Autobahn sign

A visit to Austria with Lorenzo

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April 16th 2009
One of Evy's cousin's, Lorenzo (a police officer), picked us up this morning to take us on a tour for the day. We later found out that the poor guy had just come off an all night shift when he met us so he must have been exhausted. Despite this, Lorenzo was talkative and animated and was able to tell us a huge amount about the places and things that we were seeing on the way. Heading North on ... read more

Europe » Austria

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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