Our hotel in Ellmau / view from our balcony

The hills are alive

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September 9th 2008
Well after an horrendous series of flights taking a total of 36 hours we finally arrived in Munich. After 2 days recovering from jet lag etc we picked up the rental car and headed for Austria. The town of Ellmau is situated about halfway between Innsbruck and Salzburg. Based at the bottom of the Austrian Alps and at the base of the Wilder Kaiser mountain it really is the most magnificent location ... read more

Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Wilder Kaiser

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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