Linz, Austria

The city of Linz is a small city and doesn't have alot to see but it is a nice city all the same. The easiest form of transport (eg from Train station to Main Square - "Hauptplatz") is by tram. There are 3 tram lines. There are also many bus routes. The public service as a whole is reliable and punctual but Linz is so small that as a tourist, you mightn't need it at all. Taxis are a plenty also.

The main area of the city is the main square located just south of the Danube. This square has pubs, cafés, resteraunts and very small but very good Irish pub "The Old Dubliner" which is located down a small alley at the Guinness sign. There are 2 other Irish pubs, "The Chelsea" (which I think is English but just has Irish owners) and Kitty Kiernan's which is off the main street. During the Summer when the weather is good, the pubs and cafés have very nice set ups of tables and chairs and during the Winter there is a Christmas market where you can drink gluhwein, eat many types of food including huge pancake looking things that are probably terrible for your health but taste great or buy small Christmas gifts and decorations.

To the West of the Hauptplatz is the old town where there are more cafés, bars and great places to eat. A typical Austrian dish is schnizel obviously. I really like it. The streets are nice to walk around too and the bars generally have a great atmosphere. Sadly no names of bars specifically come to mind. The obvious choices for nightclubs are A1, and Cheese. Avoid Remembar at all costs.

Tourist attractions: In my stay I really didn't do "the tourist thing" so maybe going to the tourist office on the east of the main square would be more useful. I should have went to Pöstlingberg which is a pretty church on top of the mountain. I just never got around to it. I did go to some underground tunnels that were built to store wine or something but ended up being bomb shelters during WWII. I can't remember the name of them and I can't find information about them online. There is a museum of modern art which is lit up red or blue. It changes every night. There is plenty to do in Linz but I just didn't get around to doing it.

Also the Blackwings are something to check out if ice hockey isn't big in your country as I went to my first ice hockey game and it was alot of fun.