Austria on a budget: Two-week itinerary across four cities

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Direct flights from Singapore to Vienna take around 12 hours on Scoot.

Direct flights from Singapore to Vienna take around 12 hours on Scoot.

PHOTOS: MORGAN AWYONG

Morgan Awyong

AUSTRIA – “Affordable” and “Baroque palace” do not usually appear in the same sentence. Yet here I am, sitting on a bench surrounded by sculpted hedges and springtime flowers in a royal garden, biting into a hot dog piled high with toppings for lunch.

My view? Austria’s most famous Baroque attraction, the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna. The cost of this princely experience? Less than €10 (S$15).

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