The most prominent place you’d see on any map of Vienna is Stephansplatz. That’s where St. Stepehen’s cathedral is. Getting there is straightforward: just take the U3 from Westbahnof to Stephansplatz. Come out of the station, and you’ll know what you need to look for.
I had gotten there pretty early—somewhere around 7 AM (yeah!). And that, I think, was a bad idea. There’s not many people around at that time. I wasn’t sure what to do, so I just walked down toward Schwedenplatz, then turned around and walked down toward the Opera. Turned around (again), and walked toward the Opera (again), on RotenturmstraÃe. I was hungry at this point (Vienna is known for its cafés, so I decided that I’ll do all my eating only from those places), so I ended up at Daniel Moser. Not a very big café, but it’s good enough, and not very expensive—4.7⬠(I think) for a Viennese breakfast.
Now was a good time to go into the cathedral. When I got there, there were loads of people around—a lot of them tourists (mostly from Japan). The cathedral is quite nice; nothing fentabulous, though. I walked around inside the cathedral for a while.
The nice thing about this place is the South Tower. I asked a few folks how to get on top of the tower. There used to be an entrance from inside the cathedral, but for some reason it was closed. Anyway, so you need to enter from outside (exit the cathedral, take a left, walk around).
This is the view from the top (click on the pic for a larger view):
Like you can see, climbing the tower is a rewarding experience.
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