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AUDIO TOURS ONLY IN VIENNA  An Audio Tour Through The Hidden City Publication date: May 2010 Specification: Audio length: approximately one hour Tour length: approximately 3 hours  Audio sample: The Knights of Blood StreetSummary: Join self-styled ‘Urban Explorer‘, travel writer, historian and photographer Duncan J. D. Smith on a fascinating and idiosyncratic circular tour of the hidden corners of Vienna‘s First District. Recorded ‘live‘ this unique tour offers adventure, history, and excitement, and is based on the bestselling guidebook Only in Vienna. Route map included. Including 20 unusual locations guaranteeing a sense of discovery and a memorable experience: • Discover Harry Lime‘s doorway and Napoleon‘s magnificent mosaic  • Enter secret courtyards and descend into medieval wine cellars • Uncover Roman ruins and Turkish cannonballs • Experience the secret world of the knights of Blood Street • Reveal the ghostly traces of a medieval synagogue • Unravel the mysteries of the Stephansdom For Smartphones:  Download the MP3:  Purchase the CD: ISBN: 978-3-902698-53-7, EURO 13.50 plus post & packing (Trade discount on application) Press release  Featured reviews: Florian Mueller, journalist The concept is brilliant. There were plenty of stories that I didn‘t know before. I like it that a lot of historical facts are introduced without ever being boring. The background sounds are also a very good idea, so that the tour can be fully experienced at home, too. Dardis McNamee, The Vienna Review (July/August 2010)A circular walk around Vienna‘s Inner City, discovering the city from what the author calls "a less conventional standpoint". That‘s an understatement. Smith‘s voice is conspiratorial, almost seductive, as he leads you along with his warm and polished diction...All in all it‘s a great outing: good pacing, good stories, good company, and a fascinating city made personal. What more could you ask for?  Mozart, Beethoven and Orson Welles: A User‘s Review Pt. 1 Of Steps, Knights and a Bespectacled Cow: A User‘s Review Pt. 2Ashley Mancini, www.amazon.co.uk: I am so glad Duncan has released this audio CD tour on Vienna, which includes him narrating twenty stories regarding the more unusual places this culturally rich city has to offer. Duncan has a wonderful voice by which to be guided, and this CD is ideal to either be downloaded onto your MP3 player…or for those days in which you’d like nothing more than to armchair travel…One of the things I think is great about this CD is the way that Duncan has included the city sounds in the background; it gives the complete impression of being there. Enjoy Vienna (07/10) Hidden Vienna In Your Ear, Writers & Photographers unLimited Media News Bulletin 27 (June 2010) All reviewsWatch the film: |
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