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After three years, more #keenonWien than ever

Leigh Turner

Vienna's Stephansdom in all its glory, a must-see for any visitor in the Austrian capital

Today I celebrate my three-year anniversary in Vienna.  A lot has happened since I stepped off the train from London (via Salzburg) in August 2016.

Together with my team at the Embassy we have have done a lot of work on Brexit – including doing our best to make sure that all 11,000 Brits in Austria will be able to continue to live and work in this country.  We have also had the Austrian EU Presidency; arranged countless senior visits to Vienna; and initiated great projects on business, culture, science and education cooperation.

I believe it is vital to understand Austria as well as possible.  So I make a big effort to get out and about, and often tweet about it.

Since 2016, I have been documenting favourite spots and Vienna moments under the hashtag #keenonwien on twitter and Instagram – 427 so far.

You can find here a short video we made last year highlighting the first 24 months of my stay.  But I keep finding more reasons to be keen on Wien.  So do follow me on twitter, or search or put an alert on for #keenonWien.  To mark three years, I have highlighted favourite recent shots.  Scroll down…

What are your best “secret” tips about Vienna?

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