Shannon at wine house in Grinzing

Vienna

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June 14th 2006
In our Europe travel guide under Vienna, the author tells an oft-told story about an airline pilot whose prelanding announcement advised, “Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the final approach to Vienna Airport. Please make sure your seat belts are fastened, refrain from smoking until you are inside the terminal, and please set your watches back 100 years.” We thought this was more of an exaggera ... 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