Ice cream vendors and beer garden owners are hoping the weather cools down as they report drops in visitor numbers as people opt to stay at home to escape the heat. At the other end of the spectrum electronic goods retailers and mineral water producers are doing good business in the heat. When temperatures reach […]
Around 20 new WIFI hotspots are currently being installed at highly frequented places in Vienna. The districts pay for the costs. The previous pilot projects at the square in front of the town hall and at Danube island have been popular. One station costs between 10,000 and 30,000 Euros, depending on the venue. The public […]
By Samantha Mitchell, Accidents are the main reason for children’s death. The threat for children under 5 is greatest when they start to walk. The “parent’s school” of the paediatric department of the Landeskliniken Salzburg attracts parent’s attention to dangers. Water is a dangerous source for toddlers. If a child is unattended for a few […]
Vienna’s indoor swimming pool the Amalienbad is open again after it was closed for renovations over the summer. The main improvement was an update and renovation of the technology involved in purifying and filtering the water at the swimming pool, but also heating and a conditioning systems were modernised. There is also now are barrier […]
Austria’s swimming Olympic hopeful Markus Rogan has been disqualified from the the 200m Individual Medley swimming semi final at the London Olympics. Rogan, 30, was disqualified due to a technical mistake during a turn. This disqualification signalled the end to Rogan’s appearance in the Olympics and possibly the end of his swimming career. Earlier this […]
The municipal open-air swimming pools in Vienna are now open after the long winter break. The price for a day of swimming has been raised from 4,70 to five Euro, but the city’s councils MA44 that runs the pools says it has invested in extra entertainment and sports possibilities for visitors. To encourage city inhabitants […]