More About Access

The great thing about Vienna is that it is pretty flat, which makes it a lot easier for people in wheelchairs to get around independently. I've always thought it was impossible to go to most of the world's ancient cities because of lack of access, and while the access might be very difficult in some of them, I've realised that there are always going to be people with disabilities all over the world, so there would be ways and means of getting around in almost any city and country.

As previously mentioned, the tram and the train are great ways of getting around. On the train, they make regular announcements about which stop is coming up and when the next train is due, etc. At the train station there are also large lit up signs which tell you where the next train is going to and from which side of the station it is going to approach from. The newer trains have flat access to board, while there is a bit of a gap between the platform and the train if it is an older train, so it is just luck of the draw of whether the train that turns up is a new one or an old one.