The Viennese dishes worth ordering, how to tell veal schnitzel from the cheaper versions, where to eat away from the busy streets, and how to read the branch hanging over a wine tavern.
The same day in Edinburgh can cost £13 or £93. Three priced versions of one itinerary — attractions, food, transport — with autumn 2026 figures.
The one Mozart apartment that survives in Vienna, what he actually wrote there, which of the famous stories hold up, and a walkable half-day route.
Most of central Edinburgh is walkable. The transport decisions that actually matter are the airport run, the outer neighbourhoods, and how you handle the hills.
How the Viennese coffee house ritual actually works, what to order when the menu has fourteen kinds of coffee, and which of the famous cakes are worth the queue.
Old Town, New Town, West End, Stockbridge, Leith or the coast — how to pick an Edinburgh neighbourhood by noise, hills, transport and season rather than by star rating.
Who Elisabeth of Austria actually was, what the films get wrong, and where to find her in Vienna today.
The second day in Edinburgh works best as a different side of the city, not more of the first one. Three real options — Holyroodhouse and Arthur's Seat, Dean Village and Stockbridge, or Leith — with costs and common mistakes.
One day in Edinburgh works when it's built around one big anchor, the Royal Mile as its own block and one flexible afternoon choice — with a rain plan and a realistic cost range.
Which Vienna viewpoints charge, which are free, and what each ticket actually buys — cathedral towers, Danube Tower, Ferris wheel, Gloriette, Kahlenberg and the free rooftops.
