Austria or Swarovskia?

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Did somebody order a crystal doorknob, a set of crystal binoculars and a crystal sleigh pulled by crystal reindeer? We hereby christen Austria: 'Swarovskia'. Every 3rd shop beams the Swarovski signature swan. The stores in between flog giant pretzels, bier wench outfits and humourous t-shirts reminding clueless tourists "there are no kangaroos in Austria".

Innsbruck may have been stunning were it not for the sweltering heat melting our eyeballs, followed by a flash flood and a dancing lightning show around 4pm. We exited stage left first thing the following morning.

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