Linz: This City Doesn't Want Tourists (Honest Guide)

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  • They want explorers, people who will get lost. Is that you? Good. Then here's a tip - visit Linz :)
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Комментарии • 601

  • @javitwg7958
    @javitwg7958 3 года назад +239

    FYI: k.u.k. actually isn't a name, but more of a description - "kaiserliche und königliche Hofbäckerei" means they used to deliver to the emperor's court in ye olden days. Mostly a good sign that you'll get a certain level of quality.

    • @gbt722
      @gbt722 3 года назад +13

      So like a Royal Seal of Approval?

    • @al-hakimbi-amrallah5404
      @al-hakimbi-amrallah5404 3 года назад +3

      @@gbt722 maybe back in the day but nowadays anyone can slap K. u. K. On their business. So only trust it if it was founded before 1918.

    • @captainkirk7266
      @captainkirk7266 2 года назад +3

      @@gbt722 yeah that fits perfect

    • @galinneall
      @galinneall Год назад +3

      Janek and Honza would know it as C.k., Císařský a královský.

  • @niklas46810
    @niklas46810 2 года назад +46

    You really got the essence of Linz right.
    Only thing I would add is Stahlwelten, an exhibition of the biggest metal plant in Austria, since Linz is essentially an industrial city and not really a tourist destination.

  • @pq3254
    @pq3254 3 года назад +194

    You guys were definitely like "can we get the week off to go holiday to Linz"
    Boss:"no of course not"
    Honza"oh ok then..... In other news were going to Linz to do a video"

    • @janekrubes
      @janekrubes 3 года назад +54

      We don’t have a “boss”. You guys are our bosses ;)

    • @CERWINVEGAredRING
      @CERWINVEGAredRING 3 года назад

      Janek is the boss!!

  • @WhereDoWeTravelNow
    @WhereDoWeTravelNow 3 года назад +201

    I have lived in Linz for 7 years and this video brought back a lot of memories. Maybe I should go and film some kind of a best things to do in Linz from an ex-local point of view. Awesome place!

    • @prabhatsingh9111
      @prabhatsingh9111 3 года назад +8

      Do it, just do it

    • @vincentperratore4395
      @vincentperratore4395 3 года назад +4

      From what I understand, Linz was once a garrison town and that also they regard their taste for classical music, especially that of Strauss, most seriously!

    • @j.a.1721
      @j.a.1721 3 года назад +4

      @@vincentperratore4395 I would say classical music is still rather popular all over Austria and Linz is no exception, there is the Brucknerhaus and the Musiktheater that do classical music and there also is a university for singing and dancing etc.

    • @bilalfarid2002
      @bilalfarid2002 3 года назад +1

      share your contact i want to know more about Linz.Thank you

    • @adoe2305
      @adoe2305 2 года назад +1

      But please do some of best things and don't answer the question to why this country doesn't like tourists

  • @OttoStrawanzinger
    @OttoStrawanzinger 3 года назад +44

    As someone who grew up in Linz, I was initially shocked about the clickbaity title, but I think you showed the city from its nicest side. Thank you very much for that!

  • @mantaraylo6696
    @mantaraylo6696 3 года назад +124

    Its actually crazy to see you walking through streets i cross every day. Nice video, glad you liked Linz!

    • @irondasgr
      @irondasgr 3 года назад

      ok, say now, that Buffet Helga restaurant , is it really about a buffet???

    • @jimmylives
      @jimmylives 3 года назад

      @@irondasgr hahahaha

    • @sqrtof81
      @sqrtof81 2 года назад

      Same, watching this video was a wild experience

  • @manu.yt25
    @manu.yt25 3 года назад +97

    3:40 if it's like french laws, they might be able to put ads on a public building when it's being restored (we can see some scaffoldings on the cathedral here) as long as the ads are financing for the work on the building itself..... so it's pretty clever....

    • @JudyCZ
      @JudyCZ 3 года назад +14

      Prague does that too, plus there are rules that 80% of the ad must portray the building that's being restored. It's a good idea.

    • @markbyron3522
      @markbyron3522 3 года назад +5

      @@JudyCZ yeah but the weird thing is, in Linz it is an ecclesiastical building - cathedral. In Prague ads portrayed for example reconstruction of the National Theatre or Museum

    • @vincentperratore4395
      @vincentperratore4395 3 года назад +1

      It's now a Novas Ordo church in any case, under the diabolical control of the Vatican II heretical sect, and as it is no longer Catholic, they'd not be remiss in placing ads for le folie bergere!

    • @richardclowes7428
      @richardclowes7428 3 года назад +6

      I'm not at all religious but to be honest I find banks advertising on churches offensive...Jesus only got angry once in the bible....in the temple where he overturned the money lender's tables...it's hugely ignorant and disrespectful and I am surprised both parties aren't embarrassed.

    • @manu.yt25
      @manu.yt25 3 года назад

      @@richardclowes7428 Lol

  • @lmyrski8385
    @lmyrski8385 3 года назад +12

    Hitler spent most of his youth in the Linz area, from 1898 until 1907. He lived on on the Humboldtstrasse. Not that any of that should reflect on the town or its people, it is just a curious footnote about the city.

