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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. To be updated

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By T Rev
September 3rd 2008

mtbo poland and now austria

Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

one day more than yday... now in vienna after good train trip from prague to vienna. 4 hours on pendolino tilt train....nice ride and sort of interesting scenery..flat out of czech at first then a steady climb thru pines then flat then more climb then flat. hot as when i got here..32 degrees so took cab ride to place im at instead of 3 sets of tubes etc. 15 euro so not to bad. no meter i just said how much at start and thought that sounds okay..probably too much but my luggage is weigh to heavy. first impressions of vienna [View Full Entry]

By AlexandraFrick
August 31st 2008

Eating the Sword, and Going Home

Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Vienna 691
the Maria Theresia, best to stay away from!

Saturday, 8/30 On my last whole day in Vienna, I slept in, despite not having a particularly late night. My mission for the day was to pack, work on my blogs, and get some last minute souvineers. Kelsey and I hung out in our apartment for awhile, both of us putting our stuff into our bags (of which I definitely had more!) and trying to polish off the rest of our food. Kelsey needed to iron her shorts, and I finally found a use for my travel iron. We decided to go to Cafe Central, a cafe in Vienna famous for [View Full Entry]

By Bruce and Jac
August 30th 2008

26th-30th August - Austria

Europe » Austria » Styria

The Wine Barrel
Peter and his wine barrel

It was about 7.30pm when we drove back into Austria and the difference in the countryside and towns was instantly noticeable. Everything looked tidier and more organized, the towns had footpaths and the shops didn’t have bars. There was no litter in the streets and the houses looked loved - it felt good to be back. We found a campsite on the map at a little town called Jennersdorf which was about 20km from the Hungarian border and 10km from the Slovinian border. The campsite was worth a mention because it was the cleanest and best maintained place we have [View Full Entry]

By I Get High On Mountains
August 30th 2008

Out of Touch in the Dolomites

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck

I´ve been hiking again. That´s probably not shocking news. On Wednesday I took a bus from Trento up to a small Banff they call Madonna di Campiglio, 1500m above sea level in the Italian Dolomites. The town´s near the top of a broad pass, and mountains rise up on both sides, especially the east. Here is the Brenta Group of the Italian Dolomites, with massive towers and huge cliff faces that soar up close to a kilometre in places. I managed to find a mountain hut in the valley where I could leave some of my heavy gear again, and ended [View Full Entry]

By Jared and Anna
August 30th 2008

Austria & Munich

Europe » Austria » Tyrol

Austrian scenery

From Lake Bled we headed north back into Austria, but into the west this time. We were treated to some very picturesque and dramatic scenery as we passed by two alpine ranges. Here we were to spend the night in a quaint little village which would be a popular destination for skiers in winter, but as it was the middle of summer the town was quite quiet and our dining options were quite limited but we managed to get a table in the local family restaurant to enjoy some of the local schnitzel speciality. Sunday morning dawned and it was cold [View Full Entry]

Jared & Franz Josef at the glacier lookout

By AlexandraFrick
August 29th 2008

When In Doubt, Mime!

Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Vienna 667
vineyards, with Vienna in the background

Friday, 8/29 We had the day off from class today, and it was one of our classmate's birthday. We decided to sleep in and go to breakfast once everyone was ready. This type of planning should have been my red flag that it was going to be a long morning. Kelsey had gotten a recommendation from a friend about visiting Grinzing, a winery neighborhood in the north of Vienna. Combined with that tip and the Lonely Planet walking tour through the various winery neighborhoods, Kelsey and I were determined to spend our Friday checking out Vienna's wine gardens. With this plan [View Full Entry]

By goinjessie
August 28th 2008

Anticipation

Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Ready to Go!

Less than one week to go. To go to what? My Solo Traveling with Training Wheels. Vienna, Prague, Krakow, Budapest, with some intriguing stops in between. With training wheels, because partly on my own and partly with a very small tour group. Lots of naysayers and warnings received from well-meaning friends and relatives. But, I'm going anyway and I will keep going anyway until I can't get out there anymore. Dollar woes, horror stories, flight cancellations. Oh, bother! I'll take more money (worked hard for it, too), I'm not afraid, and I planned for flight delays by flying in ea [View Full Entry]

By AlexandraFrick
August 28th 2008

Diplomacy and Self-Portraits in the Nude

Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Vienna 639
UN fountain

Wednesday, 8/27 The German word of the day is: Fußball (soccer). We were scheduled to take a tour of the UN headquarters today, and speak with a representative of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency). My preparation questions are attached below! We had been instructed to bring our passports, so I put mine in my bag the night before. As I was getting dressed, I decided to try and dress a little bit on the nicer side, seeing as the last time our class visited the ambassador, only one of us dressed up at all. I had a business-casual top, and [View Full Entry]

By JAWhite1587
August 27th 2008

Adventures with Daisy the Dog

Europe » Austria » Lower Austria

Daisy!

So! I’ve selected my travel destinations and have started booking hostels and whatnot. As I mentioned before, I will be going to Florence the last weekend of September. Then, next weekend (Sept 5-7) - drumroll please! - I did everything in my power to incorporate everyone’s suggestions which told me to go somewhere new, somewhere scenic, somewhere with an interesting city, etc. So, I selected Innsbruck. Innsbruck sounds like Breckenridge to me, honestly. It’s mostly a skiing town, but there is a very cute town-center with lots of churches and castles (which are two travel-mus [View Full Entry]

By Leah1
August 26th 2008

Majestic Vienna

Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Vienna's town hall

Vienna has so many beautiful old buildings… in fact I’m sensing some repetition here… all of Europe seems to have the wonderful old buildings but Vienna seems to have a lot! As soon as we got there we joined up on a night bike tour which proved to be a wonderful idea. Vienna is a big city and we saw a lot that night not to mention being amazed at its beauty when lit up at night. I have loved the biking - such a cool way to see a city and easy in Europe with bike lanes on every street. [View Full Entry]

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