Blogs from Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe - page 5

Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Linz July 5th 2006

ahhh...euros once again, what a relief, the crowns in the czech republic were really messing with me, being bad at math and all. 22 to the american dollar, so we spent 60 on a bookmark and i spent 150 on some snacks today, but i would still panic when i saw the number :) we,re here only for one night, then it's off to amsterdam. i hear it's really prety there, i cand't wait. more later. pics soon i promise.... read more

Stay Over in Linz

Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Linz June 29th 2006

Town Square Linz

DMT

Day 7 Linz This was a pretty uneventful day. Just hanging out and catching up on our sleep. We did go out into the courtyard and get a few pictures the night before we left to Krumlov. ... read more

Welcome to Linz, Austria

Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Linz September 12th 2005

From my window in the Raabheim

amyepool

Here's some views from my dorm and some pictures from the first few weeks here. I have went downtown a lot because it was so nice out and the city is so pretty. The view from my dorm window is absolutely amazing. Meg and I went up to a church called Postlinberg one weekend and got some pretty good pictures since it is on top of a mountain.... read more

The Austrian Countryside

Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Linz September 7th 2005

kkdonald

We were fortunate to have our own personal tour guides in Europe once again. This time it was Jürgen and Eva taking us around the Austrian Countryside! We began the day with a drive to the area where both Jürgen and Eva grew up, Salzkammergut. We went to the towns of Gmunden and Hallstatt. In Gmunden we saw the Alps (even the part with the "Sleeping Greek Lady", a place where the profile of the tops of the mountains looks like a sleeping Greek lady) from many different directions, and spent time by the lake in an old town that is known for its ceramics. We had lunch at Schloss Orth, which is a very old castle on an island in the middle of a lake. There Keith got pumpkin soup (which was VERY yummy) that ... read more

Brief history of Austria

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'...more history

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