  • @JoseLara-dg4zk
    @JoseLara-dg4zk 3 года назад +52

    Linz looking like Prague; that everyone decided: what if we cleaned our city!

  • @motyd
    @motyd 3 года назад +52

    We actually spent 2 days of our Austria trip in Linz, and it was a great choice. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who's visiting Austria, especially since it's in the middle of the train ride between Vienna and Salzburg anyway.

  • @crazedfaeiry623
    @crazedfaeiry623 3 года назад +5

    I personally loved the quick zoo mention. And the train ride if your bringing your kids. I have now added this place to my bucket list. It's super refreshing to see a great clean friendly place that is not swarming with tourists.

  • @zolda7179
    @zolda7179 Год назад +6

    i actually grew up in and around linz so it's pretty normal for me to hear someone say they went there and had a good time.
    it's pretty impressive how well you seem to know the city, be it through research or experience.
    i've been living here for about 30 years and couldn't really have added anything major that would be worth doing in just a few days of a visit.
    except maybe Big Joe's Falafel, but i'm sure you heard of them at least.

  • @peteraugust5295
    @peteraugust5295 3 года назад +61

    "we dont really want tourismn" - "lets do a tourist guide with these two czechs, they will roast out city to the ground so no one will come ever again!"
    ....
    "Damned..."

    • @j.a.1721
      @j.a.1721 3 года назад +1

      Oh don't worrythe tourism board does a pretry good job of roasting the city, they released a video saying Linz is a bit racist, Linz is a bit boring etc.

  • @ericp4834
    @ericp4834 3 года назад +46

    I was very thrown off by the title of this video. I had initially thought that there would be a large hostility to foreigners coming to this city but after watching its entirety it sounds very open for exploration and not so closed off.

  • @kornelienovotna9622
    @kornelienovotna9622 3 года назад +1

    The most hilarious thing was at the end - german speaking with thick czech pronunciation how lovely is this - I am amazed - thank you Honza :-)

  • @galinneall
    @galinneall Год назад +4

    Thanks for the tips. Linz Is actually on my travel list. When I lived in Vienna, I came up with a plán to visit all of the provincial capitals in Austria, but so far I've only managed Vienna, Eisenstadt, Graz, and Salzburg.

  • @vadimbaskarov4651
    @vadimbaskarov4651 3 года назад +102

    "Czech guy teaching you German in Astria. How about that?" - its about creativity and education.

    • @ugrasergun
      @ugrasergun 3 года назад +11

      Franz Joseph approves :)

    • @praguematist
      @praguematist 3 года назад +2

      Teaching in English

    • @TilmanBaumann
      @TilmanBaumann 3 года назад

      Prost!

    • @fan8281xx
      @fan8281xx 3 года назад

      I knew he is a NON-native English speaker; I guessed it right

    • @Leo-uu8du
      @Leo-uu8du 3 года назад

      I guess a Czech Guy teaching German in Austria is better than a German guy teaching German in Austria.
      Overall the Czech pronounciation and to a small degree the vocabulary/loanwords should be closer to Austrian German and Czech people mostly learn Austrian German rather than Federal German in their schools.

  • @mjlife.journeys5662
    @mjlife.journeys5662 11 месяцев назад +1

    Splendid! I would love to go and visit definitely stay in Linz

  • @Freak0104
    @Freak0104 3 года назад +94

    Classic Austria: we don’t want tourists.

    • @danigonzalez4299
      @danigonzalez4299 3 года назад +18

      I do agree in Barcelona we don't want tourists. Explorers? Okay. Tourists? No please. No more. Tourism is killing our living.

    • @omar72
      @omar72 3 года назад +16

      @@danigonzalez4299 I totally agree with you. I hope less tourists go to Barcelona. I myself, dislike Barcelona because it’s boring and dirty so I won’t be going back to Barcelona any time again so I’ll be one tourist less :)

    • @hassanalihusseini1717
      @hassanalihusseini1717 3 года назад +25

      @@danigonzalez4299 Didn't people from Venice say the same? And then they started begging for tourists when Covid-19 hit.

    • @danigonzalez4299
      @danigonzalez4299 3 года назад +8

      @@hassanalihusseini1717 Then again what is the gain in an economy model based on tourism? There isn't. Been here living before it exploded to tourists and I tell you, it was good. Nowadays you can't live in the city due to tourism. Everything is based on tourism. Does Gentrification sound familiar to you? Over pollution? Over prices? Yeah stop it. We, locals, need to be able to live in our city first. Then we can speak about tourism

    • @danigonzalez4299
      @danigonzalez4299 3 года назад +3

      @@omar72 okay. It's not boring, and it is as dirty as any other city can be. Dirty is the pollution of the airplanes arriving every single minute each minute. Or the cruise ships. That is dirty and free cancer for us who live here.

