Vienna
Austria
Coffee arrives on a small silver tray with a glass of water, and nobody rushes you. Vienna's cafes operate on a different clock — one where sitting alone with a newspaper for two hours is considered civilised. Outside, the Ringstrasse loops past palaces that were built to impress empires, and the U-Bahn connects it all with Germanic precision. The city is formal, occasionally stiff, and completely sure of itself.
Europe$1500-2800
