Travel Secrets Monsoon Issue 2016 | Page 34

Name: Nina Wildzeisz-Rezner City: Vienna, Austria Gifts I would pick: Sweets, wine and snow globes 1 Snow globes If you’re looking for an original and traditional souvenir from Vienna, then ask for the Viennese snow globes. The largest selection can be seen and bought in the manufacturer’s snow globe museum, while selected pieces can be found in many souvenir shops and on Vienna’s Christmas Markets during Advent. My Secret: Typically Viennese snow globe figures are the Giant Ferris Wheel, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the City Hall of Vienna. But my favourite snow globe is the one with the “Gugelhupf” inside. (The Gugelhupf is a traditional Viennese confection of pastry.) The smallest globe costs about € 10. These are kitsch-free souvenir stores in Vienna that I would like to recommend: • Das Goldene Wiener Herz, Kirchberggasse 17/L1, 1070 Vienna, www.dgwh.at • MQ Point, Main entrance of Museums Quartier Vienna, 1070 Vienna, www.mqpoint.at 34  Travel Secrets monsoon issue 2016 travelsecretsmag.com