  • @florintitusniculescu8780
    @florintitusniculescu8780 3 года назад +10

    Linz tourism presentation : 1st thing we're famous for : Do Not Mention That Ever. Never.

    • @119beaker
      @119beaker 3 года назад +1

      Everybody comes from somewhere.

  • @dagucka
    @dagucka 3 года назад +24

    I am from linz and you might have shown me places i'll try out because of you that i haven't tried yet.

  • @jackdaw1905
    @jackdaw1905 3 года назад +10

    Kind of cool to see a video about my himetown. Well done!

  • @g.k.7968
    @g.k.7968 3 года назад +76

    Literally everyone in Linz: We don't want tourists here"
    Linz Tourism Board: Am I a joke to you?

    • @BernhardEhm
      @BernhardEhm 3 года назад +6

      maybe the job of Linz Tourism Board is to prevent tourism

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 3 года назад +1

      @@BernhardEhm well the city isn't exactly boarded up to prevent entry. By that token they're probably not doing that great of a job.

    • @GodlordBazi
      @GodlordBazi 2 года назад

      The official tourism commercial for Linz basically says, "We are oldschool, we are racist, we are unfriendly, but there's some cool stuff here and there, so if you wanna check us out, go for it. If not, who cares."
      But honestly, it kinda works. The only thing tourists are usually a little bit shocked about is when they realise that pretty much every building in the inner city turns into a pub at night and that the streets that seemed so peaceful to them during the day are now filled with tons of singing drunk people.

  • @melonie_peppers
    @melonie_peppers 3 года назад +4

    I feel like I'm watching a cable TV show. This is so well done! I love the camera work! Stunning work guys!

  • @marti-nz
    @marti-nz 3 года назад +22

    As a New Zealander I can sympathize with a place that doesn't want tourists. If you are local they often clog up public facilities, drive up the local cost of living and are sometimes disrespectful towards locals (Some people even defecate on private property if freedom camping). It has been a big economic boost but there are many downsides.

    • @falkkiwiben
      @falkkiwiben 3 года назад

      They are really fun to prank though, once made a hole bunch of chinese turists believe with my broken chinese that mt alfred (in glenorchy, an hour from queenstown) is a volcano that could blow any second

    • @marti-nz
      @marti-nz 3 года назад +1

      @@falkkiwiben I do that but since I am from central North Island I just point at all the real volcanoes around me and say that each of them could blow up any second and kill us. And that isn't even a lie.

    • @XER0GRAVITY
      @XER0GRAVITY 3 года назад

      Same here in Canada. Tourists can be a massive pain but come with the benefits of economic growth without having to increase oil extraction.

    • @marti-nz
      @marti-nz 3 года назад

      @@XER0GRAVITY I wouldn't say no increase in oil extraction, they still have to fly over and consume more products.

    • @alerice3846
      @alerice3846 3 года назад +1

      So to be fair, you are not travelling outside your town not to distress others as a tourist, right? Or are you different?

  • @vaclavblazek
    @vaclavblazek 3 года назад +24

    German lesson for Janek:
    German: k. u. k. (pronounced kah und kah), short for “kaiserlich und königlich”
    English: Imperial and Royal

    • @andersjohansson4934
      @andersjohansson4934 3 года назад +3

      Funny for a Swedish little bit unmature person. ;)

    • @jozef_chocholacek
      @jozef_chocholacek 3 года назад +1

      Nebo česky c.k. (císařsko-královský).

    • @vaclavblazek
      @vaclavblazek 3 года назад

      @@jozef_chocholacek No, no. These were two different (and pretty confusing) things.
      k. u. k. (c. a k. in Czech) was used for titles of governent/court in whole Austria-Hungary where "roayl" stands for Kingdom of Hungary.
      On the other hand, k. k. (c. k. in Czech) was used for titles only in Austrian partof Austria-Hungary (or whole Austria before 1867) where "royal" stands for Kingdom of Bohemia.

    • @jozef_chocholacek
      @jozef_chocholacek 3 года назад +1

      @@vaclavblazek thanks (v tomhle trochu plavu)

    • @michaelgrabner8977
      @michaelgrabner8977 3 года назад +1

      @@vaclavblazek That place´s name was k.u.k Hofbäckerei = meaning "Imperial court bakery" ...That means that they were official suppliers for the imperial court.
      So when ever someone of the Habsburg family was in Linz then soley that bakery had the privilege to supply their goods to them.
      and k.u.k. just means "kaiserlich und könglich" = "imperial and royal"

  • @anyarandstrevor9874
    @anyarandstrevor9874 3 года назад +5

    Cannot believe you were in linz and we missed you ! I hope you really enjoyed it !

  • @pragueexpat5106
    @pragueexpat5106 3 года назад +119

    I'm an atheist, but putting advertisements on a cathedral or a church or any historical/classical building is plain distasteful..

    • @achubxx8487
      @achubxx8487 2 года назад

      when atheists destroy the world inch by inch.. I mean what should I expect? a full church? lol

    • @mohammedk7538
      @mohammedk7538 Год назад +20

      The Ads are there to finance the costly restoration of the historical church. Yes it does look very bas but its sadly a necessary thing.

