Having kitchens in the apartments should keep food costs very low. There are small markets at almost every street corner, making food purchasing very simple. The public transportation is one of the best in Europe with a subway/streetcar/bus/rail system that eliminates the need for cars or a tour bus. The $450 covers model fees, your instructor and tour guide (me) and a wonderful introduction to one of the least known treasures of Europe with museums crammed full of Hapsburg and Ottoman Empire pilfering that amasses work to rival the Metropolitan in NY. Then there are the museums devoted to artists like Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. And if you like to eat.... ah Vienna's bakeries are infamous. This will not be a diet trip!

I lived in the inner city in Vienna during my junior year in college attending classes with IES in conjunction with the University of Vienna. The son of family I stayed with, Friedl Koszik, lived in our home the following year. I visited with them in June in 2002 and we are looking forward to spending some time together prior to the workshop.