G-9 Preliminary Notes. Click for a sample of what I show students.

G-9. Click for Robert Harrell’s Powerpoint presentation. You’ve got to get this. It has real pictures of every place Michael visits.

G-9-1. Bahnhof. Here is a “flash mob” prank of freezing at the Hauptbahnhof.

G-9-1. Koffer. Click for Marlene Dietrich’s classic “Einen Koffer in Berlin.”

G-9-1. Zug. Click for a long, but potentially useful video from the cabin of an ICE.

G-9-1. Zug.

G-9-1. Reise. Click for Rammstein’s Reise Reise.

G-9-1. Click for the official DB website.

G-9-1. Gleis 7. Münchner HBH.

G-9-2. Tageskarte.

G-9-1. Rucksack.

G-9-2. Click for the Vienna public transportation link.

G-9-2. Jugendherberge. Click for a handy website of youth hostels in Vienna.

G-9-2. Altstadt. Click for one of Vienna’s tourist information sites.

G-9-2. Altstadt. Click for another handy site about Vienna.

G-9-2. Straßenbahn.

G-9-2. Straßenbahn. Click for a link to the Vienna streetcar map.

G-9-2. Jugendherberge. This is from the hostel Ruthensteiner. Click for their web page.

G-9-3. Imbissstube. This is pretty funny.

G-9-3. Imbissstube. I love Döner. This is a cute song!

G-9-3. Imbissstube. Click for another Döner song.

G-9-3. Imbissstube. Click for yet another Kebab song!

G-9-3. Imbissstube. Click for yet another Kebab song!

G-9-3. Imbissstube. Click for a hard core Kebab song.

G-9-3. Senf. Click for a disturbing video from Wetten Das.

G-9-3. Senf. Click for an even more disturbing cartoon about Senf.

G-9-3. Kirche. Click for a website about the Stephansdom.

G-9-3. Rathaus. Click for a site about Vienna’s City Hall. Note: Check out the web cams on that site.

G-9-3. Fußgängerzone. Click for a handy website about the pedestrian zone. The Fußgängerzone in Wien has a walk of the stars like in Hollywood but theirs has to do with music.

G-9-3. Museum. Click for a handy listing of the many museums in Vienna.

G-9-3. Universität. Click for the official website of the University of Vienna.

G-9-4. Stadtplan. I like this historic map because the ring around Vienna is very clear to see.

G-9-4. Briefmarke.

G-9-4. Ansichtskarte.

G-9-4. Post. Click for the official web site of the Austrian Post Office.

G-9-4. Schilder

Note about G-9-4: When I first wrote the chapter, I had Michael go to the bank to exchange Marks for Schillings. When the Euro took over I changed it to cashing in traveler’s cheques. Now that has become passé as well. You might as well change it to “geht zum Geldautomat” or something like that.

G-9-5. Heuriger. Click for an excellent video about Heurigen.

G-9-5. Heuriger. Click for the song: Ein Wiener Sonntag beim Heurigen.

G-9-5. Heuriger.

G-9-5. Heuriger. Click for a web site about Viennese Heurigen.

G-9-5. Heuriger. Click for another useful site about Heurigen.

G-9-5. Fiaker. Click for a website for Fiaker in Vienna.

G-9-5. Ratskeller. Click for the website of the Wiener Rathauskeller.

G-9-5. Café. Click for a good historical description of Viennese Cafés.

G-9-5. Kneipe. Click for a song about the Kneipe.

G-9-5. Kneipe in Wien.

G-9-5. Fiaker.

G-9-5. Sternschnuppe.

G-9-5. Extended Story.

G-9-6. Schreibt ins Tagebuch.

G-9-6. Sacher. Click for the Hotel Sacher web site.

G-9-6. Sachertorte. Click for the official website.

G-9-6. Sachertorte. Click for a recipe.

G-9-6. Hotel Sacher. Click for a short clip about the owner’s decoration choices. Note: For some reason the video goes on to the zoo for a few seconds.

G-9-7. Vergnügungspark.

G-9-7. Riesenrad.

G-9-7. Achterbahn.

G-9-7. Schloss.

G-9-7. Vergnügungspark. Click for the official Prater web site.

G-9-7. Riesenrad. Click for the web site for the Wiener Riesenrad.

G-9-7. Schloss. Click for the official Schönbrunn web site.

G-9-7. U-Bahn. Click for a very handy site about the subway system.

G-9-8. Wald. Click for the Wienerwald Restaurant web site.

G-9-8. Wald. Click for a tourist site of the Wienerwald.

G-9-8. Wald. Click for Johann Strauß’ Geschichten der Wienerwald.

G-9-8. Benzin. Click for a site that gives the relative price of gasoline.

G-9-8. Johann Strauß.

G-9-8. Here is a review of Wien with music of the Vienna Choir Boys.

G-9-8. Johann Strauß. Click for Wiki’s description.

G-9. Click for a review sheet I use with my students.

G-9. Click for my song: Reise.

G-9. The Reading in the Student Workbook is based on Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

G-9. Sissi is very important to the culture of Vienna.