    • @Ehxx
      @Ehxx Год назад +6

      ​@@mohammedk7538its not. It could be on the lawn or something. Not blocking architecture

    • @Black25787
      @Black25787 Год назад

      Atheistism is trash

    • @Lord_Matze
      @Lord_Matze Год назад +5

      @@EhxxLiterally the same on the Sagrada Familia. One of the most famous cathedrals ot the world

  • @mistersunny3636
    @mistersunny3636 3 года назад +5

    Another great review by HONEST GUIDE - one of the most likable Channels and Hosts out there.
    You made a fantastic job. Thank you for your efforts. :thumbsup:

  • @hassanalihusseini1717
    @hassanalihusseini1717 3 года назад +11

    "I am a traveler, all others are tourists." How often you can hear that....

  • @AnotherSwissYoutubeUser
    @AnotherSwissYoutubeUser 3 года назад +39

    If you guys ever come to Switzerland, you all should come to Basel.
    I know some cool places.

    • @finanzamtwien.
      @finanzamtwien. 3 года назад

      Viele sagen Bern ist noch besser als Basel, was sagst du ?

    • @irondasgr
      @irondasgr 3 года назад

      Aaah, Basel, such a nice place. I stayed there for 10 days in midsummer time 20 years ago and I strolled down your beach... and that Italian lady that went out completely furious of that coffee shop self mumbling with a shrieking voice "Maaaa questa gente... siete mati nella testa, 5 franchi per un solo cafe... (but, these people...you are crazy right in the head, 5 francs for just a coffee..."). I used to walk up to Germany in order to eat an affordable lunch in Mc D's. Aaaah, those great times in Basel...

  • @dizheller2101
    @dizheller2101 3 года назад +1

    Hi Janek, I'm glad that you were able to give such a great report about Linz. I grew up not too far from there, in the 'Salzkammergut'. I'm also happy that you didn't run into any scams there. 🙂

  • @mrpatrickwilson1
    @mrpatrickwilson1 2 года назад

    Thank you from England, have been visiting Linz for over 40 years. My sister married an Austrian!

  • @Snowshowslow
    @Snowshowslow 3 года назад +4

    I really loved Linz and Höhenrausch when we stopped there on our Danube cycle tour about ten years ago :)! Good to see it still has a great atmosphere

  • @paulybarr
    @paulybarr 3 года назад +10

    BRUCKNER! The reason I want to make a pilgrimage to Linz. ( He was a composer. He's buried under the altar in St Florian's Monastery).

    • @_eli_4009
      @_eli_4009 3 года назад

      There is a Anton Bruckner Museum in Ansfelden where Bruckner was born (like 5 km from Linz) it’s called the ABC - Anton Bruckner Center

    • @bacchigaloupe1
      @bacchigaloupe1 2 года назад

      I was there this morning. There was a man playing piano. It was awesome. There was Chopin , i know that

  • @GalinaIvanova777
    @GalinaIvanova777 3 года назад +5

    I was in Linz back in 1985. I need to go back to see how much (or how little?) it's changed. Thanks for the video! 👍🏻😊

    • @globetrotterwien
      @globetrotterwien 3 года назад +5

      The Difference almost no Austrians anymore

    • @GalinaIvanova777
      @GalinaIvanova777 3 года назад +2

      @@globetrotterwien Oh, that's sad to hear. Sounds like Germany, where I live.

    • @christophflattinger2262
      @christophflattinger2262 3 года назад +2

      Als 84er Jahrgang kann ich nur sagen, es hat sich doch einiges geändert! Come and check it out!

    • @GalinaIvanova777
      @GalinaIvanova777 3 года назад +1

      @@christophflattinger2262 Mach ich. 👍🏻 Ich mag Österreich und würde gerne dort ein Paar Wochen Urlaub machen. 😊

    • @christophflattinger2262
      @christophflattinger2262 3 года назад +1

      @@GalinaIvanova777 wird viel zu sehen geben. Das land bietet je nach region für viele interessen einiges

  • @mosheyuval350
    @mosheyuval350 3 года назад +10

    I hitchhiked Europe and got to Linz by mistake... Police wouldn't let me play my instrument to collect money for food/sleep and I was in kind of bad shape. Till I met some really nice people who hosted me and from there I got to know the best people on my trip to Vienna.
    Austria is still special for me because of my experiences in Linz.
    Love the place even tough it is very untouristic place to visited.

    • @ollie3x10_8
      @ollie3x10_8 3 года назад +2

      @Dany Henriquez your comment screams bootlicker.
      It is neither polite nor called for.

    • @mosheyuval350
      @mosheyuval350 3 года назад +1

      @Dany Henriquez I was in my twenties and that was part of the experience - hitchhiking and playing music, trusting good people along the way. It was intense and something I don't think I'll do again. But I'm sure a person like you will never experience something so spontaneous and exciting... just saying

    • @dpsuper6891
      @dpsuper6891 3 года назад

      You would have to get a permit from the city hall, but i don't know how easy that would be...

