We will be going from Prague to Ljubljana by train (via vienna). However, its a long journey and we are thinking of breaking it in 2 parts.

Day 1- Leave Prague and reach a nice place near vienna
Day 2- Go to Ljubljana from there

We will be coming back to Vienna from Ljubljana.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

near Vienna - you mean south of Vienna towards Ljubjana? If so Graz is a really nice old-looking town well on the way to Ljubjana - direct train line from there to Ljubjana I believe (not the route via Villach)

If going via Villach I also enjoyed Klagenfurt, nicely set on a lake.

Baden is a lovely spa town. in summer it has a world-renowned rose garden too.

Gee I thought it were you annhig posing the question and now I see annig!

Yes Baden is a lovely spa town but I think it is on the rail line to Verona and not Ljubjians?

Between Prague and Vienna, try Gaming. It is an easy drive from the main autostratta traveling west to east.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...r_Austria.html

AUSTRIA

Gaming

Brauhaus Mariazell
Wiener StraBe 5
Mariazell
Tel: 43 3882 2523 0

Gasthof Bruckner
Wieselburg
Tel:0 74 16 / 523 59

Hofmarches Hauptstrasse 8
Scheibbs
07482142311

Seeterrasse
A-3293, Seepromenade 11
Tel: 07486/8303

Zum Schwarzen Elefanten
SchulstraBe 13/3
Scheibbs
Tel. 07482/43 1 30

Mostlandhof (Apple Orchard)
Schauboden 4 Purgstall
Tel: 0043 7489 7011

Durnstein

Sanger Blondel

Vienna

Griechenbeisl
A-1010, Fleischmarkt 11
Tel: +43/1/533 19 77

Thai Kitchen
Schonbrunnerstrase 23
Tel: 01 586 78 85

Da Capo Ristorante Pizzeria
Schulerstrasse 18
Tel: 512 44 91

Ilona Stuberl
Wien, Braunerstrasse 2
Tel. ++43 (1) 533 90 29

Pizza Bizi
Wien, RotenturmstraBe 4
Tel. 513 37 05

1516 Brew Company
Krugerstrasse 18
Schwarzenberstrasse 2
Tel: 43-1-961-1516

Trattoria Santo Stefano
Dorotheergasse 3

Zum Basiliskin
Schonlaterngasse 3

CUFFLNX, the OP is taking the train, not driving.

Soooo, trains go there!!!

Definitely Graz, a UNESCO heritage city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graz

(This must be some sort of record! It's the second subject where I'm agreeing with PQ! )

Gee I thought it were you annhig posing the question and now I see annig!>>

i can see the problem with the OP's name being quite similar to mine, Pal, but even so, do you think you might need an eye test?

I confess that i didn't look at what line Baden was on. sorry.

We went to Graz from Vienna by train , stayed 4 days and then by train to Ljubljana. if you can go from Prague to Graz I would go there , stay there and then train to Ljubljana.
Graz is a beautiful city