Best Deal: the Vienna Opera
One of the best deals I ever got while travelling is one which is a
pretty well known deal in the backpack circuit in Europe, but a great
deal nonetheless:
The Opera in Vienna has a limited number of Standing Room Only seats
available each day for the equivalent of $2.00 (US). You go in the
morning, stand in line until they let you in, then you tie a scarf to
the rail to hold your place and can leave until showtime. For less
than the Ticketmaster charge for a ticket in the U.S. you can see one
of the world's best opera's performed in one of the most beautiful
opera houses in the world. It was the most amazing experience seeing
a Mozart Opera performed in the city where he wrote it, for just
$2.00, well within my poor backpacker's budget.
--Patty
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