  • @auadisian
    @auadisian 3 года назад +1

    I passed through Linz in a bus on my way from Prague to Salzburg. I liked the green hills around the city!

  • @gorgeous2135
    @gorgeous2135 3 года назад +3

    FYI there are advertisments on the cathedral because it is getting renovated right now and there was a fundraiser

  • @moinmoin8311
    @moinmoin8311 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video. Linz is one of my favorite cities and I have spent a fair bit of time there and on occasion I am happy to return there as I have friends living close by. Enjoyed your video, great job!!!

  • @whale1286
    @whale1286 3 года назад +26

    Looks like Linz really suits you

  • @SirMato
    @SirMato Год назад

    i like how i walk here almost everyday not making much of it
    and you get excited by seeing these big e-busses

  • @itsjustme4848
    @itsjustme4848 3 года назад +19

    I visited some distant relatives in Linz a few years ago. Known as an industrial city with a connection to some very unsavory characters from recent history, I was surprised by the lovely old town (largely reconstructed after WWII), the modern architecture, the nearby mountains, and the generally green and pleasant atmosphere. I very much enjoyed my stay.

  • @TheJumiFilm
    @TheJumiFilm 3 года назад

    6:35 The two time champion in bottom right!

  • @fotoeins
    @fotoeins 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for this video. I wanted to visit Linz last May, but obviously couldn't. You've provided some great additional tips.

  • @spooner0007
    @spooner0007 2 года назад

    Thanks for your great videos ,
    After seeing this one we decided to have a 4 day stopover staying near Linz in May.

  • @keithparker2206
    @keithparker2206 3 года назад +20

    Driven through Linz many times but never stopped! Looks like I have been making a big mistake. I see you're enjoying the Weissbier.

    • @christophflattinger2262
      @christophflattinger2262 3 года назад +2

      Actually that were always "Zwickl" a natural/cloudy beer with some yeast, like Eggenberg Naturbursch at Pöstlingberg, Schladminger bioZwickl at Sandburg, BioKübelbier at Granit, Kaltenhausner Zwickl at Pauls, maybe Freistädter bioZwickl at OKPlatz (+cafe meier) and so on (stiegl zwickl at Stieglklosterhof, Josef's hausbier from Wieselburg, Obertrumer Zwickl at STWST/Cafe Strom,) but at AEC-Cubus there is Gösser Naturweizen from tap

    • @keithparker2206
      @keithparker2206 3 года назад +1

      @@christophflattinger2262 Danke sehr - egal es schmekt gut!

    • @christophflattinger2262
      @christophflattinger2262 3 года назад

      @@keithparker2206 freilich. Bin ja selber ein Weissbiermensch. Gibt eh auch gute Lokale wo es eine tolle Flaschen und Fassauswahl der Weizen gibt, zB: Biergartl.

    • @keithparker2206
      @keithparker2206 3 года назад

      @@christophflattinger2262 Kann nicht erwarten fuer Dezember - Praha, Wien u. Muenchen! Weissbier Himmel!

    • @christophflattinger2262
      @christophflattinger2262 3 года назад +1

      @@keithparker2206 bin auch im Oktober s erste Mal in Minga, ENDLICH. Die Pivovarsky "O tri Ruži" zählt zu den besten was Prager Gebrautes & Weissbier im CZ angeht. ^^

  • @Faruk4Ever
    @Faruk4Ever Год назад

    I'm going to Linz tomorrow and enjoyed your advice on where to go 😊

  • @marycahill546
    @marycahill546 8 месяцев назад +1

    Linz is the birthplace of Adolph Hitler -- this was his home town. My ex grew up in Linz 50 years ago. Her grandfather was a farmer who had been in WW2. His farm went down to the water, and after the war he sold it and a hotel was built there. WW2 history wasn't taught much in school in the 1970s, and adults did not discuss the war. One of her teachers did teach it, but that was rare and frowned upon. She asked her grandfather if he was afraid of anything. He said he was afraid of death, because he knew he was going to hell.

    • @Fitratul
      @Fitratul 4 месяца назад +2

      Hitler was born in Braunaun, went to School in Lambach and spent his youth in Linz. Stop spreading BS.

  • @Ghostwulf.J.M.
    @Ghostwulf.J.M. Год назад

    Linz is the city, where i went to school and working place for over three decades now, but from time to time, i forget how much has this city to offer :-)

  • @PaulFromCHGO
    @PaulFromCHGO Год назад +1

    My Mother was born in Linz and lived briefly in Enns and I am looking forward to seeing this area, hopefully soon! If I can make it work out somehow, I would even consider living here or at least nearby.

    • @PaulFromCHGO
      @PaulFromCHGO 6 месяцев назад +2

      Follow up... I did get to see Linz! I loved this city and it is very much worth visiting. I am already planning my next visit, hopefully next year. This is one of my candidate cities to possibly move to in the future. Since my last post, I was granted Austrian citizenship so now it is a real possibility for me to make Austria my new home!

