Vienna

Vienna

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August 5th 2009
It took us 16 hours from the time we left our hotel in Milan to the time we got to our hostel in Vienna (nightmare!). It's nice here though, kind of how we imagined Austria in our heads - saw amazing mountains on the way, great buildings, even horse and carts! We had a nice drink or 2 in a bar for the first time on this whole trip which was great! Met some great people in the hostel which is cool, ... 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