The ice cave

The sound of music

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August 25th 2008
Yes, there was only one reason we visited Salzburg, not Mozart the most famous composer of our time, but the Sound of Music!! The Von Trapp family rules when it comes to Kathryn. A whole glorious day trapped in a bus with a bunch of nutters, one a very camp 8 year old boy who skipped and sang his little heart out, right to the end. The tour guide, dressed in her traditional outfit, tried her very ... 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