  • @bakerloobadboy
    @bakerloobadboy 3 года назад +3

    A Czech kid teaching you German, in Austria, in English. Amazing.
    Also, don't knock those €5 Rolex watches. I have one which I paid about £20 for in Bali some years ago. When it needed a battery the jeweler told me that the mechanism was a budget Seiko product which he has to pay £20 for. OK, so it's a fake, nothing works except for the time/date but it keeps excellent time. You should buy that watch

  • @ShujaKidwaiMasauliwala
    @ShujaKidwaiMasauliwala 3 года назад

    Awesome video!! Love the way you present it.

  • @globalgeezers7785
    @globalgeezers7785 3 года назад

    We love the Saturday markets, too! Thanks for turning us onto the Blesi Trhy Praha market when we ran into you! Safe travels!

  • @joecolletti
    @joecolletti 3 года назад

    The first of your videos I've seen-- nice job! The Linz title caught my eye-- I passed through on a bike ride two summers ago. I barely saw any of the city, but you've given me a reason to go back. Thanks-- will subscribe now :)

  • @hermyt
    @hermyt 3 года назад +6

    Definitely need to put Linz on my list. Not a fan of moving platforms like at Hohenrausch but I would force myself to go to the tower because of YOLO.

    • @invictus.9469
      @invictus.9469 3 года назад

      Nah its a boring industry city…

  • @roberths7282
    @roberths7282 3 года назад +3

    You should come visit Brescia in Northern Italy, sandwiched between Milan and Verona and often overlooked by tourists!

  • @2712animefreak
    @2712animefreak 3 года назад +4

    3:14 By that logic, the cathedral in Innsbruck is even taller.

  • @charlestims1851
    @charlestims1851 3 года назад +5

    We were to Linz 2 yrs ago. The town is (surprisingly) worth visiting indeed. Danube embankment in the very downtown is really monumental, for example.

  • @gjmireles
    @gjmireles 3 года назад

    glad to see your videos are starting to get good again!

  • @fleischlicht7452
    @fleischlicht7452 3 года назад

    I am from here and i am very happy that you enjoyed it!👍

  • @AdamRawlyk
    @AdamRawlyk 3 года назад +5

    “That’s enough of the food stuff” man’s had multiple dinners for 1 video, don’t blame him for moving to something else XD
    Janek * sees love locks tied to a fence *
    (Eyes glow red) “HONZA! Where’s my bolt cutters?!? This city is challenging me!” XD

  • @eleonorapitrova9550
    @eleonorapitrova9550 5 месяцев назад

    I’ve been to Linz recently, unfortunately on Sunday, when most of the shops and restaurants are closed. I still managed to find an opened restaurant and the trip turned out to be really nice, but I definitely recommend going to Linz some other day (plus Höhenrausch is permanently closed).

  • @christophflattinger2262
    @christophflattinger2262 3 года назад +7

    Well, you guys did it! #linzislinz
    Nice review of my hometown and there is also so much mor to discover in the subculture and highculture

  • @ws_stelzi79
    @ws_stelzi79 3 года назад +11

    Oh by the way the "k. u. k" front of Austrian businesses means "Kaiserliche und Königliche" and has the meaning that they were approved to deliver to court of the Emperor - a special honor at that time. These times it is only meaning that that business has a long tradition of being in business - at least more that 100 years - and had the special honor that the Emperor bought regularly stuff from them.

    • @pasplegaming9652
      @pasplegaming9652 3 года назад

      Kaiserlich und Kurfürstlich. Jeder idiot weiß das Österreich kein Königreich war. 6 setzten

    • @ws_stelzi79
      @ws_stelzi79 3 года назад

      @@pasplegaming9652 aus Wikipedia zitiert (wennst dir Mühe gegeben hättest) "Die Bezeichnung kaiserlich und königlich, abgekürzt k. u. k. (auch k. und k., selten k. & k.), wurde in der 1867 aus dem Kaisertum Österreich entstandenen Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie ... , eingeführt."
      Kurfürstlich ist ein Begriff, der in Österreich so ca. die letzten 500 Jahre nie verwendet wurde, weil Österreich schon seit Ewigkeiten ein Königreich war und die Habsburger lange die Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches waren.
      Und von mir bekommst die österreichische Schulnote 6 (schlechter als Nicht Genügend)
      Einbildung ist halt auch eine Form von Bildung wie wir in Österreich zu sagen pflegen.

    • @aasphaltmueller5178
      @aasphaltmueller5178 3 года назад

      @@pasplegaming9652 König von Ungarn - Kurfürsten gabs nur im heutigen Deutschland

    • @mottedreissig7874
      @mottedreissig7874 3 года назад

      @@pasplegaming9652 aber Ungarn hatte einen König. 6. Setzen und im Boden versinken.

  • @nickbremner6274
    @nickbremner6274 3 года назад +5

    Well done Janek and Honza, looks like a nice city. I have actually been there, we cycled along the Danube a few years ago. Unfortunately the hotel that was booked for us was on the outskirts of Linz and we were too tired to walk into the centre.

