pretty chandelier

One hot room and a cold guide in Vienna

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May 22nd 2007
After 10am, we reached the border between Hungary and Austria, of which there were really 2 border crossings. One leaving Hungary, where a uniformed man came on the bus and stamped our passports, which took a whole 7 minutes. It probably helped that we were the only ones going through. The other border was when entering Austria which took only one minute! We must have given Tunde a look when she g ... read more

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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'... ... read more