Hitler town landlord demands visitors speak German

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A bar owner in the town where Hitler was born has banned guests from speaking anything other than German. According to Austrian media a Croatian speaking lady was told by a waitress at the Bar-Silica in Hitler’s home town of Braunau am Inn in Upper Austria that she had to speak German in the bar […]

Bars must prioritise non-smoking areas says VwGh

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By Rob Hyde Customers must be able to access a cigarette-free zone in pubs and restaurants without having to first pass through a smoking area says the VwGH. The Higher Administrative Court (VwGH), said that people who visit bars and eateries should not have to be exposed to a smoky atmosphere before they reach a […]

Students and the homeless living together

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An extraordinary housing project by VinziRast will start in the next couple of days in Vienna: students and homeless people will live and work together in a house at Währinger Straße. The idea emerged two years ago, when students contacted the constructor Hans Peter Haselsteiner. As he agreed that he would finance the project, it […]

Overnight with the neighbours

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Words and Pictures by Glen Sweeney We had been promising ourselves a trip to Bratislava on the Twin City Liner since its inauguration but somehow never got around to it. So, this summer with gritted determination we set out to commit to a date and even went so far as to book our tickets and […]

Thievish ‘prostitute’ nabbed in Spain after Austrian’s alert

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A woman has been arrested for trying to pinch an Austrian holidaymaker’s wallet.The 19-year-old man met the Nigerian in a bar on the Spanish tourism hotspot of Mallorca – and called the police when she attempted to steal his money.The would-be thief was arrested. Some newspapers report today (Tues) that she is a prostitute.

Vienna bar ‘best I’ve ever seen’, says Jude Law

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A Viennese night club at which Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino previously hung out has been praised as the “most beautiful bar I have ever seen” by Jude Law.The British actor – who arrived in the Austrian city last month for the shooting of “360”, a new film directed by Fernando […]

Austrian suspected of murder in Brazil

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An Austrian businessman may face a lawsuit for homicide in Brazil, it has emerged.Police in the north-eastern city of Recife announced today (Weds) that Alfred Hartner and a German man were accused of killing a Brazilian engineer. The body of Alisson Pereira, 37, was found at the Bamboo Bar – which is owned by Hartner […]

Boozy Danish-French encounter puts two in clinic

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Two people had to be hospitalised after a fight in an après ski bar in Salzburg yesterday evening (Tues).Police in the ski resort of Wagrain said today a 26-year-old tourist from Denmark smashed a glass beer mug over a Frenchman’s head after the boozed-up Frenchman, 30, made advances to the Dane’s girlfriend.The French holidaymaker’s pals […]

Drunken seasonal workers arrested after break-in

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Two seasonal labourers were arrested after being caught stealing from colleagues.The Germans aged 22 and 23 broke down the door of a flat in Neustift in Tyrol’s Stubai Valley at around 3am this morning (Weds), threatening the waiters and chefs who were staying in the apartment.The pair were arrested shortly after the incident as their […]