  • @Astrophysikus
    @Astrophysikus 3 года назад +2

    If you liked Linz, you should also do Graz. Somewhat larger, maybe a bit more touristy, but has a similar small-ish town vibe if you ask me, without sacrificing your typical large-city perks too much.

    • @fruzsimih7214
      @fruzsimih7214 Год назад

      Yeah, Graz is really great, it's much more beautiful than Linz.

  • @MartinBrabi
    @MartinBrabi 3 года назад +2

    Honest European Guide, I love it ❤️👍

  • @kevincurran7152
    @kevincurran7152 3 года назад +20

    The advertisements on the cathedral are kind of depressing honestly

    • @linusfotograf
      @linusfotograf 3 года назад +8

      They are there only while it's being renovated.

    • @cones914
      @cones914 3 года назад

      @@linusfotograf I want them there more permanently. Maybe add more, it really screams greedy.

    • @MagisterSpectaculi
      @MagisterSpectaculi 3 года назад

      they are there to pay for the renovation of the bell tower.

    • @PirateCat822
      @PirateCat822 3 года назад

      @@cones914 you really expect them to ask for a goverment grant?Like that's already pretty hard,so you might as well get a few sponsors

  • @ollie3x10_8
    @ollie3x10_8 3 года назад +4

    Great video! James Bond is MI6, if he was MI5 they wouldn't go to all those stunning locations, as they deal with UK counterintelligence... But it does look like the real life MI6 building.

    • @farmersteve129
      @farmersteve129 3 года назад

      If you want to be pedantic - it's not MI6, which is something else entirely. The official title is Secret Intelligence Service, often abbreviated to SIS.

    • @ollie3x10_8
      @ollie3x10_8 3 года назад

      @@farmersteve129 while technically correct, "MI6" is used far more than "SIS" in both the films and common parlance, to the extent that the first words on the SIS's own website are: "We are SIS - the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service - also known as MI6"

    • @MarvinCZ
      @MarvinCZ 3 года назад +1

      My guess is that the guys also watched the TV series Professionals (very popular in CZ) and mixed up MI6 with CI5. Wouldn't be the first.

  • @sushifornico
    @sushifornico 3 года назад +2

    This is a beautiful city :-) Btw the video is amazing and prooooooost!!!

  • @MrHoferify
    @MrHoferify 2 года назад

    lol i didnt even realise you visited my home city - love your prague videos!

  • @funkjoker70
    @funkjoker70 3 года назад +9

    Important notice for future tourists and visitors to Linz:
    The Höhenrausch is shut down and will be dismantled the next time.

  • @sofija8190
    @sofija8190 2 года назад +1

    Come to Wels next time, smaller, wayy prettier in my opinion that Linz, many nice places to visit.

  • @lohovi6571
    @lohovi6571 3 года назад

    i cannot believe that they were so close to my hometown Wels which is 20km next to linz and the 9th largest city in Austria!
    i love this channel and jan and honza!! visit wels one day 😂

  • @ndubstar
    @ndubstar Год назад +1

    I like Linz not touristy like salzburg but salzburg regoin is amazing.

  • @chrisjames5254
    @chrisjames5254 3 года назад

    Amazing video and never even knew this place existed and now im going

  • @mazchen
    @mazchen 3 года назад +1

    Höhenrausch unfortunately was temporary, only. Well, for more than 10 years, but still. That story regarding the cathedral is one that Linz people never stop shoving into Viennese people's faces...

  • @LarryStrawson
    @LarryStrawson 3 года назад

    Awesome videos! love your style :-) Need to add another place to my bucket list

  • @jaridkeen123
    @jaridkeen123 2 года назад

    As an American i find it Barbaric to cut a hunk of ham and put it between sliced bread.
    Europeans: "🧔Need Substance Ugh Ugh , Meat Sandwich Ugh🧔" 🥪

    • @kurteibensteiner2736
      @kurteibensteiner2736 2 года назад

      It would indeed be barbaric to eat just a hunk of minced meat between sliced bread. That's why we add mustard, of course. Greetings from Vienna (born in Linz).

  • @peterho8007
    @peterho8007 Год назад

    Graz ! Another cool and beautiful city in Austria that one should visit on their own .

  • @Nooely
    @Nooely 3 года назад +15

    I live 50 km next to Linz in a city called Vöcklabruck. I just was at the Höhenrausch 2 weeks ago 😂👌 But you still have to learn how to speak ä, ö, ü, ß, eu and au 😅

    • @schwuzi
      @schwuzi 3 года назад +1

      Schwanenstadt checking in ✌️

    • @Nooely
      @Nooely 3 года назад

      @@schwuzi haha cool

    • @invictus.9469
      @invictus.9469 3 года назад

      Vöcklabruck city 🤣🤣

    • @Nooely
      @Nooely 3 года назад

      @@invictus.9469 Village …😒

    • @andrephilipp
      @andrephilipp 2 месяца назад

      @@invictus.9469 nice

  • @bobrhine4978
    @bobrhine4978 3 года назад

    Well done guys. I've always been that guy that notices odd things in videos. Dude behind you @10:09 came up quick eyeing your bag. Was he with you?

