALLE 1

Click IAEA-Ball 2006 to view some details of the last year’s ball.

Drinks @ Tanzcaf Jenseits

Date: Friday, November 24, 2006 in Vienna at 9:00 pm
Location: Tanzcafe Jenseits – Google Map
Address: 6., Nelkengasse 3, Vienna .

This bar with its red plush and freaky interior is definitely a highlight of Vienna’s bar scene. You can have a nice chat in the cozy booths as well as take advantage of the small but fine dance floor.

Directions:
The closest subway station: U3-Neubaugasse on the Mariahilferstrasse. Near the Fielmann store turn into the Nelkengasse. Tanzcafe Jenseits will be on the right side.

Lange Nacht der Museen in Wien 966

Date: October 07, 2006 in Vienna
Location: Secession – Google Map
Address: Karlsplatz Vienna.

The Long Nights of the Museums

Are you interested in visiting a few museums with a single ticket and a great company, and having a drink or two in between? Here’s the perfect opportunity – EuroCircle goes culture!!

80 Viennese museums are open till 1 am on October 7!

Meeting/Starting Point: Secession on Karlsplatz, 18:00

Vienna – Tour de Vin

Date: September 09, 2006
Location: Wachau – Google Map
Address: Alserstrasse 4 (Altes AKH, Hof 1) Vienna 9

Maria, our wine expert, prepared a stunning program! We’ll take a boat and cruise on the Danube through Wachau, the UNESCO world heritage site and leading white wine area, enjoy picturesque landscape, taste a few wines, stroll through vineyards and century old cellars and chill out at a traditional “Kellergassenfest”.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 22 AUG 2006

DETAILED ITINERARY:

10:00 depart from Vienna; meeting point Schwedenplatz (U1, U4)

11:50 board MS Prinz Eugen or MS Wachau in Spitz (Donaustation Nr. 16) cruising down the river Danube through Wachau. Pass steep wine terraces and charming villages.

http://www.ddsg-blue-danube.at

12:40 get off the boat in Krems/Stein and on the bus

13:00 Lunch at the Prandtauerhof
If the weather is nice we sit in the arcades of the 17th century estate. Otherwise the elegant restaurant is also very charming. The Prandtauerhof has been rated as on of the leading wineries in the country and has also a distillery.
www.prandtauerhof.at

14:30 Visit Wine Estate Gritsch, Mauritiushof
The Mauritiushof is located in the charming center of Spitz and dates back to the 13th century. It perfectly combines the tradition of the ancestors with modern wine styles. Short tour through the traditional winery and cellar incl. tasting (in English).
Option to buy wines.
www.mauritiushof.com

16:30 Loisium – “The World of Wine”
The wine journey begins in the Visitors’ Centre designed by the American architect Steven Holl and continues underground in the Cellar World. This is a journey through time, through cellars that are around 900 years old, to a modern company that reflects the very latest winemaking techniques. (English/German audioguide).
www.loisium.at

18:30 The day ends at the traditional Kellergassenfest in Krems/Thallern. Vintners put tables and chairs in front of their charming little cellar houses and offer their wines and regional food. Stroll through the cellar lined alley and have a Grüner Veltliner here and a Riesling there.

Approx. 22:00 depart for Vienna

Approx. 23:00 arrive at Schwedenplatz