these buildings were pristinely white

City of Music . . . Vienna!

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December 19th 2008
(December 10th - 11th) Ah Vienna. The funny thing is, I knew at one point on the trip there would be a city or two that would blur by. And although we spent two days in Vienna, it was just that, a blur. Brian and I were both exhausted beyond exhausted when we got in, and we ended up sleeping in until noon the first day. We haven’t done that in a looooong time. But although our time passed q ... read more

Europe » Austria » Vienna » Vienna

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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