Entrance to the Spanish Riding School

Vienna and the famous horses

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July 21st 2009
Hi Everyone! When I arrived in Vienna off of the bus from Prague it was pouring rain. It continued to pour rain all day as I searched up and down for a tourist information office. Apparently it is across from the Opera house. Not at the train station like every other tourist information office I have come across. But I guess the Viennese like to march to a different tune. The first thing I lo ... 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