  • @corex1464
    @corex1464 2 года назад +1

    1:59 "We are as high as we possibly can be"

  • @philnash3268
    @philnash3268 3 года назад +1

    I went to Linz way back in 2007! We stayed overnight when we drove from Salzburg to Vienna :D :D :D

  • @ianc8398
    @ianc8398 2 года назад

    Love your videos, did you notice any scammers there, like you do in Prague??

  • @christophflattinger2262
    @christophflattinger2262 3 года назад

    Dear #honestguide (Janek&Honza), you helped me so many times with your Praha recommendations, so I will (hopefully like so many others) tell you a few locations from my subjective point of view, that you should definitely see next time you are here (and I know for sure: YOU ARE COMING BACK)!!! 1!!!1!

  • @emychung2516
    @emychung2516 Год назад

    We’re thinking of a stopover at Linz after Cesky Krumlov before catching a train to Vienna in the summer time. Would be good if you can do a Honest Guide video on Cesky Krumlov too!😅

  • @mx_px
    @mx_px 3 года назад

    It's maybe the highest not the tallest cathedral. Greetings from Vienna. Come here if you wanna enjoy grumpy people who hate tourists as much as any other Capitol inhabitants in Europe. Glad you decided to come to Linz. Like your videos! Seas

  • @OnilMarteNavarroza
    @OnilMarteNavarroza 3 года назад +10

    When I was visiting Austria, I asked my friend if we could visit Linz. He's response was, "There is nothing there. It's just an industrial city". Maybe, he just didn't like to drive. 🤣

    • @briantravelman
      @briantravelman 3 года назад +2

      Europeans don't care about old buildings because they see them everyday in their own cities. So to them it's not special.

    • @OnilMarteNavarroza
      @OnilMarteNavarroza 3 года назад

      @@briantravelman we had been to several cities around Europe most especially around central Europe and my European friends and I love visiting the old part of those cities. In fact, they just sent me photos of them having fun discovering the old part of Edinburgh in Scotland.

    • @michaelgrabner8977
      @michaelgrabner8977 3 года назад +3

      As Austrian myself I would confirm that statement to 100%. No Austrian would go to Linz voluntary unless he is forced to has to for what ever reason.
      Austria has so many beautiful places and Linz is simply at the very end of that scale.

    • @aasphaltmueller5178
      @aasphaltmueller5178 3 года назад

      Linz is quite underrated as a place of art and culture happening - may be because it is to avant garde ( ars electronica). It's University is also quite good.

  • @michaels.4847
    @michaels.4847 3 года назад

    k.u.k. is a shortcut for "kaiserlich und königlich" and means that in former times they delivered the royal court. This honor was only granted to a few craftsmen and one is still proud of it today, although there has been no imperial court for 100 years.

  • @ewed418
    @ewed418 2 года назад +1

    I like the billboards on the church, very 21st century

  • @miguelservetus9534
    @miguelservetus9534 2 года назад

    You are a great RUclips person. Do we ever get to meet Hanna? Keep up the videos, stay safe and have fun.

  • @ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224
    @ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224 3 года назад +2

    Last year I was about to move there to do my PhD. Visited the city to see if I can imagine living there and then opted to move to Norway instead xD

    • @impaledloaf
      @impaledloaf 3 года назад +2

      Man, Norway must really be pissed at Linz for driving up their immigration like that. 😅😆

    • @Fitratul
      @Fitratul 4 месяца назад +1

      Good choice as someone born near Linz. It is possible one of the worst places i know in my whole life.

  • @mwieser123
    @mwieser123 День назад

    Nice vid despite the strange title. Best regards from Linz

  • @BlueyChandler
    @BlueyChandler 3 года назад +1

    Great content, informative, thanks.

  • @wearandtear6692
    @wearandtear6692 3 года назад +7

    Linz is a great city to live. As a local I sometimes guide visitors through the city and there are many awesome spots + experiences. I don't know how friendly it appears if you just leave from the trainstation or the cruise dock ... ;-)

    • @Fitratul
      @Fitratul 4 месяца назад

      Linz ist das beschisssseste aller Städte in denen ich je gelebt habe. Bin aus Wels und hav 3 Jahre in Wien gelebt und Linz ist einfach mit Abstand grauenhaft.

    • @wearandtear6692
      @wearandtear6692 4 месяца назад

      @@Fitratul Tja, so unterscheiden sich die Erfahrungen.

  • @jetseat
    @jetseat 3 года назад +1

    I can honestly say it's beautiful the food the people the views from the mountains stunning I loved it. But I did have my personal guide which she made it into memorable time.

  • @dt9081
    @dt9081 3 года назад +2

    I really really hope, that you come to visit Vienna! It´s my hometown and been named as the best city for quality of life. :D

  • @katrinarthur7790
    @katrinarthur7790 3 года назад

    Yeah, I‘ve heard of Linz…I study there. Nice selection!