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Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, some Austrians have called into question this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.

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By megandchris
November 22nd 2008

let´s start at the very beginning. a very good place to start...

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when you read you begin with A,B,C. when you travel you begin with chris, beth, meg so salzburgian we are. my sistah arrived last night, and oh what a bumpy road that was! she was supposed to arrive at 1:35pm, however instead her flight kept saying "next info 2:00, 2:30, 3:00..." oh so frustrating. and when finally i thought our reunion was near, CANCELED the arrivals said. so i dashed to the phone called dear old mommy, hoping my sister was thinking like me and leaving a msg there, but of course the line was busy. so i leave a panic [View Full Entry]

By megandchris
November 21st 2008

Our austrian adventure

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Hello from Austria eveyone. Meg is up stairs still lazing around as we wait for the time to go pick up her sister Beth. This means that I finally get to write another blog. Well our last moments in Italy were memorable. We started off the day waking up at 8AM, which meant we had 45 minutes to finish packing everything and get to the trainstation on the other side of Venice. We made our way zigging and zagging through the streets of Venice feeling like we were on a leg of the Amazing Race. After only getting turned around once, [View Full Entry]

By Teija and TJ
November 14th 2008

The Hills Are Alive!

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Greetings loyal readers! We have arrived back in the West, in Austria to be exact. We travelled three hours from Budapest to Vienna where we spent 3 very enjoyable days. We arrived at our hostel, the famous Wombats Lounge, after walking only one block from the train station (best case scenario for backpackers!). We set out immediately to explore the city, walking along the main shopping street (similar to Robson) to the Old Town. As we walked along, we noticed a poster for Quantum of Solace, the new Bond movie! Moments later we noticed that it was playing at the ENGLISH [View Full Entry]

By KUGIRL
November 2nd 2008

The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Music!

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After leaving Budapest, Hungary I traveled to Salzburg, Austria by train. The train ride was about 7 hours, but didn't seem that long because I met someone on the train and we talked for about half the ride and then we slept for the other half. Anna is the girl I met on the train, she is a student from Hungary who studies in Zurich. She was heading back to her apartment in Zurich after visiting her family in Budapest. We talked about our families, our studies, and the differences between European and American life. She was really interested in what [View Full Entry]

By Kurtis
October 20th 2008

Austria - Salzberg

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Austria â€“ Salzberg
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Thursday 9th October Austria - Salzberg We drove early to Salzberg and decided to book ourselves into a caravan park and then have breakfast because everyone takes a long time to get up, have breakfast and get put!! So it takes a long time to finally arrive at a new spot. Well, it’s very hard to get out bed when it’s fresh outside and the kids have jumped into our bed, snuggled up between us and the doona is perfectly heated….. Some days the idea of getting up and getting out does not appeal at all. Off we drove into [View Full Entry]

By Mitch and Dorina
October 19th 2008

Salzburg

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Munich to Salzburg countryside

Munich - Salzburg This trip was nicer than all the other train rides because it was short (100min) but very scenic. It’s a lot more of what I imagined Germany and Austria would be. This is entirely to do with the fact that we were finally seeing some country side. Farm after farm of lush green grass (the type you want to roll around in or frolic merrily within). Fields ready for planting and one that have substantial growth already. Many have various small wooden ‘shacks’ I assume for storing farming equipment. Occasionally the ‘natural’ scenery is b [View Full Entry]

By Mitch and Dorina
October 19th 2008

Bad Ischl and Hallstatt

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On the way to Bad Ischl

Bad Ischl and Hallstatt After a few great days in Salzburg with family we parted ways and under Grandad’s advice headed for Bad Ischl to stay for a couple of days so we could see Hallstatt which is a Heritage listed town lying along a huge lake surrounded snow-capped mountains and just below a famous salt mine. Bad Ischl is the transport hub for the whole lake district which Hallstatt is just one town of. We managed to get a small double room for two nights with breakfast via a short game of charades as the hotel owner couldn’t speak a [View Full Entry]

By MJK
October 13th 2008

Watch Matt sing like in the Movie Sound of Music

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Welcome to Salzburg!

Salzburg Relax! I wouldn't subject anyone to that. There will be none of me singing like they do on the Sound of Music, although I wouldn't deny a hum here or there while surrounded by the mountains of Salzburg. We had a great time in Salzburg, it's a small city, easy to get around, beautiful landscape, and even the weather was in full cooperation. As soon as we arrived at our hotel, which I will discuss in a moment, we headed to the grocery store, bought a few beers and some Mozart Chocolate Balls and sat on the river for [View Full Entry]

By EmyAnne
October 11th 2008

Week of SKIING In Kaprun

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I'm back after the longest week I've had here up until now. Last friday at 10:00pm I left in a bus with a bunch of kids from the Ski Club and headed out to Kaprun Austria. It took about 8 hours or so we got there at 9 there next morning. The hotel was aweful for those who might have an idea of the conditions of most hotels in Hampton Beach N.H well it was bad. But I guess it was a youth hostile we where staying in it still wasn't the best. The whole place was freezing and it was [View Full Entry]

By Mitch and Dorina
October 4th 2008

Entry coming soon

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Hi all....sorry have been slow with blogs...whole heap coming in the next week mitch and dorina [View Full Entry]

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