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Published: October 26th 2006
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Gefahr
Danger is nearby. Ok, this is from the Nationalfeiertag (Austria's independence day, more or less) in Vienna. Everything is closed, but there are celebrations, and stuff all over town. For instance, the Hofburg and Parlament are having 'Tag der Ofnen Türe' (Day of open doors) so you can go see some of the government buildings for free. The army (Bundesheer) was also on display celebrating at Heldenplatz (Hero's Square).
So, while at Heldenplatz, we ran into a lot of the 'in' crowd... such as Heinz Fischer (the President), Herr Gusenbauer (the head of the Socialist Party of Austria, and probably the future Chancellor), as well as his People's Party counterpart, and current Chancellor: Wolfgang Schüssel, and a crowd of Austrian generals.
This is some grainy footage of some of the soldiers marching around. I think the party in front of us was busy recognizing a loved one
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Ben
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Germans in Austria?
Your right, that is a little wierd for the Germans (in camo, no less) hanging out in uniform at the Austrian independence celebration. Not a very good undercover agent. I dig the neo classical style parliment building. Athena is a good choice, but I think Heaphistus would be a cooler statue.