Austria-Hungary: Including Dalmatia and Bosnia; Handbook for Travellers

Arrival. Vienna local time is 5 min. in advance of Central Europe time, which is observed by the railways. — Vienna possesses seven RAILWAY STATIONS. 1. Northern ('Nordbahnhof'; Pl. I, F, G, 3), II. Leopoldstadt, Nordbahn-Strasse, near the Praterstern. 2. North-Western ('Nordwestbahn- hof'; Pl. I, F, 2), also II. Leopoldstadt, Tabor-Str. 3. Southern ('Südbahnhof'; Pl. I, F, 6) and 4. 'Staatsbahnhof' (Pl. I; F, 6), both in X. Favoriten. 5. Western ('Westbahnhof'; Pl. I, C, 5), in XV. Fünfhaus (p. 70). 6. Franz- Josef-Bahnhof (Pl. I; E, 2), IX. Alsergrund, Althan-Platz. 7. Aspang- Bahnhof (Pl. I; F, G, 5), III. Landstrasse, Rennweg. — For stations on the 'Suburban Lines connecting these, see p. 6. A slight octroi examination takes place at the stations. — Travellers arriving by railway should at once secure a CAB (p. 4): one-horse cab from stations 1-5 to the inner town, 2 K. 20 h. (at night 3 K.), luggage 60 h., two-horse 3 K. 20 h. (at night 4 K. 40 h.), luggage 80 h.; from stations 6 & 7, 1 K. 80 h., or 2K. 60 h., (at night 2 K. 40, 3 K. 50 h.), luggage 60 or 80 h. Small articles of luggage inside the cab are free. — Hotel omnibuses are seldom to be found at the station. — Tickets, etc., may be obtained at the tourist-offices mentioned on p. 9. — For the stations of the Electric Tramways and Suburban Lines, see pp.4-6; Steamboats, see p. 6.

Plans of the Town. In the text-references to the plans of Vienna the large general plan (p. 2) is referred to as Pl. I, that of the inner city (p. 14) as Pl. II.

Hotels (comp. Pl. II, p. 14). Interior of the City: *HôTEL BRISTOL. (Pl. s; C, 4), Kärntner-Ring 5, R. 3-50, B. 2, luncheon 5, D. 7, pens. from 12 K.; *FROHNER'S HôTEL IMPARIAL (Pl. a; C, 5), Kärntner-Ring 16, R. 7-14, B. 1 K. 80 h., 1). D. 4 K.; *GRAND HÔTEL (Pl. b; C, 4, 5), Kärntner-Ring 9, R. 4 ½-12 ½, B. 1 K. 60 h., D. 6 K; these three of the first class, with corresponding charges; *HÔTEL SACHER (Pl. x; C, 4), Augustiner-Str. 4, behind the opera-house, with restaurant (p. 2); *HôT. KRANTZ (Pl. e; C, 4), Neuer Markt 6, R. 6-11, B. 1 K. 20 h., D. 6, pens. from 11 K.; *HÔTEL MEISSL & SCHADN (Pl. g; C, 4), Neuer Markt 2, R. 5-16, B. 1 K. 40-1 K. 70 h.; *ERZHERZOG CARL (Pl. f; C, 4), Kärntner-Str. 31, R. 4-8, B. 1 K. 20 h, pens. from 15 K.; *Kaiserin elisabeth (Pl. k; C, 3), Weihburggasse 3, R. 4-10 L. 3, D. 5, pens. from 14 K.; *Residenz hotel (Pl. u; B, 2), I. Teinfalt-Str. 6, near the Franzens-Ring, R. 4-8, B, 1 K. 10 h., D. 4, pens. K.; *HÔTEL MÉTROPOLE (Pl. c. C, D, 2), Franz-Josef-Quai 19, R. 3-7, B. 1 K. 10 h., D. 5, pens. 13 ½-16 K.; *HÔTEL DE FRANCE (Pl. d; B, 2), Schotten-Ring 3; MATSCHAKERHOF (Pl. i; C 3), Seilergasse 6, R. 3 K. 60 h.-11 K., B. 1 K. 10 h., D. 5, pens. from 12 ½ K.; HÔTEL ROYAL (Pl. y; C, 3), Singer-Str. 3, R. 3-10,

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